Backs to the Future (Revisited)
Sean MurphyTAKE A GUY. Let’s say he is about my age: old enough to own a place and pay almost all his bills sometimes; young enough to understand that he is…
If I Could Wave My Magic Wand… (Revisited)
(Editor's note: Rush's last great album (in my opinion), Presto, was released this week, in 1989. A quarter-century plus one year ago. Yikes. Here is a piece I wrote in…
Over/Under the Volcano
I STILL HAVE HANGOVERS, thank God. Everyone who has known an alcoholic knows that as soon as you stop feeling the pain, it’s because you are no longer feeling the…
Point/Counterpoint: Sean Beaudoin vs. Sean Murphy – the 90’s Edition (Revisited)
Point/Counterpoint is a beloved feature that first appeared in the fall ’72 Telex edition of the Weeklings. PC/P is the product of an intellectual tradition hearkening back to storied Oxford…
First Reading, Revisited
Two years ago today.
Mellow My Mind Or, A Lesson in Life Imitating Art (Revisited)
Check this out. i. Baby mellow my mind, Make me feel like a Schoolboy on good time… Summer 1989: I was that guy. Like many other lost causes, I decided…
On Losing Faith and Finding Myself Instead
AUGUST 30, 2002. I was in a church for the first time in forever. The church where I received the Sacrament of Confirmation. The church where my parents celebrated their…
Oliver Sacks, RIP
I am deeply saddened to see this American treasure pass, but also profoundly inspired by his example. It's easy to derive joy from good fortune and find meaning in fortunate…
Sanctuary
I visited my mother’s grave the first several years for the same reason I used to attend church: it was expected, it was meant to make me feel better, it…
Art and Life (Three Years Later)
(2003) Every so often I can’t help hoping that there will be a knock on my door and when I open it, who is there but my sexy soul mate,…