LAROLA

Anti-establishment indie literary anthology featuring irreverent and unconventional writing.

Los Angeles, California

  • Run, Matt Rydeen, June 2018

Down in the Dirt Magazine

Literary magazine publishing snarky, witty commentary about the way things really are.

Austin, Texas

Grey Borders Magazine

Literary magazine showcasing work that challenges social norms.

Niagara Falls, Canada

  • Run, Matt Rydeen, September 2017

The Matador Review

Quarterly missive and cultural conservationist for the alternative world (no longer in publication).

Chicago, Illinois

  • Monsters, Matt Rydeen, June 2017

Twisted Sister Lit Mag

Feminist, queer positive literary magazine for dark writing.

The Wilds of Canada

Eunoia Review

Literary journal committed to sharing the fruits of beautiful thinking.

Singapore, Southeast Asia

Destination Delicious

Award-winning luxury travel and food lifestyle blog (no longer in publication).

London, United Kingdom

  • Top Places in Minneapolis to Get Your Culture Fix, Matt Rydeen, December 2014

  • Minneapolis' Best Bars During the Cold Winter Months, Matt Rydeen, July 2014

WORKS IN PROGRESS

THE HOUSE THAT HUMS: A young girl endures an abusive home in a house which mirrors her mother’s unraveling (short story).

GLOOMY HEART: Collection of short stories based on interviews about recurring nightmares from the Gloomy Heart podcast.

HOUSE OF CARNIVÁL: Dreamy, queer coming‑of‑age YA novel set within a traveling carnival that drifts through the American Southwest. When Tanner—an exiled Venezuelan teen fleeing a suffocatingly religious family—stumbles into a dusty Utah town, he finds work with a mysterious carnival where misfits, drag queens, psychics, and time‑benders live as a chosen family. There he meets Dakota, a gentle animal‑whisperer born into generations of carnies, and the two boys fall into a tender, transformative love.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Active member of The Loft Literary Center, Minneapolis, MN: The Loft advances the power of writers and readers to craft and share stories, to create and celebrate connections, and to build just, life-sustaining communities, envisioning a world where the power of the word liberates minds, deepens relationships, and inspires movements for people and planet.