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Matthew started working for ACEware Systems as a Technician in 2008. In 2010, he took over as the lead, and nearly solo, developer on Student Manager. He is also the editor in chief of the company newsletter.

Matthew obtained his Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from Kansas State University.

Matthew has a wife, Gena, and three kids: Jynx, a Siamese; Milo, a Jack Russell Terrier; and Zailey, a Blue Heeler. In his spare time, Matthew enjoys collecting/dealing coins, playing games, hiking with his wife and dogs, golfing, fishing, and hunting pheasant and quail. He is currently the webmaster for the Manhattan Coin Club (manhattancoinclub.org) and was formerly vice-president (2011-2012) and president (2012-2013).

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Average rating: 3.21 · 19 ratings · 8 reviews · 13 distinct works

	Shorts: A Collection of Stories by Matthew J. Olson (Goodreads Author), Darci Englin (Editor) 2.63 avg rating — 8 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
	Alien Fear 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 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
	Flaming Curse liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Twisted: A Collection of Stories liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Whispers Within it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 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
	Gun Smuggler's Tale by Matthew J. Olson (Goodreads Author), Toni Landenberger (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 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
	Death Curse (Marta's Curses, #2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 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
	Dark Matter: A Collection of Stories 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 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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ah, nuts

The other day, I was laying on the couch while playing a game on my phone. Milo had gotten up on the back of the couch and was walking around up there. I paid him no attention since he does this all the time. And then it happened. Something caught his attention, he jumped, and two nuts were crushed.

I was not happy. Zailey was excited by the commotion and came over to console me by licking my arm. Read more of this blog post »

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Matthew Olson rated a book it was ok Bumpy Landings by Donald J. Carey (Goodreads Author)	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
Lacking in so many ways What did I enjoy? There were some good moments. If this were a series of short stories, each with good beginnings and clear endings, then this would have been much better. Either that or more depth to the novel. I also enjoyed t ...more
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Matthew Olson rated a book liked it Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (Goodreads Author)	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
Interesting, but a long front porch The best thing about this book is how well researched it was. I could believe the jargon and all the things happening. The story doesn't start until Jacob jumps on the train. The history of why he jumps on could have ...more
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Not cozy, but eh What I looked: I really liked the characters. Interesting and some twists to many. I also enjoyed the paranormal aspect of this. It gave it another dimension. This was also thrilling and I enjoyed the plot overall. What was lacking: This ...more
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Unoriginal and annoying We live in a world where authors put quotes of praise right before the description of their books. I skip those as they are annoying. I've never seen an author put them throughout the book until now. And as pictures no less! It ...more
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Matthew Olson is now following S.V. Brosius Author of On Her Side of the Cosmos:: A Collection of Poe...
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Matthew Olson rated a book really liked it The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton	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
More of a historical than I expected I came into this expecting a historical fiction. Instead, it had the feeling of a history thesis. It is interesting, but dry at times. I liked it, but I caution others looking for a crime thriller as this may not w ...more
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So much potential I like to start with the good first in my reviews. Some of these stories had some good plots. I don't expect to love every story in a collection and that is certainly true here. The story with the old man and his books was my favorit ...more
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