Paul Murphy
Stories (8/0)
Crazy Dan
He shuffled along the sidewalk, thin and stooped, head down and hands clasped behind his back. Every couple of steps, he stopped, staring at the ground. He inevitably kicked at something in the gravel. Sometimes, he picked up whatever it was and placed it in his pocket before examining it. Sometimes, not. Either way, he continued along unhurried and unaware of anything except what he might find next.
By Paul Murphy3 years ago in Fiction
Between the Bookends
Hello darkness smile a friend, I've come to talk with you again... The first time I heard Disturbed's version of Simon and Garfunkel's The Sound of Silence, I was transported back to 1964. The song was released a day before my 14th birthday. It became my theme song.
By Paul Murphy3 years ago in The Swamp
Chain of Custody
I almost always had a pet as a kid, either a dog or a cat or both. Then 40 years went by without any pets in the house. Now, for the past 20 years, my wife and I have shared space with cats and a dog, and they’ve left their indelible mark on us both.
By Paul Murphy3 years ago in Petlife
Meaning Will Follow
In his book, If the South Had Won the Civil War, MacKinlay Kantor makes three major historical changes that ensure a Confederate victory: Lincoln is not assassinated, Ulysses S. Grant and General Sherman are killed in the war, and the Union Army is defeated at Gettysburg.
By Paul Murphy3 years ago in The Swamp