of another novel, Schopenhauer's Will, which for a long time could not find a publisher in the US but was first translated into Czech and published in Europe by H & H Press. In a 2009 interview, Matthews said "the book is somewhat freakish — not exactly fiction, biography or philosophy, but a mélange of all of these (with a one-act play thrown in)." The publisher describes the book's tone as "ironic, frolicsome and light-hearted, designed to serve in counterpoint to the familiar stereotype of Schopenhauer as a relentlessly grim pessimist." Awards Florence Roberts Head award, 1967 Quill award (Massachusetts Review, Amherst), 1967; Guggenheim Fellowship, 1974 Ohio Arts Council Grants (including a $50,000 Major Artist Award for 1989-90) Ohio University Research Foundation Grants Stories in The Best American Short Stories [various years], Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards [various years], and other anthologies The Sherwood Anderson Award Nomination for the NBA Fiction Award in 1972 for The Charisma Campaigns Honorary Paul Harris Fellowship Award in 2013 awarded for service to Athens Rotary Club Interviews, Audio Interviews and Multimedia . On the Wired for Books page for Jack Matthews, there is also an audio recording in Real Audio format of an extended discussion about Ambrose Bierce and a live reading by Jack Matthews of his story "A Girl in the Window." (mp3). 42 minutes. Archived version on archive.org . 2009 Interview with Jack Matthews. With Robert Nagle. Originally published on Teleread.org. 2010 Interview with Jack Matthews (Audio). 46 minutes. With Robert Nagle. Matthews talks about his latest book projects such as Gambler's Nephew, Abruptions, Schopenhauer's Will and the art of fiction. Archived version on archive.org Works Fiction/Poetry/Plays Second Death of E.A. Poe and other stories. Personville Press,(2021). 2 historical novellas + contemporary stories. "Down-earth yarns" which are "gently satirical." Abruptions (flash fiction). Personville Press,(2017). Ebook. Poetic and fable-like tales about quirky people from small towns. Soldier Boys: Tales of the Civil War (short stories). Personville Press,(2016). Ebook. Philosophical short fiction with a Civil War theme. Three Times Time (short stories). Personville Press,(2012). Free promotional ebook consisting of 3 previously published stories. Gambler's Nephew (novel). Etruscan Press,(2011). Interview with the Sphinx (play). (ebook, 2013, based on an earlier 1993 edition). Houston, TX: 2013. Includes both the 1-act version and the enhanced 2-act version. Interview with the Sphinx (1-act play). (audio performance, 2013). Houston, TX: 2013. Performed by actors Neal Gage and Jill