About

Coffeemonk.com launched in 1999 as the cornerstone of an ambitious multi-media art collective. The site took its name from the graphic design endeavors of Robert D. Pearce, artist and musician. Thus, coffeemonk.com was to be the visual arts branch of Coffeemonk Design Flaws, alongside Savant-Garde Press for traditional publishing, My Favorite Martyr for music, and Dissenter Media for video and film. However, as often happens, ambition outpaced technology and funding, leaving the empire to languish. Coupled with the physical dispersion of members of the collective, it became apparent that that particular dream should be—at least temporarily—set aside. Read More Here

As driver and maintainer of coffeemonk.com and her sister sites, Matthew Rasnake adopted the coffeemonk moniker as his online identity, which he has used consistently for nearly ten years. Also for nearly that long, Matt has been involved with web development in some capacity, under the x:13 design banner (when not working professionally, at any rate). As part of the x:13 design site, bipolar was launched with co-conspirator J. Brian Hall in May of 2000, and they have been blogging off-and-on (more off than on, of late) since then.

Needing a place for things that might not necessarily fit with bipolar’s established aesthetic, Matthew had been kicking around the idea for an individual personal blog. After a bit of a mental revelation in late 2008/early 2009, Matthew has pursued his fiction writing with renewed vigour, which has had the side-effect of imparting some momentum to other creative projects as well. This site, the new coffeemonk.com, is the direct result of that momentum. It is to be, first and foremost, a personal blog, and thus will likely play host to a large and varied complement of connected and disconnected projects, thoughts, and observations.

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you enjoy it.