Creative Writing

10/25/2025

Big shout out to my newest top fans! 💎

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10/08/2025

How are you doing creative people? How is it working out, with AI in the world?

08/10/2025

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08/10/2025

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07/24/2023

So are we done with Creative Writing after the arrival of mighty ChatGPT?

02/02/2021

As an Appalachian author one thing I am extremely proud of and consistently inspired by is the culture and lore our ancestors have carried down to us. I am repeatedly drawn to the paranormal, the fantastical, the legendary stories from ages of old. Local journalist Emily Rice pinpointed that inspiration in a recent article on my work featured in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph Official Page . Check it out!

BLUEFIELD — Southwest Virginia native, Damean Mathews, has released his Appalachian werewolf novel, "Moonlight," which modernizes a classic legend and brings it home to regional mountains.

10/07/2020

As an author and teacher, with an extreme love of literature and music, I realize at times that I must consider what my legacy will be. Coping with such a huge loss to the creative world as Eddie Van Halen passed yesterday, I have considered this heavily in the last 24 hours. If I hope to have a strong legacy and be a success I have to take matters into my own hands and stop getting in my own way. Check out what all I had to say in my latest blog post

Happy Spooky Season, everyone! I hope October has started strong for all of you. Personally, I have been working my days away as a teacher and enjoying feeling like I am finally on the career path …

08/05/2020

LIfe is looking very different this summer, everyone. From a new wife, a new job, and a whole new outlook on things, I couldn't help but post!

Hello there, everyone! I hope this fine August is treating you all well so far. The world definitely looks a lot different than it did this time last year, and for many that hasn’t been the k…

07/06/2020

Happy post-holiday Monday, everyone! In case you missed it, I have officially released my short story collection as an ebook! Here's the description, so feel free to grab your copy and share with anyone you think would be interested! Keep your eyes open for more progress and new work announcements coming soon!

Tales of the Mysterious and Macabre: Stories From the Appalachian Foothills

06/17/2020

The world has become unlike anything most of us have seen before. I am reminded repeatedly, though, that our reaction to what happens matters much more than what happens. I had a bit to say about that. Check it out and feel free to share with anyone you feel may benefit from it. Stay safe out there.

Hey there, friends and fans! I hope this strange new world we live in is treating you all fairly and well. Many of us have been touched in negative ways by the changes to the landscape of our daily…