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Matt Payne

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in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada

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http://www.pattmayne.com

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Humor and Comedy, Science Fiction, Horror

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John Swartzwelder, Robert E Howard, Monty Python, Philip k Dick, Antho ...more

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February 2012

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I write comedic fiction and epic adventures. Sometimes I write absurd comedic stories under the pseudonym Johannes Paine.

A few years ago I wrote a post about getting a used, beat-up T420 laptop when I was broke. I had needed something that could edit audio better than the machines I had. But when I bought that T420 I realized how amazing the keyboard was and totally fell in love with it.

Well I'm less broke now and I thought it might be a good time to get a new Thinkpad. But first I thought maybe I should upgrade the

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	Robot God / Hybrid Brain 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sick Book of Lies by Matt Payne (Goodreads Author), Tom Halford (Goodreads Author) 3.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Borderlands of Forever: An Illustrated Novel

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Werner Herzog – A Guide for the Perplexed: Conversations with Paul Cronin

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