The Blackened Blues: A Q&A
Sean MurphyQuestion: where else would you possibly find a party that pulls together such compelling and disparate company as Charlie Parker, Jimi Hendrix, Richard Pryor, Liz Taylor, Tina Turner, and…Captain Ahab?…
Original Flash Fiction: Inheritance
Thanks to the team at The Rush Magazine for providing a home for this very short, very personal piece. (More about my relationship with my old man and his father,…
Introducing “The Blackened Blues”
It's a pleasure to announce my first collection of poems, THE BLACKENED BLUES, will be published this summer. The promotion game is a necessary evil, but part of the literary…
Original Poem: As the Obituary Section Gets Bigger
Excited to see the latest issue of the great Exterminating Angel Press. I’m also happy to be included with so many other excellent writers. Check out my poem, "As the Obituary Section…
Jethro Tull’s ‘Aqualung’ at 50
Whatever one’s feelings about progressive rock, Jethro Tull’s Aqualung is a rare album that remains at once part of, and above, the fray. It is, to be certain, a cornerstone of the…
“What Scares You, Sean Murphy?”
Special thanks to the wonderful Tara Laskowski for asking me to participate in her series "What Scares You?" (see more from this series and find out more about Tara at…
Marvin Hagler: RIP, Marvelous
Incredibly sad to see the untimely passing of the (truly) Marvelous Marvin Hagler. A humble warrior; molded in iron and absolutely unbreakable (his early history was full of racist nonsense…
Original Poem: The things prepping for a colonoscopy procedure prepares you for
Another poem I'm honored to have published by The Good Men Project. This one comes from a deeply personal space: I lost my mother to colon cancer (and wrote about…
Original Poem: Me Three
The author as a young idiot Another poem, courtesy of The Good Men Project. This one is more about cognizance and culpability, and how to initiate progress, we are obliged…
Original Poem: Private Pyle’s Pain
Thanks again to The Good Men Project for publishing more of my work, part of an ongoing project that explores (and interrogates) toxic masculinity. This short poem also touches on…