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J. W. Murray
@jwmurraywritings.bsky.social
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J. W. Murray is the author of The Coming Harvest, The Alchemist's Child, the comic Short, Dark & Peculiar, and the webcomic The Wilder Shore, illustrated by Steven Ingram. He lives on a narrowboat on the English canal system with his partner and cat.
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It's people. Rory's weed is made out of people. They're making our weed out of people. Next thing they'll be breeding us like cattle for weed. You've gotta tell them. You've gotta tell them!

Art by @steveningramart.bsky.social

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November 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Remember, kids: weed is fine, as long as it's definitely weed and not cuttings from mushroom-people.

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November 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Big news! The Mind, Extended is out now!

Incredible cover artwork by @mortiscausa.bsky.social, who's captured the VR Combat bubble perfectly.

Near future speculative fiction about augmented reality that starts with the complete obliteration of capitalism in the UK...
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October 31, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Gosh. Rather a lot has happened in this webcomic. Time to take a breather as dusk descends, and enjoy a moment of quiet in the face of the weird sprouting doom that awaits on The Wilder Shore.

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October 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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The monster is gone and the survivors are left to pick up the pieces. This is low-key one of my favourite scenes in this #webcomic - perfectly captured by @steveningramart.bsky.social

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P.S. forgive the typo
#scifi #comics #apocalypse
September 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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This week on The Wilder Shore, Chris Watt gets his just desserts.

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September 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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It's crackdown time on The Wilder Shore this week. One monster is fizzing away into the sea, but there are more to be dealt with...

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September 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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This week on The Wilder Shore, things look bad for Fadi. Is the monster just gonna dissolve everybody? Probably...

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Three people look on scared. Caption says 'Open the door! It's me! I've got your brother!' Fadi coming through the door with severe burns and a missing leg, supported by Nate. Fadi on the floor. Gail is saying that it looks like an acid burn and they should get him to the shower. Fadi's mother is angry - she says he needs a doctor!
August 20, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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I'm 99.9% sure this is ☠️ #spearphishing ☠️, but thought I'd share cause it seems very sophisticated and you may have had something similar. Probably #ai written based on a LinkedIn scrape? The student seems to exist as do the websites, though the Jenkins link redirects through an appspot app. 😕
August 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Things are getting sexy this week on The Wilder Shore, but will Erika get put off by Chris's rug?

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Art by @steveningramart.bsky.social
The Wilder Shore updates weekly

#webcomics #comics #apocalypse #hair
July 30, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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It's the FINAL WEEK to back BOXES Volume 4, which includes "Dance of the Trows" - a fun wee folk horror comic written by me and illustrated by @aimeelockwood.bsky.social.

If you haven't already, please back this project on Kickstarter and bring the trows to life!
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July 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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There's always some drunk guy stumbling out in front of the monster who thinks it's his dead wife.

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Art by @steveningramart
The Wilder Shore updates weekly

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July 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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There's a scary new monster on board the MV Scalpsie, but dinna fash - Jack Steeton's got his wee knife. I'm sure things will be just fine.

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Art by @steveningramart
The Wilder Shore updates weekly

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July 2, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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What's that coming over the hill? Is it a... no seriously, what is that? This week on The Wilder Shore, things are freaky.

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Art by @steveningramart

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June 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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It's a MIRACLE!

Yep, that checks out. No further questions.

Find the latest episode of The Wilder Shore here:
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Art by @steveningramart.bsky.social

#webcomics #comics #apocalypse #miracle
June 14, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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I have a new #book out!

THE COMING HARVEST is a contemporary #Sci-Fi set on a Lincolnshire farm as alien pods fall across the world. A mix between John Wyndham’s Day of the Triffids, Nevil Shute’s On The Beach, with just a hint of The Archers.

Paperback & ebook at:
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The Coming Harvest by J. W. Murray - book cover
June 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Oh, baby! Rory's found his latest fix in the latest episode of The Wilder Shore.

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Art by @steveningramart.bsky.social

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June 4, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Prepare yourself for a tear-jerker this week on The Wilder Shore. Will they be happy tears or sad tears? Who can say?

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Art by @steveningramart.bsky.social

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May 28, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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This week on The Wilder Shore, everybody's going off the deep end. And we're still at sea, so deep is... deep.

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May 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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What have I done?! 😮

This week on The Wilder Shore, Sayeh keeps driving! 🚗

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May 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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This week on 🍄The Wilder Shore🍄, Sayeh says the same thing I say every morning in front of the mirror. She has the excuse that she's escaping a lab breakout of course...

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Art by @steveningramart.bsky.social

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May 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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🎉 Freebie short story! 🎉

A new videogame is spilling over into the real world with deadly consequences.

Get your copy by signing up for my mailing list here: jwmurray.xyz#email-signup

#shortstory #writing #scifibooks
May 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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The Wilder Shore's spring break is over!! We're back mid-flashback, where everything is going fine. Just fine.

In case you're unfamiliar, this is an ongoing webcomic, which you can start reading at thewildershore.the-comic.org/comics/1/#co....

Art by @steveningramart.bsky.social
Scientist being subsumed by blue fungus!
April 30, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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Last update from 🍄 thewildershore.the-comic.org 🍄before we go on a midwinter break.

@steveningramart.bsky.social has been working like a maniac over the last few months with things like the BOXES anthology, so we're pausing to rebuild our buffer of comics pages.

We'll be back in a few months 🤠
January 15, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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Happy New Year! 🔥Things are coming to a head in The Wilder Shore this week! Stuff's getting set on fire🔥

Illustration as always by @steveningramart.bsky.social

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January 8, 2025 at 8:14 AM