Sean Murphy

Sean Murphy is the founder of the non-profit 1455 Literary Arts and directs the Center for Story at Shenandoah University. His work has appeared on NPR’s All Things Considered and in USA Today, The New York Times, The Huffington Post, AdAge, and PopMatters, where he’s been a longtime columnist. His writing has also been featured in Salon, The Village Voice, Washington City Paper, The Good Men Project, Writer’s Digest, and elsewhere. He is the author of three poetry collections—The Blackened Blues (Finishing Line Press, 2021), Rhapsodies in Blue (Kelsay Books, 2023), and Kinds of Blue (2024)—as well as the short fiction collection This Kind of Man (2024). His memoir, Please Talk About Me When I'm Gone, won Memoir Magazine’s 2022 Memoir Prize. He has been nominated four times for the Pushcart Prize and twice for Best of the Net. Murphy also hosts the podcast and Substack Some Things Considered, where he interviews best-selling authors, acclaimed critics, and celebrated musicians. For more writing—including essays, interviews, poetry, and cultural commentary—visit seanmurphy.net or follow him on Twitter/X @bullmurph.