Matthew Clapham
Matthew Clapham
he/him
Matthew Clapham

Matthew Clapham

Boosted Stories

39 stories

A man in a black t-shirt sits on a garden chair, writing in a notebook
A person draped in a red and white flag observes a group of demonstrators in a city square, from a distance. The demonstrators are out of focus — only the observer, viewed from behind, is sharply focused.
Matthew Clapham

Matthew Clapham

Hispanica

35 stories

A white Land Rover with an expedition roofrack drives across moorland at sunset
A seagull stands atop a balustrade, with the city lights of Benidorm in the background
An airliner followed by two military jets, viewed from below
Matthew Clapham

Matthew Clapham

Reflections

64 stories

A horse pokes its head and neck through an opening in a line of stable enclosure gates
Two Liverpool Football Club fans sit on the roof of a car at the side of a city street, holding a club flag
A dog, wearing glasses, rests their snout on an open pet magazine
Matthew Clapham

Matthew Clapham

Fiction

28 stories

A tiny figure stands in a vast stone cave amid woodland
A few figures silhouetted against the sunset, standing amid a barren landscape
A fast-flowing river with trees and a mountain in the background, against a blue sky dotted with clouds.
Matthew Clapham

Matthew Clapham

Poetry

35 stories

A windswept tree, bent but resilient, grows on moorland
Two slices of toasted bread, in close-up. One of them is partly eaten. They should have been buttered, but haven’t.
A golden mammoth skeleton in dimly lit glass box, amid the darkness
Matthew Clapham

Matthew Clapham

Humour?

40 stories

A loaf of choc-chip banana bread sits on a wooden board
Several American football players stand with their backs to the camera, listening to instructions from their coach
Matthew Clapham

Matthew Clapham

he/him

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Professional translator by day. Writer of silly and serious stuff by night. Also by day, when I get fed up of tedious translations. Founder of Iberospherical.