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Pat Murphy

@pfmauthor.bsky.social

Just as I was preparing to start my second Space Aces adventure I received a note from the lobby that I had a package. I was thrilled to find my hard copy of the game and Galaxy cards, along with a special extra surprise.
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August 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM

Pat Murphy

@pfmauthor.bsky.social

I want to tack these wise words from L.M. Montgomery up on the wall above my desk:
"Although ambitions are well worth having, they are not to be cheaply won, but exact their dues of work and self-denial, anxiety and discouragement."
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#IAmWriting

July 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM

Pat Murphy

@pfmauthor.bsky.social

Milestone time! I've reached 75% in reading Anna Karenina. With all of Tolstoy's switching to French I am so glad to be reading on my Kindle for easy translation.

June 27, 2025 at 9:58 PM

Pat Murphy

@pfmauthor.bsky.social

Have you ever read something so good, so engaging, so unrelentingly engrossing that it just pisses you off you aren't writing?
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March 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM

Pat Murphy

@pfmauthor.bsky.social

As a proponent of the pomodoro method, this made me laugh.
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January 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM

Pat Murphy

@pfmauthor.bsky.social

I've noticed that for several hours after submitting a story for consideration, I am just as exhilarated as I was when I stood at the edge of the Cliffs of Moher.
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#AmWriting
#WritingCommunity

January 2, 2025 at 10:54 PM

Pat Murphy

@pfmauthor.bsky.social

Trying to work and I felt the pressure of being watched.
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November 10, 2024 at 1:51 PM

Pat Murphy

@pfmauthor.bsky.social

I'm excited that my short story, "Dracula Saves Humanity," is included in Monsterthology 3 from Zombie Works Publications.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DLH5P8J...
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#AmWriting
#WritingCommunity

November 2, 2024 at 6:33 PM

Pat Murphy

@pfmauthor.bsky.social

I released copies of my Middle Grade trilogy into the wild today. I walked back by an hour later and one was already borrowed.
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#WritingCommunity

October 26, 2024 at 12:47 AM

Pat Murphy

@pfmauthor.bsky.social

Support expanding minds.
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October 19, 2024 at 3:44 PM

Pat Murphy

@pfmauthor.bsky.social

I recently signed a contract to have a short story appear in this upcoming anthology. Not sure of a publication date yet, but I'll post as soon as I know.
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#AmWriting
#WritingCommunity

October 11, 2024 at 9:50 AM

Pat Murphy

@pfmauthor.bsky.social

I am trying to make updating my blog more of a priority. To that end, I am exploring #FlashFiction as an alternative to regular "what am I up to" posts. You can check it out if you'd like at fleeingohio.blogspot.com
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#AmWriting
#WritingCommunity

Selfie from the top of the Vessel in Hudson Yards, shortly before it was closed to the public in 2021

September 9, 2024 at 10:48 AM

Pat Murphy

@pfmauthor.bsky.social

Behind the Shadows II from #InkdPublishing and featuring my short story, Late Gwennyth.
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August 30, 2024 at 8:56 PM

Pat Murphy

@pfmauthor.bsky.social

When you're editing on the couch and the dog wants to go to bed.
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#Authorsky

Dog on the bed staring around the corner

August 30, 2024 at 5:53 PM

Pat Murphy

@pfmauthor.bsky.social

It's really exciting to see my name on the cover! The ebook is available for pre-order at Barnes & Noble now.
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#WritingCommunity
#Authorsky

August 27, 2024 at 4:49 PM

Pat Murphy

@pfmauthor.bsky.social

Collecting photos in NYC today to use in a flash fiction experiment on my blog. This is my favorite picture, and the best thing I saw all day.
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