About

Matthew Blasi was born in Manhattan, raised in Florida, and spent a decade in Philadelphia before moving to Louisiana to complete his Ph.D. at Louisiana State University. Along the way, he spent ten years as the frontman for a heavy metal band, worked a number of jobs including construction worker, bartender, and dog trainer before returning to school.

 

A two-time Pushcart nominee, Matthew has been publishing short fiction and creative nonfiction since 2006 and also publishes literary criticism and scholarship in peer-reviewed journals. Sweet Muffin Ranch is his first novel. Matthew lives and teaches in Shreveport, Louisiana and is working on a new novel, several new academic articles, a tabletop roleplaying game, and a EP of original rock music.

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Matthew is an Assistant Professor of English at Centenary College of Louisiana.