Sarah Starr Murphy
@sarahstarrmurphy.bsky.social
Managing editor @theforge.bsky.social Words Threepenny, Epiphany, elsewhere. Marathoner with #epilepsy ⚡️ starrmurphy.com she/her
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"When I pitched this class to the English chair, I believed Harris would win and we’d spend the semester making interesting literary connections to her sober policy choices. I didn’t foresee that the canon itself would leer at our nation’s pathetic descent into discount fascism."
Final Exam Answer Guide for Classics and Contemporary American Culture, Spring Semester 2025
Dear Students, Again, my sincerest apologies for offering Classics and Contemporary American Culture this semester. When I pitched this class to th...
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Pretty psyched to be in McSweeney’s today!! I’ve been told this piece is funny/depressing and I’d love it if you gave it a read.
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Our nonfiction story of the week is Qurbani Eid by Rahad Abir.
Qurbani Eid - The Forge Literary Magazine
Qurbani Eid, a short nonfiction by Rahad Abir
forgelitmag.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Our nonfiction story of the week is Qurbani Eid by Rahad Abir.
This was so fun! Michelle is a fantastic conversational partner!!
A conversation with writer, editor, and teacher, @sarahstarrmurphy.bsky.social at michellereneebrady.podbean.com!!
November 9, 2025 at 1:15 AM
This was so fun! Michelle is a fantastic conversational partner!!
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Our story of the week is Artist Statement: Leech 1 (salvaged materials) by India Choquette.
Artist Statement: Leech 1 (salvaged materials) - The Forge Literary Magazine
Artist Statement: Leech 1 (salvaged materials), a short fiction by India Choquette
forgelitmag.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Our story of the week is Artist Statement: Leech 1 (salvaged materials) by India Choquette.
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I interviewed Victoria Chen who gave the best answer to the question, What did you buy yesterday?
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@theforge.bsky.social
#LitInterview #Writers #SmashLits
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@theforge.bsky.social
#LitInterview #Writers #SmashLits
Victoria Chen - The Forge Literary Magazine
Victoria Chen author interview
forgelitmag.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I interviewed Victoria Chen who gave the best answer to the question, What did you buy yesterday?
#LitMag
@theforge.bsky.social
#LitInterview #Writers #SmashLits
#LitMag
@theforge.bsky.social
#LitInterview #Writers #SmashLits
Wrote a little joke here for all of us with middle schoolers in our lives. All of these made me smile - take a minute if you need a Halloween boost!
How The Belladonnas Are Celebrating Halloween As Adults
You’re never too old to get a little spooky!
thebelladonnacomedy.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Wrote a little joke here for all of us with middle schoolers in our lives. All of these made me smile - take a minute if you need a Halloween boost!
Rereading some favorite ghost stories in preparation for the big day Friday - including this charmer by @saracrowley.bsky.social ! Delightful.
Victorian Girl Gang — Ghost Parachute
That ghost girl is back, boxing me awake with her old leather gloves. I smell them just before the punch comes. I inhale their sweet earthiness and think, oh no, but never manage to wake fast enough t...
ghostparachute.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Rereading some favorite ghost stories in preparation for the big day Friday - including this charmer by @saracrowley.bsky.social ! Delightful.
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Our nonfiction story of the week is Prejudice and Love Poems by Harli James.
Prejudice and Love Poems - The Forge Literary Magazine
Prejudice and Love Poems, creative nonfiction by Harli James
forgelitmag.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Our nonfiction story of the week is Prejudice and Love Poems by Harli James.
So excited to have had the chance to do this with the fab @bradymicheller.bsky.social!! She’s a brilliant, funny, and empathic interviewer and we had such a great chat! Looking forward to listening to all the others asap!!
EEEEK!!! I couldn't wait to share these amazing people's stories with you! Up on all the apps. New episode every other week, but 3 now to get you hooked. 😆https://michellereneebrady.podbean.com/
Let's rediscover each other one book at a time! @sarahstarrmurphy.bsky.social
Let's rediscover each other one book at a time! @sarahstarrmurphy.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 1:18 AM
So excited to have had the chance to do this with the fab @bradymicheller.bsky.social!! She’s a brilliant, funny, and empathic interviewer and we had such a great chat! Looking forward to listening to all the others asap!!
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EEEEK!!! I couldn't wait to share these amazing people's stories with you! Up on all the apps. New episode every other week, but 3 now to get you hooked. 😆https://michellereneebrady.podbean.com/
Let's rediscover each other one book at a time! @sarahstarrmurphy.bsky.social
Let's rediscover each other one book at a time! @sarahstarrmurphy.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
EEEEK!!! I couldn't wait to share these amazing people's stories with you! Up on all the apps. New episode every other week, but 3 now to get you hooked. 😆https://michellereneebrady.podbean.com/
Let's rediscover each other one book at a time! @sarahstarrmurphy.bsky.social
Let's rediscover each other one book at a time! @sarahstarrmurphy.bsky.social
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Our nonfiction story of the week is Faker by Brittany Micka-Foos.
