Author Archives: mattwebberwrites

About mattwebberwrites

I write about sport and other things. I'm a dad and a husband. I regularly do the broadcast thing on 91.7 ABC Gold Coast. I like weird guitars and wacky fuzz pedals. My tweet to follower ratio is poor, but improving. The St Kilda Football Club is my seductress. She kills me daily. Surfing helps.

Wading into the racist mire

During a week of the most heinous race-based madness that started with the thoughtless bleatings of a foolish 13-year-old and ended – if indeed it has ended – with the unthinkably careless on-air comments of Collingwood President Eddie McGuire, a … Continue reading

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A quality little bit of writing…

I do love a short story and had reason to revisit this one recently and dammit if I’m not gonna do my bit to have it more widely consumed.  Author is Sunshine Coast surfer and writer Gary Young. First published … Continue reading

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Well bugger me I never thought I’d be posting a Greer piece.

In a few months, when my latest effort has been published, I’ll have written 3 books in two years. Four in three if you count the unpublished novel that kickstarted the whole she-bang. For my entire journey, writing has only … Continue reading

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Feedback Fuel

Us writerly types often live pretty much exclusively in the dark. People never really tell you to your face that they DON’T like what you do. You’re pretty much constantly trying to convince yourself that what you do is okay. … Continue reading

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Another little slice of fiction…

Another story-of-the-sea published recently in the truly magnificent White Horses magazine. Go to the White Horses website for a look. Well worth it, I assure you. The Rock Sea breathes in. Sea breathes out. Prick’s perched up there like a … Continue reading

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