Featured Interview With Dave Matthes
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
My name is Dave Matthes and I’m a South Jersey native currently living in Pennsylvania just south of Philly with my fiance and our cat Hank. I was born in Woodbury, NJ in 1986 and raised in Swedesboro. As of now, I live in a real hole of a town, but have come to be quite comfortable here.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I was pretty young, I’m talkin’ before first grade. The elementary school I went to had this summer program thing for kids, kind of like a camp. There were different activities to choose from but I decided to do the creative writing one. Ever since then, I’ve been writing. I can’t say exactly how old I was but I do remember my first short story. It was about a boy who found and adopted a pet dinosaur and it was pretty horribly written, haha. Since then, things have obviously changed.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Anything by Bukowski, Kerouac, Cormac McCarthy, John Fante, Jim Morrison, etc. Everything those guys and others have ever written keep me going, they keep the “faith” I have in myself to keep writing every single day. My favorite genres are pretty much anything having to do with real life, the grittier the better.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
My most recent book is a collection of poetry and stories titled “On the Verge of Burning Down the Church”. Most of the poetry I write is directly connected with my everyday life, past, present, and whatever else goes on in my head. It is essentially the non-fiction of my literary arsenal. I’ve also just finished the first draft of a new novel, titled “No Old Souls at Fury Tavern”, which details the life and intimacies of a handful of lowlife denizens who spend their days and nights at a dive bar.
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