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It’s Time for Liberals and Progressives to Sell Out

One of my Berniac friends posted on Facebook with the hashtag #NeverBiden. When I saw that hashtag, the first thing I thought was “Trump wins the 2020 Election for President!” If there was ever a tumultuous time for Trump it’s right now. His Ukraine scandal, a scandal that wasn’t even on the radar amidst all …

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How Facebook Helped me Recognize Toxic Relationships

Facebook doesn’t have the best reputation at times. From fake news and “fake news” and hate speech and misinformation, to the perpetuation of frippery: The time wasting practice of looking at cat pictures and posting silly memes. Many people, even regular Facebook users, often deride it as a pernicious waste of time. But Facebook has …

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Quotes from my novel The Falling Circle

Here are some quotes and short excerpts from my novel The Falling Circle, a story about being down and out and punk AF in the big city. Available on Amazon.com    “Didja’ buy any crack on th’ way to work?” asked Zack.    “Yeah, but I smoked it all up before I got here.”    “Damn. I need …

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How to Impress an Interviewee!

AKA: : Making a Good Impression on That Guy That’s Not Going to Get the Job! “Say what?” you might be asking yourself. Why in the world would you want to impress an interviewee? It’s their job to impress you, right? Companies are constantly promoting themselves: Through advertising and seminars and all kinds of PR …

Fiction, Writing

Ten best Movies about Bohemians: Artists, Writers, and Creative Types

This is my top ten list of movies about Bohemians: artists and artistic types, fictional or otherwise. I realize some of your fave bohemian movies may not be on this list. If so, feel free to comment. I also will admit I have not seen some films that could fit into this list, such as …

Crazy Punks, Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing

Talking to Gust – An excerpt from my novel The Falling Circle

This is an excerpt from my recently published novel The Falling Circle, available for Kindle and in paperback on Amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/Falling-Circle-Jeffrey-Matucha-ebook/dp/B07K7NVKBW/ Talking to Gust     Preston was meditating on the faint, translucent swirls oozing around the surface of his coffee when he heard someone bounding down the hall.     Ka-flump, KA-flumP, KAFLuMP!     The kaflumping got closer and …

Fiction, Writing

Quotes from my novel The Clubber

   Here are some quotes and short excerpts from my Eighties novel The Clubber, available on Amazon.com    “Gimme a dollar!” grinned Jason.    “Um, no.”    “Then gimme a kiss.”    “Sorry. A kiss costs a dollar.”    “I know. That’s why I want the dollar.”    He remembered being particularly impressed with one of the man’s works entitled Robot Ham. …

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Worst Grocery Store in Berkeley? My Yelp review of North Berkeley’s Safeway

Yeah, reposting Yelp reviews may not be the highest form of blogging, but I can’t resist replicating it here. If David Lynch directed a grocery store, it would be this place. My review on Yelp can be found here! Welcome to the worst grocery store in Berkeley! Possibly the entire East Bay! Okay, the selection …