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Matt Shaner

A Weekend Away

Val and I got married on the beach in Lewes, Delaware. We’d rented a house for the weekend just off the beach and had the ceremony across…

3 min readJan 26, 2024

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A Weekend Away

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Matt Shaner

3 Things that Change Things

I was working the front desk of the OR area one morning. The desk person is the traffic cop for surgeries coming and going, staff moving…

3 min readJan 16, 2024

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3 Things that Change Things

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Matt Shaner

The Choice

Was there a fork in the road moment where you realized you no longer wanted to be acceptable, you wanted to be exceptional?” -Aaron McManus

3 min readJan 14, 2024

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The Choice

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Matt Shaner

When You Should But You Can’t

It was summer sometime in my early teens. I had gone with my mother to a picnic of a church organization she was a part of. The picnic had…

3 min readJan 11, 2024

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When You Should But You Can’t

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Matt Shaner

Why I’ve Found Myself Here

1-The headlights on my 1984 Oldsmobile cast dull yellow arcs on the back road. I’d just started driving. The hill crested and turned to the…

4 min readAug 30, 2023

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Why I’ve Found Myself Here

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Matt Shaner

Everything I Wish I’d Said

We went to the playground once.

4 min readDec 9, 2021

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Everything I Wish I’d Said

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Matt Shaner

The Critical Thought Pandemic

“It was bad that they owned slaves.” My son looked at me, tears forming in the corner of his eyes.

4 min readFeb 22, 2021

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The Critical Thought Pandemic

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Matt Shaner

When to Write a New Story

I still remember the stop sign, distorted in the waves of heat rising from the asphalt. My grandfather and I sat on his porch, a glass of…

5 min readFeb 19, 2021

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When to Write a New Story

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Matt Shaner

A Matter of Trust

“What would happen if your future self came to you and told you that everything you want to see happen was going to happen? Would you…

3 min readJul 20, 2020

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A Matter of Trust

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Matt Shaner

Time is a Distance

One of my favorite writers, Ben Hardy, has examined this concept extensively.

3 min readJul 9, 2020

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Time is a Distance

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Matt Shaner

Matt Shaner

Matt Shaner is a writer, husband, father, and believer living outside Reading, PA. You can find his blog and other writings at matthewdshaner.com.

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