Welcome to CJ's General Store and More — your GenX corner of the web where nostalgia meets creativity. Explore music, stories, art, and retro culture across our sections like the Sound Room, Library, and Clubhouse. This site celebrates everything analog, neon, and heartfelt — built for dreamers who still remember Saturday mornings and streetlight memories.
CJ's General Store and More is one GenX'er's corner of the internet: part shop, part hangout, part haunted archive. Everything here is made by hand, from the music and the writing to the art and the games. Pull up a rocking chair, turn the sound on, and wander. Each room has something different waiting.
A free match-3 puzzle game you play right in your browser. It starts cozy: it's after hours and you're putting lost books back on the shelves. Shelf by shelf, something starts to feel wrong. Ten shelves, an original soundtrack, and a story that belongs to the lore of The Unfound Library. Step inside and play.
Pull up a chair on the porch. Stories is where the store keeps its writing: nostalgia features like The Lost Art of the Mixtape and Saturday Morning cartoons, plus the making of Overdue and the lore of the Unfound Library.
The main shelves of the shop: vintage finds, collectibles, and GenX goodies. The full stock lives in our eBay store, and the General Store is where to start browsing.
Original music by C.B. Barkley, the musical side of the writing. Ambient, synth, and lyrical tracks, with links to Bandcamp and YouTube. Put on Streetlight Memories in the Sound Room and stay a while.
At first glance the Library is a cozy reading room: poems, stories, and the GenX blog. Stay a little longer and you'll notice it's a bit off. Books aren't quite where you left them, and the quiet feels like it's listening. It's where Overdue begins, and if you look closely, there's a keyhole into the LoreKeeper Room, where some works are shelved and some are kept.
The hangout. Saturday morning cartoons, MST3K, Bob Ross, 80s and 90s radio, and a Discord to chat with fellow GenX'ers. Kick back in the Clubhouse like it's a Saturday with nowhere to be.
Where the spotlight goes. The Showcase is for indie bands, nerd bands, and GenX artists worth your time, along with honest reviews of the odd finds that come through the store.
Behind the counter: project logs, dev notes, and updates on what's coming next. Please ignore the caution tape and any strange noises. The Office is mostly safe.
A free tool for collectors who are tired of scalpers. The Sentinel Board watches live market prices and flags inflated listings, and Sentinel of the Shelf tells you in seconds whether an asking price is fair or scalped.
Want to know more about who runs the place? Read the About page, or say hello at [email protected].
