It Was Asked: On the Edges
A collection of narratives at the edge of insight.
Real Stories at the Edge of Change
It Was Asked is a case study of sorts. Not in pathology or productivity, but in pattern. The pattern of thought, resistance, overwhelm, clarity. The things we don’t often call out, but always feel pressing at the edges of our choices.
Each story captures a moment suspended—at the edge of clarity, of choice, of understanding. Some stories cross over. Some hover, uncertain.
Behind the Work
A Word from Matt
What is this place?
It Was Asked: On the Edges is a collection of lived questions—personal moments where certainty didn’t show up, but something else did.
I’ve lived on many edges—between disciplines, between purpose and pressure, between the idea and the follow-through.
I’ve worn many hats—farmer, software architect, woodworker, father. But beneath all of them, there’s always been a drive to understand the in-between places—the moments where things shift, quietly, irrevocably.
I don't write advice, I write stories. Stories are where people recognize themselves without being told who they are. They bypass the defenses. They make space. Some stories are drawn from conversations I've had. Some are distilled from patterns I've seen. All are rewritten with care and anonymity. I'm here to hold space for the moments before the answers come. If these reflect something in you, stay with it. Not to fix, but to feel it shift.
This project invites you to sit with the question, not rush toward the answer.