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Ray Murphy

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Spokane, WA

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Literature & Fiction, Poetry, Biographies & Memoirs

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Ray Murphy graduated from Georgetown University and has worked on daily newspapers in Portland OR, Everett WA and Long Beach CA. But through most of his checkered career, in a blur of Western Cities, he's been doomed to sell: bonds, advertising on the back of grocery receipts, lease-purchase agreements, magazine advertising, magazine subscriptions, and that most dreaded gig in the whole racket, math books to nuns. TriQuarterly and Poet Lore have published his poetry. His novels, SIEGE OF GRESHAM (AK Press) and EMPIRE & VICTORY (self-published) are available on Amazon.

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Ray Murphy As a kid I delivered the Oregon Journal to the home of William Stafford, the poet. No idea who he was. His wife always paid the first time I came to c…moreAs a kid I delivered the Oregon Journal to the home of William Stafford, the poet. No idea who he was. His wife always paid the first time I came to collect, so I had a good impression of these Staffords. About ten years later I heard him read at school in DC. Somebody asked about "writer's block." No such thing, Stafford said. "Lower your standards." Lousy advice to a paper boy, maybe, but invaluable words for a writer. (less)

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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Ray Murphy There is nothing good about "being a writer." The activity of writing makes you a better reader of books written by people with vastly bigger brains. …moreThere is nothing good about "being a writer." The activity of writing makes you a better reader of books written by people with vastly bigger brains. The activity helps you cope more capably with work, relationships and so on. But chiefly, writing makes a figure of the world -- or of some aspect of your perceptions and experience (even when you're putting yourself in a character's shoes). I can't draw, sculpt or play music. But the satisfaction I feel in writing, as I chip away at describing something as accurately as possible, is magnetic, riveting, sui generis. (less)

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Average rating: 3.71 · 17 ratings · 2 reviews · 6 distinct works

	The Siege of Gresham 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Empire & Victory liked it 3.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Resurrection Networks 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ecstasy it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nickel City it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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REVIEW of RESURRECTION NETWORKS by Ray Murphy

Review by Michael Harris, on Amazon.com

5.0 out of 5 stars

A mystery and much more, August 16, 2012
By Michael M. Harris (Long Beach, CA USA)

How to sum up Ray Murphy's novels? Every one is different. "The Siege of Gresham" is a bloody, anarchistic dream-ride; "Empire & Victory" is a classic American road novel and coming-of-age story. What unites them i Read more of this blog post »

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