Faker - The Forge Literary Magazine
Faker, a creative nonfiction by Brittany Micka-Foos
forgelitmag.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Our nonfiction story of the week is Faker by Brittany Micka-Foos.
I became a Whitaker fan thanks to Valerie Waterhouse - fitting to enjoy this with her brilliant afterward!
“Malachi’s 1939 memoir is more tightly controlled…. ‘What is the use of life?’ when uncertainty is all around, she asks, supplying the book’s unifying theme.”
@malachiwhitaker.bsky.social
“Malachi’s 1939 memoir is more tightly controlled…. ‘What is the use of life?’ when uncertainty is all around, she asks, supplying the book’s unifying theme.”
@malachiwhitaker.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I became a Whitaker fan thanks to Valerie Waterhouse - fitting to enjoy this with her brilliant afterward!
“Malachi’s 1939 memoir is more tightly controlled…. ‘What is the use of life?’ when uncertainty is all around, she asks, supplying the book’s unifying theme.”
@malachiwhitaker.bsky.social
“Malachi’s 1939 memoir is more tightly controlled…. ‘What is the use of life?’ when uncertainty is all around, she asks, supplying the book’s unifying theme.”
@malachiwhitaker.bsky.social
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I published such a smart and sassy story by Victoria Chen. You should read it.
"Everyone was saying they were a people pleaser due to childhood neglect. Everyone was an asshole. I was waiting to be inspired."
"Everyone was saying they were a people pleaser due to childhood neglect. Everyone was an asshole. I was waiting to be inspired."
On Backsliding - The Forge Literary Magazine
On Backsliding, a short fiction by Victoria Chen
forgelitmag.com
October 13, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I published such a smart and sassy story by Victoria Chen. You should read it.
"Everyone was saying they were a people pleaser due to childhood neglect. Everyone was an asshole. I was waiting to be inspired."
"Everyone was saying they were a people pleaser due to childhood neglect. Everyone was an asshole. I was waiting to be inspired."
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Our story of the week is On Backsliding by Victoria Chen.
On Backsliding - The Forge Literary Magazine
On Backsliding, a short fiction by Victoria Chen
forgelitmag.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Our story of the week is On Backsliding by Victoria Chen.
Such a delight and honor to read these stories - congratulations and can’t wait to see them go live!!
Hearty congratulations to the winners of this year's Forge Flash Competition, Kaitlyn Andrews-Rice and @acreegrahammacam.bsky.social ! 🎉🔥
Their pieces will be published in November.
The full results are here: forgelitmag.com/2025/10/04/2...
Their pieces will be published in November.
The full results are here: forgelitmag.com/2025/10/04/2...
October 5, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Such a delight and honor to read these stories - congratulations and can’t wait to see them go live!!
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Hearty congratulations to the winners of this year's Forge Flash Competition, Kaitlyn Andrews-Rice and @acreegrahammacam.bsky.social ! 🎉🔥
Their pieces will be published in November.
The full results are here: forgelitmag.com/2025/10/04/2...
Their pieces will be published in November.
The full results are here: forgelitmag.com/2025/10/04/2...
October 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Hearty congratulations to the winners of this year's Forge Flash Competition, Kaitlyn Andrews-Rice and @acreegrahammacam.bsky.social ! 🎉🔥
Their pieces will be published in November.
The full results are here: forgelitmag.com/2025/10/04/2...
Their pieces will be published in November.
The full results are here: forgelitmag.com/2025/10/04/2...
“I’m exhausted and grumpy and can’t exactly explain at work, sorry, there’s this ghost girl who likes to punch me so I’m not getting enough hours.”
New from my brilliant buddy Sara Crowley!! Give yourself a first-day-of-October treat!
New from my brilliant buddy Sara Crowley!! Give yourself a first-day-of-October treat!
I'm so chuffed to have a little flash of mine in Ghost Parachute.
Also, damn, look at the amazing line up! 🤩
#FlashFiction #👻
Also, damn, look at the amazing line up! 🤩
#FlashFiction #👻
Victorian Girl Gang — Ghost Parachute
That ghost girl is back, boxing me awake with her old leather gloves. I smell them just before the punch comes. I inhale their sweet earthiness and think, oh no, but never manage to wake fast enough t...
ghostparachute.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
“I’m exhausted and grumpy and can’t exactly explain at work, sorry, there’s this ghost girl who likes to punch me so I’m not getting enough hours.”
New from my brilliant buddy Sara Crowley!! Give yourself a first-day-of-October treat!
New from my brilliant buddy Sara Crowley!! Give yourself a first-day-of-October treat!
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I'm so chuffed to have a little flash of mine in Ghost Parachute.
Also, damn, look at the amazing line up! 🤩
#FlashFiction #👻
Also, damn, look at the amazing line up! 🤩
#FlashFiction #👻
Victorian Girl Gang — Ghost Parachute
That ghost girl is back, boxing me awake with her old leather gloves. I smell them just before the punch comes. I inhale their sweet earthiness and think, oh no, but never manage to wake fast enough t...
ghostparachute.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I'm so chuffed to have a little flash of mine in Ghost Parachute.
