paul madonna

16 Nov 2022

Local Legend Paul Madonna Recovering from Severe Injuries of Hit & Run

On Sunday, November 6th legendary San Francisco author and artist Paul Madonna was driving home in his SmartCar through McLaren Park when he was struck head-on by a Mercedes Benz driving in the wrong lane at approximately 65 mph.   Witnesses of the crash reported that the Mercedes then fled the

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01 Apr 2021

Who Wants a Copy of Paul Madonna’s Illustrated Mystery “Come to Light”?

Come to Light From award-winning artist and author Paul Madonna, creator of the series All Over Coffee, and co-author of the best-selling book Spirits of San Francisco, comes a page-turner mystery with an unusual detective. Presented in a handsome three volume boxed set, each book is illustrated in a separate and

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27 Jan 2024

The San Francisco Beer Passport is Here!

Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Beer Passport. There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing! Each one contains 27 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 27 of the finest locally

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28 Feb 2018

Making Ways: The Unexpected Path That Lead to Creating Broke-Ass Stuart

I was recently on the Making Ways podcast talking about the unconventional path I took to end up where I am doing this whole weird experiment called Broke-Ass Stuart. I’m really stoked on how it came out because it gives great insight into what it took to build this thing

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30 Mar 2017

Paul Madonna : Drawing through Dark Times in San Francisco

Hearing that Paul Madonna faced eviction after drawing SF in such a beautiful light for so many years and inspiring the bright-eyed optimists, it seemed like a bold betrayal. Maybe it was true. The city’s soul had been gobbled up by the heartless tech-fueled robot.

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04 Jan 2016

All Over Coffee By Paul Madonna

The Final Chapter

I woke up on the sidewalk out front a vegan donut shop broadcasting holiday music.

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27 Dec 2015

All Over Coffee By Paul Madonna

THE EVICTION SERIES
CHAPTER 13

I woke up to darkness and a headache. I could hear a man and a woman having a heated conversation and the air smelled heavily of incense and Patchouli.

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20 Dec 2015

All Over Coffee By Paul Madonna

The Eviction Series
Chapter 12

It was my birthday and I went to North Beach. I just wanted to forget that that the city was changing faster than I could keep up. To draw something nice and take myself out to a dinner of spaghetti and wine.

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13 Dec 2015

All Over Coffee By Paul Madonna

The Eviction Series
Chapter 11
the curly-haired girl whose parents were footing the bill for her six thousand dollar a month studio apartment, who casually fondled the top button of her blouse as she went over her ten page lease, line by line, asking questions like, “And so, when it says I have to pay a security deposit, what assurance do I get that the landlord is secure?”

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