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Matthew Davenport

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Matthew Davenport hails from Des Moines, Iowa where he lives with his wife, Ren, and daughter, Willow.

He puts up a new chapter every Wednesday on his Patreon. http://patreon.com/matthewdavenport

You can keep track of Matthew through his twitter account @spazenport.

Matt updates his blog from time to time at authormatthewdavenport.wordpress.com
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Matthew Davenport Essentially, yes. I wanted to write a direct sequel to Lovecraft's story. The likelihood of the majority of my audience having read both Lovecraft and…moreEssentially, yes. I wanted to write a direct sequel to Lovecraft's story. The likelihood of the majority of my audience having read both Lovecraft and Derleth was much smaller than if they had read just Shadow over Innsmouth.

Additionally: Aside from leaving out Derleth's tale, did you enjoy the story?(less)
Matthew Davenport The Star Wars universe of the original Expanded Universe, and I would do literally anything, just being happy to be there.
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Life, the Universe, and Everything: Turning 42

I am turning 42 years old.

When I turned 40, I had a minor freakout. It wasn’t some midlife crisis thing, although maybe it was. I did not feel like there was anything to celebrate, which is odd for me, as I see aging as a kind of “leveling up.” My age should be the badge for how much you can rely on me, and 40 should have been a huge “win” on that scale. That date loomed over me and I begged for n

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“In the other end of the ring stood Randy's self control, drooling on itself and bleeding from places that self control was never supposed to bleed.”
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