Also, damn, look at the amazing line up! 🤩
#FlashFiction #👻
Also, damn, look at the amazing line up! 🤩
#FlashFiction #👻
The incomparable Yume Kitasei has done it again!! A brilliant novel about sisters willing to sail to the ends of the earth to find each other, through a world transformed by climate disaster. Immersive and funny as well as being simply beautifully written. Don’t miss it!!! @yumewrites.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 11:41 AM
The incomparable Yume Kitasei has done it again!! A brilliant novel about sisters willing to sail to the ends of the earth to find each other, through a world transformed by climate disaster. Immersive and funny as well as being simply beautifully written. Don’t miss it!!! @yumewrites.bsky.social
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We have LIFT OFF!!!
Bradford author Malachi Whitaker's 1939 light dark n witty 1939 memoir is relaunched by @bhousepress.bsky.social for the first time since the 1980s.
@bradford2025.co.uk
@bradfordtanda.bsky.social
@ilkleylitfest.bsky.social
With a big thanks to @neglectedbooks.com
Bradford author Malachi Whitaker's 1939 light dark n witty 1939 memoir is relaunched by @bhousepress.bsky.social for the first time since the 1980s.
@bradford2025.co.uk
@bradfordtanda.bsky.social
@ilkleylitfest.bsky.social
With a big thanks to @neglectedbooks.com
September 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
We have LIFT OFF!!!
Bradford author Malachi Whitaker's 1939 light dark n witty 1939 memoir is relaunched by @bhousepress.bsky.social for the first time since the 1980s.
@bradford2025.co.uk
@bradfordtanda.bsky.social
@ilkleylitfest.bsky.social
With a big thanks to @neglectedbooks.com
Bradford author Malachi Whitaker's 1939 light dark n witty 1939 memoir is relaunched by @bhousepress.bsky.social for the first time since the 1980s.
@bradford2025.co.uk
@bradfordtanda.bsky.social
@ilkleylitfest.bsky.social
With a big thanks to @neglectedbooks.com
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Our story of the week is Little Prayer by Emerson Archer.
Little Prayer - The Forge Literary Magazine
Little Prayer, a short fiction by Emerson Archer
forgelitmag.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Our story of the week is Little Prayer by Emerson Archer.
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If you're in San Francisco, come see us at Litcrawl! It's going to be a great time!
September 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
If you're in San Francisco, come see us at Litcrawl! It's going to be a great time!
On this beautiful equinox, this beautiful story by Mae Juniper Stokes. A bit of bad-ass fable for your morning!
“On the walk there, through the syrupy blue of winter at dusk, a coyote had crossed her path. Yellow, dog-sized, but with the self-assured immediacy of something undomesticated.”
“On the walk there, through the syrupy blue of winter at dusk, a coyote had crossed her path. Yellow, dog-sized, but with the self-assured immediacy of something undomesticated.”
Our story of the week is Dog Ears by Mae Juniper Stokes.
Dog Ears - The Forge Literary Magazine
Dog Ears, a flash fiction by Mae Juniper Stokes
forgelitmag.com
September 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
On this beautiful equinox, this beautiful story by Mae Juniper Stokes. A bit of bad-ass fable for your morning!
“On the walk there, through the syrupy blue of winter at dusk, a coyote had crossed her path. Yellow, dog-sized, but with the self-assured immediacy of something undomesticated.”
“On the walk there, through the syrupy blue of winter at dusk, a coyote had crossed her path. Yellow, dog-sized, but with the self-assured immediacy of something undomesticated.”
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Our story of the week is Dog Ears by Mae Juniper Stokes.
Dog Ears - The Forge Literary Magazine
Dog Ears, a flash fiction by Mae Juniper Stokes
forgelitmag.com
September 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Our story of the week is Dog Ears by Mae Juniper Stokes.
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Our next virtual launch from the Recovered Books series at @bhousepress.bsky.social will be for Malachi Whitaker's unique memoir, And So Did I, on Tuesday, 14 October, at 7PM BST. Our special guests will be Catherine Taylor and Valerie Waterhouse.
Register on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk...
Register on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk...
September 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Our next virtual launch from the Recovered Books series at @bhousepress.bsky.social will be for Malachi Whitaker's unique memoir, And So Did I, on Tuesday, 14 October, at 7PM BST. Our special guests will be Catherine Taylor and Valerie Waterhouse.
Register on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk...
Register on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk...
l've been waiting for this memoir since I first read Camille's work and finally it's here and I have the time to read it properly! It's a stunner - achingly gorgeous writing that drops you straight into her world. Poetic language that doesn't pull its punches. Go find yourself a copy!!
September 17, 2025 at 12:37 PM
l've been waiting for this memoir since I first read Camille's work and finally it's here and I have the time to read it properly! It's a stunner - achingly gorgeous writing that drops you straight into her world. Poetic language that doesn't pull its punches. Go find yourself a copy!!