‘This Kind of Man’ Virtual Launch with Jenna Blum
Sean MurphyHow do I love Jenna Blum? Let me count the ways... She's a brilliant writer, full-stop -- itself a ceaseless source of joy and inspiration (for me, for any author).…
Original Fiction via The Good Men Project
Now’s the Time: Until We See the Problem Clearly and Realize It’s Us, Why Should We Expect Anything to Change? “Now’s the Time,” from my forthcoming collection This Kind of Man,…
Introducing THIS KIND OF MAN
"She didn’t understand how men could do those things. What things? he asked, and she said, The things men do. Then he nodded. Oh, he said, those things." —Tim O’Brien, The…
Introducing “Kinds of Blue”
I am delighted to share that my third poetry collection, Kinds of Blue, is now available! Why Did I Write This Book?My work is as political as ever, but I seldom write…
Original Poem: Contraband
I think after almost 40 years the statute of limitations expires for petit larceny (petty, too). I'm not proud of "liberating" that dessert, but it inspired this poem that imagines…
Original Poem: Our Mothers, Whose Art is Heaven
This cycle of poems deals with “mommy issues” in, hopefully, all the right ways and for all the right reasons! The first of this three-poem cycle is below. Huge gratitude,…
Original Poem: Impermanence
I’ve written about my mother often, for all the right reasons (I love her, I cherish her memory, she’s a vital part of my ongoing existence, etc.), and I find…
Original Poem: A Middle-Aged Boy Mourns His Mother
I've written about my mother often, for all the right reasons (I love her, I cherish her memory, she's a vital part of my ongoing existence, etc.), and I find…
3 from Dumbo Press: Number Three: Elon Musk’s Money
image courtesy of The New Yorker For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? --Mark 8:36 Did that ever…
3 from Dumbo Press: Number Two: Economies of Scale
Sending this one out to anyone who has spent more time than is healthy in hospitals, as well as everyone who teaches (or recognizes that teachers and nurses are the…