P. D. Murray
Bio
Murray is an accomplished painter and writer.
Through 2010, he was shown exclusively by Treehouse Studio Galleries. His work hangs in private collections around the world. He's also published 5 books. You can see more at www.pdmurray.art
Stories (30/0)
We Can Do Tricks
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. Inside, Donny and Craig argued. They always fought a lot growing up, but this time is different. The stress is getting to Donny, six years the younger of the brothers. He’s only five days clean. His beard is a wild, unwashed tangle and the sleeveless Don’t Tread on Me tee he’s wearing is stained with a streak of ketchup. Craig can tell his brother’s wound up way too tight. Donny keeps stabbing the hunting magazines on the coffee table with his Bowie, like he’s playing mumbly-peg with an invisible hand.
By P. D. Murray2 years ago in Horror
Geisha
You ask me “What is your favorite flower?” I pretend to hesitate. I want to give you the impression that I am carefully considering your question because I am aware that answering instantly might generate the appearance that I am not significantly interested in you or your question. I use the time to formulate my response to what I predict your next question will be, one which will require more work on my part to answer.
By P. D. Murray3 years ago in Fiction
Boxed
I killed a goldfinch yesterday. I felt nothing. Well, that’s not entirely true; the moment before I struck it, I felt something like lust. I envisioned the stupid bird split open, blood seeping through its brightly ruffed throat, and I was aroused. But then, after the murder, as with all of my killings, I felt nothing. Certainly not remorse.
By P. D. Murray3 years ago in Fiction
Lulutopia
At first, I feel bad for the iguana. I’m almost surprised that the drone tagged it. On infra, it’s barely yellow; just a tepid, scrawny blob clinging to a vine, suspended over brutal surf. For all I know, it’s the last of its kind in the New Grenada Atolls.
By P. D. Murray3 years ago in Fiction