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Old Discordian proverb.

Posted on September 3, 2026 by murphy

“If you can keep your head while all about you are losing theirs, then perhaps you have misunderstood the situation.”

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The call.

Posted on September 3, 2026 by murphy

flight attendant (panicked): oh my god is there anyone on the plane who can recite Brick Top’s “nemesis” speech from Snatch entirely from memory me (rising): today, fate has chosen her champion

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The coolest cat ever, or…

Posted on September 2, 2026 by murphy

My comic book shop was in the “eclectic” part of town, so I was used to odd characters. But that afternoon, one of the oddest I’d ever seen walked in. I was minding the store myself, while my employee Ian … Continue reading →

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The parable of the gamblers.

Posted on September 1, 2026 by murphy

Three gamblers were in a saloon playing Fan-Tan when someone rode through the street, crying that the end of the world was coming. They walked outside, and saw a distant line of clouds, a storm enveloping and destroying everything in … Continue reading →

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On writing. (With apologies to ol’ Steve-O.)

Posted on August 31, 2026 by murphy

I am the entertainer, I bring to you my songs I’ve always said that if you want to write to make money, you’re not a real writer. If you want to write to become famous, you’re not a real writer. … Continue reading →

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The elephant in the room.

Posted on August 30, 2026 by murphy

They got a name for the winners in the world—I want a name when I lose So, let’s just get this over with. When I tell these stories, there’s one question I tend to get more than any other. So … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday.

Posted on August 29, 2026 by murphy

(Originally posted 6/18/26) I kissed your lips and broke your heart “Murph!” I turned away from the heated debate we’d been having on just how many copies of the latest Image books to risk ordering and saw that magnificent smile. … Continue reading →

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On losing my anchor being.

Posted on August 28, 2026 by murphy

(Originally posted 6/03/26) So stay with me, and I’ll have it made When I was a much younger man, I met an amazing woman. She was brilliant, funny, and fearless. She was beautiful, but didn’t think she was. She had … Continue reading →

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A few preliminaries.

Posted on August 27, 2026 by murphy

This project was originally going to start many moons ago. Way back when, I bought this domain as kind of a gag—my joke was that if I ever started a band, I would call it “Small Shiny Objects” so the … Continue reading →

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Raison d’etre.

Posted on August 27, 2026 by murphy

Like so many things, it begins with a girl. (There’s also a boy, but he’s much less important. He’s only the teller of tales, a word-style hero who has occasional flashes of being better than he has any right to … Continue reading →

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