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My Morning Jacket: Album We Need, from Band We Deserve

My Morning Jacket's self-titled: buy this album. Click to read why.

SHORT STORY: “The Greatest Western Joke in the Free World”

A Slightly Speculative Short FictionTranslated into One Language (so far)And One Culture (American)ie Why Racism is Good at the End of the World(And How We Can Just Avoid That Now)By Matthew Keefer(ie the most racist joke in the world)

Do Not Give Their Words Your Soul

Young Kyle Rittenhouse, I’m so sorry you are caught in this war of words. I want you to play a little game. “Division.” I want you to listen to the words spoken by Mr. Carlson, and also the words you speak, and I want you to divide those words into words that came into your mind by yourself. And words that were someone else’s. Close your eyes, click start, and do that. And then open your eyes. Whose is whose? This is a parlor trick of this video. To me, it sounds like they’re 50/50 from Carlson’...

Politics time. In Facebook Jail. So on here.

Yesterday, Rep Gosar (R-AZ) threatened to assassinate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). Rep. Gosar Blames Biden For His Death Threat Against AOC I want to lay things out. I meet my political opponents where they are. They talk, I talk. They yell, I yell. They kill, I kill. We learned this with the Nazis in WWII. This is that moment, now. We need to step up to our political opponents, and meet them where they are. My dad reminds me of this every day, may he continue to rest in peace.   I will make...

I Founded a New Religion

I recently “discovered God,” as they say, and wanted to immortalize my understanding of Him in a blog post and religion. Keeferianism (still working on the name): The knowledge that God exists, and the belief that S/He certainly does not. That’s it.   ****   The following you can read as a “Bible/Koran” etc. It’s an example of my religion in practice. EXAMPLE: Me (at a party with friends) God (walks in unannounced): Want to hear a joke? MK: Wait, you. Whut. Why. God: *tells story of Noah’s Flood...

We’re not gonna solve world hunger, but how about…

When we talk about determining guilt based on “a jury of your peers,” why doesn’t the defendant get to weigh in on who their peers are? Specifically, why can’t they include experts they summoned during their defense? Just curious. *****I wish there were magic words I could say to a police officer whereby I could basically guarantee I would not end up dead. I’ll even give some ground here. How about, “I am willing to submit myself to your arrest,” and then I just keep my mouth shut. What a world....

Renegotiating my contract

Hello everyone. Before I start my statement below, I want to clear up some context. On this site, I am usually farcical, I poke fun, I make jokes. What I am stating below is not farcical, or fun, or a joke. This is not sarcasm, satire or any moment of levity. I am being serious. Take my words here and below literally, at face value. I do not intend any sense of humor in this post. I will explain my language and intent to the best of my ability. I state this because written communication can easi...

“Dead Souls: An American Poem” paperbacks are out!

It’s been quite a year. In fact, it’s been quite the two years: they felt like five each. But here it is, finally. The paperbacks of “Dead Souls: An American Poem.” It took quite a while, but they’re here and they’re beautiful. Right? Available for purchase at www.measurelessoceans.com.  

Chapter Eleven of “Dead Souls:” Make Amends

We’re at the penultimate chapter of our Gogol-inspired “Dead Souls: An American Poem.” Don’t forget to catch up on Tchitchikov and Mrs. Smith, the poor woman he hoodwinked into giving him the voter registration lists. Click below to read almost the whole of our free, serialized novel, “Dead Souls: An American Poem.” And also, ebooks available in EPUB and MOBI formats, pay-what-you-want: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...   Chapter Eleven

Read My Interview in The Scallop!

Stop by and read my interview with Ana Breza in the New Bedford Scallop and learn about my new novel “Dead Souls: An American Poem”:   Dead Souls Come Alive: An Interview With New Bedford Author Matthew Keefer