ABD presents a reading with writer Conor J. Murphy on Wednesday, April 4 at 12 noon in Killian Hall (14W-111). Come early for light refreshments.
Join ABD as Conor J. Murphy reads his own short stories and autobiographical essays, which have been described as hilarious, witty, and touching. Murphy writes, "When I was little I wanted to be famous, and desperately searched for any sort of hidden talent that I might possess. I sang loudly at the grocery store hoping that someone might compliment me on my voice. I danced anytime the radio was playing, secretly wanting to be discovered by a talent scout. I spent hours in front of the mirror pining to be a child model, and yet, never became famous. In a last ditch effort to discover my hidden genius, I started writing.
My first story was about a penguin who abandoned her young at a shopping mall. The same thing had happened to me, except my mother didn't abandon me. Instead, she had me paged over the intercom of a Kmart because I was hiding in a bin of markdown bras. It was this single event that not only fostered my lifelong fondness for satin, but my need to write about my life.
Most of my work is autobiographical in nature. I admit, I don't write about things exactly how they happened, but instead, how I remember them. I hope that you will indulge me in my public exhibition of narcissism and thank you for taking an hour of your day to let me feel famous."
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Conor J. Murphy began his writing career at 18 years old at a small news/talk radio station in his hometown of Decatur, Ill. After successfully knocking the station off air more times than he cares to remember, Murphy went on to graduate from Illinois State University with a degree in journalism. Considered most likely to violate FCC regulations by his peers, Murphy worked as both an arts and entertainment reporter and general assignment reporter for TV-10 News in Normal, Ill.
Annoyed with the Society of Professional Journalists' absurd demand for high standards and ethics in reporting, Murphy retired from journalism to pursue a career in writing, preferring to play fast and loose with the facts and refusing to let accuracy get in the way of a good story.
Murphy has contributed his wry humor to several online journals that are perhaps, ever so slightly, more obscure than he.
Join ABD as Conor J. Murphy reads his own short stories and autobiographical essays, which have been described as hilarious, witty, and touching. Murphy writes, "When I was little I wanted to be famous, and desperately searched for any sort of hidden talent that I might possess. I sang loudly at the grocery store hoping that someone might compliment me on my voice. I danced anytime the radio was playing, secretly wanting to be discovered by a talent scout. I spent hours in front of the mirror pining to be a child model, and yet, never became famous. In a last ditch effort to discover my hidden genius, I started writing.
My first story was about a penguin who abandoned her young at a shopping mall. The same thing had happened to me, except my mother didn't abandon me. Instead, she had me paged over the intercom of a Kmart because I was hiding in a bin of markdown bras. It was this single event that not only fostered my lifelong fondness for satin, but my need to write about my life.
Most of my work is autobiographical in nature. I admit, I don't write about things exactly how they happened, but instead, how I remember them. I hope that you will indulge me in my public exhibition of narcissism and thank you for taking an hour of your day to let me feel famous."
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Conor J. Murphy began his writing career at 18 years old at a small news/talk radio station in his hometown of Decatur, Ill. After successfully knocking the station off air more times than he cares to remember, Murphy went on to graduate from Illinois State University with a degree in journalism. Considered most likely to violate FCC regulations by his peers, Murphy worked as both an arts and entertainment reporter and general assignment reporter for TV-10 News in Normal, Ill.
Annoyed with the Society of Professional Journalists' absurd demand for high standards and ethics in reporting, Murphy retired from journalism to pursue a career in writing, preferring to play fast and loose with the facts and refusing to let accuracy get in the way of a good story.
Murphy has contributed his wry humor to several online journals that are perhaps, ever so slightly, more obscure than he.
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