Rue Matthiessen is based on the East End of Long Island. Nominated for the Pushcart Prize twice, her essays and short fiction have been published in numerous literary journals. Her book, Buttonwood Cottage, about renovating a house in the Caribbean, scuba diving, and Bonaire's natural world, is available on Amazon. Her memoir, Castles & Ruins, about growing up in Sagaponack, NY, with writers of ardent ambition, was published in February 2024. Her art theft novel, Woman with Eyes Closed, set in Sagaponack, London, and Holland, will be released by Latah Books in June of 2025. Recently, Rue was featured in the Bridgehampton Museum's Distinguished Lecturer Series, and Long House Talks.
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