Making a Small Fortune: Surviving Publishing, Parenting, and Porphyria

by Matthew Spaur

Overview

At the height of the tech stock boom, Matthew Spaur wanted to have it all. He began a blended family with Connye and her three sons, and together they started a new weekly newspaper. But during their second Christmas together, Connye was diagnosed with porphyria, a rare genetic blood disorder. Matthew suddenly became not only a new business owner in a cutthroat market, but also a rare-disease caregiver. As the stock market collapsed, the 9/11 attacks shoved the country towards recession and war. Two of the sons received their own dire diagnoses. Could he really do it all, despite having never owned a business, worked on a newspaper, or been a parent? Matthew's candid and often humorous memoir illuminates the profound struggles of modern family life, offering insights and solace to anyone wrestling with blended families, health challenges, economic dislocation, and/or burnout. "Making a Small Fortune" testifies to the power of love, patience, and community in facing adversity. It's a compelling read for anyone seeking a beacon of hope when forging their own path to happiness. "This memoir's reward is insights shared by a man honest with himself and his strengths and limitations in a way that is compelling, actually quietly fascinating." -- Jay Levin, Founder of LA Weekly newspaper

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781667853475
Publisher:	BookBaby
Publication date:	08/08/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	290
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Matthew Spaur is a marketing and strategic communications professional with more than 20 years' experience spanning many industries including education, HR, IT, energy, consulting, and publishing. He was the publisher of The Local Planet Weekly, an award-winning weekly newspaper. His writing has appeared in South Dakota Review, Owen Wister Review, Wisconsin Review, Willow Springs, Into the Ruins, and Heliotrope, and in the anthologies Microsoft in the Mirror and Secrets. As a ghost writer for executives, his work has appeared in FORTUNE and numerous nerdy trade publications. Spaur and his teams have won awards and nominations from the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, the Society of Professional Journalists, the Society for Technical Communications, and the Associated Writing Programs. He earned an MFA in Writing from Eastern Washington University and an MBA from the University of Nevada, Reno.