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  • City News Blues – Part II

    City News Blues – Part II

    By Gavin Murphy (Coroner’s Inquest) One afternoon during my first few days at City News Bureau…

  • City News Blues – Part I

    City News Blues – Part I

    Late Central                            …

  • Soul

    Soul

    By Gavin MurphyThe question is, do you have a soul?If so, then that holds the possibility…

  • The Fireplace

    The Fireplace

    By Gavin Murphy It exists as the fiery wombin the belly of the hearth.A compact cavern…

  • Dad’s Job

    Dad’s Job

    By Gavin Murphy By now you had heard the explanation/lecture about why dad worked, why almost…

  • The Cabin

    The Cabin

    By Gavin Murphy You came to the cabin for its isolation, its absence of distractions, the…