Born in South Jersey in the Summer of '86. Living everywhere else. Most known for the books that make up "The Mire Man Trilogy", his autobiographical tome, "The Slut Always Rides Shotgun", and several volumes of poetry and short stories, Matthes has been writing for a little over twenty years, but only somewhat recently having tapped into the world of self-publishing. Rather than limiting himself with writing one single genre, Matthes prefers to explore as many topics and themes as possible, while lyrcizing those themes through as many different genres as he can. Working during the day, and in many cases all through the night, as a service technician for the restaurant industry, Matthes drives or flies from state to state; travels which he draws much of his inspiration from that oftentimes bleeds quite literally onto the blank page to form what eventually becomes a novel or work of poetry. Occupationally, Matthes has had a job of some kind since he was twelve years old, with responsibilities ranging from helping a butcher, cataloging books at a library, organizing warehouses, installing bulk cooking oil filtering and recycling systems, to training in the United States Marines.
My resume
Currently I work full time, usually Tuesday through Friday, as a service and installation technician, utilizing an assortment of construction-based skills to get the job done. On the side, I am a self-published author of thirteen books of fiction and poetry. Over the course of my life, I have acquired experience with impossibly limitless job genre's exposing me to a plethora of people. I posses an intimidating level of patience for those really hard days, and the mindset of someone determined to ALWAYS find a way to accomplish the task at hand.