VCLA PRESENTS: THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Sean MurphyQuestion: What is the state of the publishing industry circa 2019? Answer: It’s complicated. So…how to get a handle on what’s going on, including what’s happened and what’s going to happen?…
SEAN MURPHY AND E. ETHELBERT MILLER: ON THE MARGIN AT WPFW 89.3
It was my considerable pleasure to have an extended chat with E. Ethelbert Miller last week on his weekly WPFW show "On the Margin." A bit more about Ethelbert, here. And…
VCLA’S AUTHOR SERIES AT HANDLEY LIBRARY, VOL. 4: KAREN E. BENDER AND ROBERT ANTHONY SIEGEL
In my experience, the only way to improve on a series featuring amazing authors is to feature two amazing authors. How fortunate, for everyone, that the dynamic duo and husband and wife team of Karen…
Two Original Poems
Martha's Vineyard, summer 2016 I'm grateful to Triggerfish, a literary magazine I admire, for publishing two of my poems (and their request for accompanying audio/video, which you can check out,…
VCLA’S AUTHOR SERIES AT HANDLEY LIBRARY, VOL. 3: AHMED NAJI
VCLA’s stated mission is at once focused yet broad: we intend to open a world-class residency that welcomes writers (of all disciplines and genres) year-round, featuring workshops, seminars, and residencies, allowing…
My Annual New Year’s Eve Message
As always, it’s a hell of a lot easier to keep things in perspective by considering the (increasing) number of our brothers and sisters who are struggling just to be,…
Mom, Johnny Mathis and Me
Despite accusations to the contrary leveled by friends (and especially family), I don't hate Christmas music so much as I'm allergic to cliché and kitsch -- and as such this…
What We Talk About When We Talk About Sex (In Fiction)
WRITING ABOUT SEX is like engaging in sex: it’s hard. Or, it should be. It’s that time of year again, where we can count on three things: shopping-related stress during…
Original Short Fiction: The Letter My Father Never Wrote Me
I'm grateful to the excellent literary magazine Palooka for giving a home to my very short piece "The Letter My Father Never Wrote Me." If you like what you see,…
Poem: To the ones that got away
Gratitude to Gyroscope for publishing this one (2017). To the ones that got away It wasn’t me, it was you. Accept this affirmation as the tardy alibi of an…