Listen to an interview with Sebastian Matthews

Check out this interview with Sebastian Matthews (who was kind enough to share some of his artwork with us in our Fall 2014 Issue) by WUNC North Carolina Public Radio host, Frank Stasio.

From the linked webpage: “North Carolina writer Sebastian Matthews was almost killed by a dead man. He and his family had a head-on collision on a North Carolina highway in 2011 when a driver in the oncoming lane passed away from a sudden heart attack. Matthews and his wife were left in wheelchairs with countless broken bones, bruised spirits and a healthy 8-year-old to manage.

Their following years of grueling recovery changed Matthew’s perspective on what it means to be disabled. The experience inspired him to write a new book of prose and poetry called “Beginner’s Guide to a Head-On Collision” (Red Hen Press/ 2017). Host Frank Stasio talks with Asheville-based writer Sebastian Matthews about the new book in which he deconstructs each moment of the crash, the agonizing healing process and eventual return to normalcy.”

Follow this link: http://wunc.org/post/mending-shattered-mind-and-body-writing#stream/0 to listen to the full interview.