Murray Dunlap's work has appeared in about forty magazines and journals. His stories have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize three times, as well as to Best New American Voices once, and his first book, "Alabama," was a finalist for the Maurice Prize in Fiction. He has a new book, a collection of short stories called "Bastard Blue," that was published by Press 53 on June 7th, 2011 (the three year anniversary of a car wreck that very nearly killed him...). The extraordinary individuals Pam Houston, Laura Dave, Michael Knight, and Fred Ashe taught him the art of writing.
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Tim O’Brien writes in 'The Things They Carried' that “Story-truth is sometimes truer than happening truth.” ---which is exactly how I feel about my fiction.
Order Bastard Blue here: http://www.press53.com/BioMurrayDunlap.html
My Stories, i n no particular order :
Poem, Athens: Dazzle me: http://poemblog.voxpoetica.com/2012/01/29/athens-dazzle-me.aspx Vox Poetica
Poem: "Rut" http://themissourireview.tumblr.com/post/13781819803/a-48-hour-poem-by-murray-dunlap Missouri Review
Calder's Big Sexy Fulcrum: http://www.whlreview.com/no-6.4/fiction/MurrayDunlap.pdf Wilderness House Literary Review
Poem "Dress Well" http://poemblog.voxpoetica.com/2011/12/17/contributor-series-10-silken-rags-dress-wall.aspx Vox Poetica
Poem "In the Time it Takes..." http://poemblog.voxpoetica.com/2011/11/25/in-the-time-it-takes--.aspx Vox Poetica
"Put it Right" http://steeltoereview.com/2011/11/23/put-it-right-by-murray-dunlap/ Steel Toe Review
Non-fiction "Temporary Anger" http://pureslush.webs.com/temporaryanger.htm Pure Slush
Non-fiction "For Frank" http://weldbham.com/storyboard/2011/09/28/for-frank/ Weld
"White Boy" http://thunderclappress.com/2011/09/23/white-boy-by-murray-dunlap/ Thunderclap Press
Poem: "In an Instant" http://poemblog.voxpoetica.com/2011/09/20/in-an-instant.aspx Vox Poetica
"This is Mardi Gras" http://steeltoereview.com/2011/09/06/this-is-mardi-gras-by-murray-dunlap/ Steel Toe Review
Poem: "Hairstreaks and Blues" http://poemblog.voxpoetica.com/2011/07/31/hairstreaks-and-blues.aspx Vox Poetica
"The River" see page 69: http://www.lulu.com/items Thunderclap
"Shackleford Street" http://www.metazen.ca/?p=7571 Metazen
"Jimbo Thames" as read by actor, Doug Bond: http://vimeo.com/24432437
Poem: "Lodestar" http://thunderclappress.com/2011/04/22/poem-a-day Thunderclap Press
"Burial of the Dead" http://www.otherroomjournal.com/dunlap.burial.html Other Room
"Neighbors" http://www.readthehook.com/90086/fiction-winner-neighbors The Hook
"Papa, I Am About to Sail" http://blipmagazine.net/spring-2011/murray-dunlap/ Blip magazine
New / old one, 60 Seconds: http://www.facebook.com Originally in Red Moutain Review
"Treasure" http://steeltoereview.com/2011/03/05/treasure-by-murray-dunlap/ Steel Toe Review
"Across the Paddock" http://www.whlreview.com/no-5.4/fiction/MurrayDunlap.pdf Wilderness House Literary Review
"Devon and Devon" (flash fiction) http://52250flash.wordpress.com 52/250
"Dance of Light" http://blipmagazine.net/archive-4/2010-weekly/murray-dunlap-memoir/ Blip
"Seizure" http://www.metazen.ca/?p=5468 Metazen
"Cab Ride" http://www.nighttrainmagazine.com/contents/dunlap_10_2.php Night Train
"Don't Give Up!" NON-fiction: http://www.deadmule.com The Dead Mule
"Vanilla Orchid" http://www.thesmokingpoet.com/id3.html#MurrayDunlap The Smoking Poet
"Highway 50" http://www.friedchickenandcoffee.com/2010/09/04/highway-50-fiction-by-murray-dunlap/ Fried Chicken and Coffee
"In The Attic" read by the fantastic editor Meg Pokrass http://www.smokelong.com/video/intheattic.asp
"In The Attic" http://smokelong.com/flash/murraydunlap28q.as Smokelong Quarterly
Poem:"Reset" http://www.bellaonline.com/review/issues/summer2010/p038.html
"Interpretation of Light" ...now called "Jimbo Thames" http://www.smokelong.com/flash/7774.asp Smokelong Quarterly
"Times I Nearly Died" http://www.friedchickenandcoffee.com/2009/05/19 Fried Chicken and Coffee - Also published by Press 53 in the anthology "What Doesn't Kill You..."
"Post War Heat" http://www.friedchickenandcoffee.com/2010/03/05 Fried Chicken and Coffee
"Spanish and King" http://www.nighttrainmagazine.com/contents/dunlap_10_1.php Night Train
"The Black Oyster" http://www.lunataylor.com/JANtheblackoyster.html PteroHeart
"Otherwise..." non-fiction: Mused http://www.bellaonline.com/review/issues/winter2009/nf012.html
"The Dogs Go Too" http://thebark.com/content/dogs-go-too The Barkhttp://www.postroadmag.com/13/fiction/Dunlap.phtml Post Road
"I Crossed My Arms and Shook My Head" http://www.nighttrainmagazine.com/contents/dunlap2_fb.php Night Train
"Thaw" http://www.nighttrainmagazine.com/contents/dunlap_7_1. NightTrain http://www.vqronline.org/articles/2003/summer/dunlapwolfvirginia/ VQR http://www.nighttrainmagazine.com/contents/dunlap_fb.php Night Train
"MovieNight" http://www.albany.edu/offcourse/december05/m_dunlap_dec05.html Off Course
"Nightswimming" =0CC0Q6AEwCTgU#v=onepage&q=murray%20dunlap&f= Silent Voices (for Alex Stirling)
"Cat Stories" http://greenbelt.ucdavis.edu/dunlap.htm Greenbelt Review
My Book Review Of "Sight Hound" by Pam Houston: Greenbelt Review http://greenbelt.ucdavis.edu/issues/Summer05/SighthoundReview.htm
"To Conspire" from my painting days... First published by The Quad at Birmingham-Southern college.
Interviews:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/aelockhart/2011/05/05/vox-poeticas-15-minutes-of-poetry Vox Poetica
http://www.rkvry.com/component/content/article/287-tara-l-masih R.k.vr.y
http://www2.wkrg.com/news/2011/jun/19/local-man-walks-after-crash-42931-vi-87884/ (WKRG)
http://blog.al.com/pr-community-news/2010/11 Leigh T. Moore
http://www.bsc.edu/academics/english/success.cfm
http://www.smokelong.com/interview/417.asp Smokelong Quarterly
http://smokelong.com/interview/murraydunlap28.asp Smokelong Quarterly
http://www.lunataylor.com/JANmurraydunlap.html Ptero Heart
http://literarylab.blogspot.com/2010/08/what-if-you-forgot-everything-you-ever.html
http://www.nighttrainmagazine.com/contents/dunlap_int.php Night Train
http://blog.fictionaut.com/2011/01/05/fictionaut-five-murray-dunlap/ Fictionaut
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