John P. Murphy
@johnpmurphy.bsky.social
Science fiction and fantasy writer, author of RED NOISE, THE LIAR, and others. Coffee enthusiast.
No idea what I’m doing.
https://johnpmurphy.net
No idea what I’m doing.
https://johnpmurphy.net
Indoors! In my office, in fact. Mostly for fun, and in hopes to one day taste a fresh coffee cherry, but I do roast coffee, so I might one day get a cup! The biggest problem has been humidity - it gets so dry in winter that the plants really struggle.
August 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Indoors! In my office, in fact. Mostly for fun, and in hopes to one day taste a fresh coffee cherry, but I do roast coffee, so I might one day get a cup! The biggest problem has been humidity - it gets so dry in winter that the plants really struggle.
I admit I’m not up on fashion, but are people generally wearing pants that AREN’T easy to pull on? Has the world gone over to skintight leather trousers while I wasn’t looking?
August 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I admit I’m not up on fashion, but are people generally wearing pants that AREN’T easy to pull on? Has the world gone over to skintight leather trousers while I wasn’t looking?
I have a sign on the back of my office door that only I can see. “You can do anything, but not everything.” It’s a useful reminder when I start thinking about the roads not traveled.
July 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I have a sign on the back of my office door that only I can see. “You can do anything, but not everything.” It’s a useful reminder when I start thinking about the roads not traveled.
Saying hi to the neighbor on our walk.
July 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Saying hi to the neighbor on our walk.
My Readercon schedule! Should be a fun time. That reading will be from my work in progress, BTW. Be the first people to hear it!
July 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
My Readercon schedule! Should be a fun time. That reading will be from my work in progress, BTW. Be the first people to hear it!
The Burned and Drowned
May 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Burned and Drowned
This is deranged. The govt is arguing it needs to detain a man they’re seeking to deport… because he might leave the country? Can these people even hear themselves speak? How do you argue that sober?
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/n...
April 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This is deranged. The govt is arguing it needs to detain a man they’re seeking to deport… because he might leave the country? Can these people even hear themselves speak? How do you argue that sober?
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/n...
I came so close to going back to bed.
April 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I came so close to going back to bed.
Counterpoint: anything that inspires a turn of phrase like this can’t be 100% devoid of social, economic, and moral value (as I previously thought)
February 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Counterpoint: anything that inspires a turn of phrase like this can’t be 100% devoid of social, economic, and moral value (as I previously thought)
If you go to your own profile and find the post, it's the top option under the three dots in the lower right.
November 15, 2024 at 9:40 PM
If you go to your own profile and find the post, it's the top option under the three dots in the lower right.
I don’t know why, but this ad is the funniest fucking thing right now.
November 6, 2024 at 12:15 PM
I don’t know why, but this ad is the funniest fucking thing right now.
Yeah, my first instinct was to go check stock price too. Number go down...
October 11, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Yeah, my first instinct was to go check stock price too. Number go down...
Reskeet with a tweet you still think about.
October 10, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Reskeet with a tweet you still think about.
They feel oddly like click wrap licenses.
September 25, 2024 at 3:16 PM
They feel oddly like click wrap licenses.
That’s some background image you got there, “professional book marketer” I suppose if you can market that you can market anything…
September 18, 2024 at 12:22 AM
That’s some background image you got there, “professional book marketer” I suppose if you can market that you can market anything…
This site sure goes places sometimes.
September 10, 2024 at 2:54 AM
This site sure goes places sometimes.
I’m apparently quite picky about my greens? I think it’s a bit far to the side, though, because when I see it all together that dividing line feels wrong.
September 3, 2024 at 5:41 PM
I’m apparently quite picky about my greens? I think it’s a bit far to the side, though, because when I see it all together that dividing line feels wrong.
See? Just screams “home”.
September 1, 2024 at 12:13 AM
See? Just screams “home”.
Here’s the castle.
August 19, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Here’s the castle.
It’s Monday, have a view from a castle.
August 19, 2024 at 2:12 PM
It’s Monday, have a view from a castle.
Back from Scotland and awake too early. Have a sunset!
August 16, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Back from Scotland and awake too early. Have a sunset!
As one of those NH voters, I couldn’t have even identified that as his pitch. He just seemed like yet one more vanity candidate out of the 20 on the ballot. Vermin Supreme had better name recognition.
July 10, 2024 at 4:43 PM
As one of those NH voters, I couldn’t have even identified that as his pitch. He just seemed like yet one more vanity candidate out of the 20 on the ballot. Vermin Supreme had better name recognition.