Matthew Dexter @matthewbdexter

Author | Expatriate | Living in Ethereal Paradise: Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, México 🇲🇽 matthewdexter.com Cabo San Lucas, México Joined July 2013

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blake butler @blakebutler

4 days ago

failtodestroy.me - $5 pdf $20 pb This anthology is a product of providing some of today's most visionary writers space to present their ideas w/o editorial oversight or brand identity. Print ed on sale for a limited time. All proceeds split equally among the authors.

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5 days ago

Now on sale in PDF & PB at failtodestroy (dot) me YOU MAY NOW FAIL TO DESTROY ME - an anthology of 32 authors on their most dangerous beliefs

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Matthew Dexter @matthewbdexter

2 weeks ago

If I ever get murdered, it won't be because of my politics. I'm a libertarian socialist living in a tropical utopia, an ethereal paradise with illimitable civil liberties and the most majestic ocean views on Earth. I'll be murdered for using real names in an essay or memoir.

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Matthew Dexter @matthewbdexter

2 weeks ago

A typical day in my mid-twenties as a freelance writer in Cabo: Enjoy an exorbitant tourist activity for free in order to write a magazine piece. Get paid 40¢ per word. Swim at a private beach. Wine and dine for free at a lavish beachfront restaurant to write a restaurant review.

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Matthew Dexter @matthewbdexter

6 years ago

"I'll give you the whole secret to short story writing. Here it is. Rule 1: Write stories that please yourself. There is no Rule 2." ―O. Henry (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910)

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Matthew Dexter @matthewbdexter

3 weeks ago

Life is good in ethereal paradise. Best beach is an empty beach. The world is yours.

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Matthew Dexter @matthewbdexter

3 weeks ago

Best mansion I've ever known. I've slept in more humongous and historical mansions, but the beachfront seclusion makes it exceptional. Totally isolated. Drove an hour on secret dirt roads to get here. Perfect oasis for writing, editing, reading, swimming, and debaucheries. 📚🏖️🏝️

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Matthew Dexter @matthewbdexter

9 years ago

"Always be a poet, even in prose." ―Charles Baudelaire

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Matthew Dexter @matthewbdexter

3 weeks ago

You, too, can look as pallid and exhausted as me. All you need to do is never sleep. Read 300,000 words every day. Only leave your home once or twice per week—except for strolls to the pool or swimming at your private beach—and never for more than a couple of hours.

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Matthew Dexter @matthewbdexter

3 years ago

@Miss_Mcfadyen Cabo San Lucas, Mexico 🇲🇽

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Matthew Dexter @matthewbdexter

4 weeks ago

Gustave Flaubert:

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Matthew Dexter @matthewbdexter

4 weeks ago

Today is my birthday. I've enjoyed tremendous successes and endured ineffable struggles. I went pro as a writer at age 16, writing essays for dozens of my dormmates. I made $500 in cash nightly. I also starved 1,000 days penniless and survived this millennium without healthcare.

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Matthew Dexter @matthewbdexter

4 weeks ago

Thursday is my birthday. Sometimes, I don't drink beer for four days. I might indulge in marijuana. Maybe one hit per night. Then I guzzle 20 beers and stay up all night. This is my new routine. I used to drink 20 beers nightly for 20 years. Sober people are the worst writers.

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carlotta dale @carlottadale38

4 weeks ago

Very weird (but I mean that in a good way!) story!

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4 weeks ago

Very weird (but I mean that in a good way!) story!

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Matthew Dexter @matthewbdexter

4 weeks ago

I have a new piece of fiction published in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘪𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘶𝘵, alongside talented writers. Thanks to editor and great Kentucky writer, Sheldon Lee Compton for publishing this weird story. Onward & Upward! (@ShelCompton) (@TheoAirgonaut) 🪂🎈📚📖 theairgonautblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/par…

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Matthew Dexter @matthewbdexter

4 weeks ago

One of the best-kept secrets is how lucrative writing is in Cabo San Lucas. Travel writing is tedious—but if you write gonzo pieces, it's sort of fun. You earn 30¢ per word, stockpile vouchers, enjoy exorbitant tourist activities for free, and dine at lavish restaurants for free.

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Matthew Dexter @matthewbdexter

a month ago

"Work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do." —Oscar Wilde

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a month ago

"The sky was a bruised red shot with black, almost exactly the colors of a tattoo. Sunset had two minutes left to live." —Denis Johnson, Jesus’ Son

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Matthew Dexter @matthewbdexter

9 years ago

"If you're going to be crazy, you have to get paid for it or else you're going to be locked up." ―Hunter S. Thompson

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Matthew Dexter @matthewbdexter

a month ago

I received a novel acceptance letter today. It's possible that I could have a new story collection, my debut essay collection, and my next novel published this autumn. It feels like I'm never productive enough. Even though I work round-the-clock. This would be a big step forward.