Matt Reicher
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Historian exploring the grit of the human experience. Here, I look beyond the archives to document how we navigate impossible moments, find the strength to endure, and move forward today. Because some stories deserve to be found.
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The Gift of a Green Vase
No one was surprised when Kim and I ended up working in the same office. After all, we’d grown up in the same neighborhood, living just a couple of houses down from each other. We went to the same high school. Heck, we even left for college together.
By Matt Reicherabout 5 hours ago in Fiction
Five Tell-Tale Signs You Are Getting Older
One Sunday morning, I was sitting outside of Church with my grandfather-in-law. As we watched my teenagers make their way out of the building, the conversation moved to how big they had gotten. I turned to him and mentioned how fast things go.
By Matt Reicherabout 5 hours ago in Journal
What Losing My Mother at 18 Taught Me About Life, Family, and Survival
My brother and I didn’t really understand mom would die until she breathed her last breath. I was 18 years old, a legal adult, but nowhere near the dictionary definition of adulthood. My brother was sixteen. The tightrope of adult life was directly in front of me, and I didn’t know it at the time, but my safety net was being removed even before I’d taken my first step. No matter what direction my life took, I alone would bear the consequences of my choice.
By Matt Reicherabout 19 hours ago in Humans
