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Spaces Between
What does a place say about its people?
Jul 30 • 
Matthew Newton
8
Writing the Worst of Times
How do you write about the worst time in your life without losing the reader because the story is too bleak? How do you balance light and dark, joy and…
Apr 29 • 
Matthew Newton
10
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On the Phone with Harvey Pekar
In a fleeting moment of rash confidence, I decided to call Cleveland's curmudgeonly pioneer of autobiographical comics. Two decades later, our…
Feb 28 • 
Matthew Newton
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1
Where The Fear Has Gone
Not everyone thrives amid anxiety and uncertainty.
Feb 21 • 
Matthew Newton
7
Being a Fool About It
On persistence, self-sabotage, and starting over.
Feb 9 • 
Matthew Newton
11
Death of a Good Job
A Memoir of the Great Recession
Feb 1, 2024 • 
Matthew Newton
3
Down in a Dead Man's Town
“We’re headed down to Braddock,” my uncle said, Blue Öyster Cult flooding from the car stereo. “Gonna watch the barges pass through the locks.” His…
Jan 14, 2024 • 
Matthew Newton
5
Of Body and Blood
East of Pittsburgh summer nights are clear above the Monongahela and Youghiogheny rivers. It is a major temptation to slip into the water and disappear…
Jan 7, 2024 • 
Matthew Newton
5
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