50 BULLET POINTS CONCERNING AMERICA’S GUN PSYCHOSIS
Sean MurphyLet’s politicize these acts, if for no other reason because, in America, we politicize everything else. Of course it’s a mental health issue. For starters, the mental handicap of…
In Defense of Stephen King (Revisited)
(For the remainder of the month, I’ll be revisiting some personal favorites, all of which are available in my recently-released collection, MURPHY’S LAW VOL. ONE, which is available NOW!) FACT: STEPHEN…
Borne Back Ceaselessly Into the Past: Steinbeck, Nostalgia, Empathy and Amtrak (Revisited)
(For the remainder of the month, I’ll be revisiting some personal favorites, all of which are available in my recently-released collection, MURPHY’S LAW VOL. ONE, which is available NOW!) WHEN I…
Sorry, Charlie: On Art and Extremism (Revisited)
OF COURSE RELIGION IS the problem. For anyone who, understandably, would say it’s a political issue and not a religious issue, I aver that so many of our political difficulties…
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…
My Most Embarrassing Thanksgiving Memory? (Revisited)
Question: What was your most embarrassing Thanksgiving moment ever? Answer: I’ve got nothing here. I mean, I was raised in an Irish-Italian Catholic household so there were two things we…
The Problem with The Homeless Problem (Revisited)
THERE IS A MAN who sits near the pumps at the gas station I drive by each day. The man is very obviously from somewhere else and has about him…
The Power of Political Narrative: Part Two, The Dems (Revisited)
i. Ridic, Redux LAST MONTH I WROTE about the Power of Political Narrative and the ways Republicans have kept it simple (stupid) and mostly stuck to an inflexible script for…
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…
The Power of Political Narrative: Part One, The GOP (Revisited)
LIKE MOST EVERYONE ELSE I know, I grew up—really grew up, if I’ve ever actually grown up—in the Reagan 80’s. Take my childhood, please. Actually, it wasn’t all that bad,…