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"Keep The Fire" by Kenny Loggins playing on Apple CarPlay
January 23, 2026 Matthew Arnold Stern

How I fit an inspirational song into my novel

Official The Remainders Release Ad
October 2, 2023October 1, 2025 Matthew Arnold Stern

Featured book: The Remainders

Not sure if...
June 15, 2021June 15, 2021 Matthew Arnold Stern

Politics: Not sure if things are getting better, or if I’m just exhausted

Embroidered tallit bag my mom made me for my bar mitzvah.
June 9, 2021 Matthew Arnold Stern

Religion in The Remainders

My newest Dodger jersey
May 30, 2021 Matthew Arnold Stern

Dodgers versus Angels

Miniland in LEGOLAND California
May 21, 2021 Matthew Arnold Stern

Stumbling towards normalcy

When I won in 2001.
May 3, 2021May 4, 2021 Matthew Arnold Stern

What Toastmasters has taught me about book contests

The Safe Return
April 18, 2021 Matthew Arnold Stern

Stories of reassurance and normalcy

April 9, 2021April 12, 2021 Matthew Arnold Stern

Q & A with Joseph Carrabis

When you get to the end of your draft
March 22, 2021May 8, 2023 Matthew Arnold Stern

The latest on coming attractions

Now, it is here
March 15, 2021October 12, 2021 Matthew Arnold Stern

When it’s all over

Build with Bricks by Ray Price
March 8, 2021 Matthew Arnold Stern

The joys of indie children’s books: Q & A with Ray Allen Price

Closed all my rings for the week
February 21, 2021 Matthew Arnold Stern

Using non-scale victories to help you achieve goals

Mawson Bear in Dreamy Days and Random Naps
February 2, 2021 Matthew Arnold Stern

The joys of indie children’s books

January 23, 2021 Matthew Arnold Stern

When your heroes die

The Airborne Symphony on 78s
January 7, 2021 Matthew Arnold Stern

“Not without warning”

January 3, 2021 Matthew Arnold Stern

Divisible by five

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