Gary William Murning - ProfilesArchive

About Me

A writer from the north-east of England, I'm eclectic by nature -- with an attention span that demands variety and high degrees of interest. I like to be challenged and engaged, and would rather be thinking than reading, watching or listening. It's fun. More people should try it ;-)
My interests, writing aside, include literature, current affairs, music, the arts in general, skeptical enquiry -- and anything that challenges (possibly flawed) widely accepted beliefs. I am not religious. Although I find much that is useful in the Pagan/Magickal traditions (there is a symbolic richness that I like... certain frameworks of thought that can be helpful), I consider myself a dyed-in-the-wool atheist. Without wishing to offend, the idea of a literal "god" or "goddess" is, to say the least, unconvincing to me.
My... we are getting serious, arent we? Not at all like me, actually. In spite of the above, I am, on the whole, inclined towards laughter. Humour is a great leveller, and, I find, vital in this peculiar world of ours. I can laugh at my own failings (and too often do).
Favourite quote: "Well, the telling of jokes is an art of its own, and it always rises from some emotional threat. The best jokes are dangerous, and dangerous because they are in some way truthful." -- Kurt Vonnegut.
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My Blog

John Voight -- Blinkered Fool.

Heavy-hearted John. The section of this piece that amused me most came towards the end, where John worries that propaganda is undermining the fabric of America society. I smiled especially broadly whe...
Posted by Gary William Murning on Thu, 10 May 2007 02:36:00 PST

Sunday Bloody Sunday.

Today I made myself yet another promise that I would write a long, detailed blog about all manner of delights -- from the ridiculous to the sublime and then back to just plain ridiculous. But then the...
Posted by Gary William Murning on Sun, 06 May 2007 09:50:00 PST

If I Never. (Request.)

Now, I solemnly swear that I will do my damnedest to write a proper update over the weekend -- but for now I have a little request. I'm looking for test readers for the first 90,000 words of If I Nev...
Posted by Gary William Murning on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:53:00 PST

A Chuckle in Lieu (Loo -- geddit?) of Anything Else!

Twenty-two days too late... no? P.S. -- Yes, I know I've been quiet, again, but... well, just enjoy it while you can ...
Posted by Gary William Murning on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 10:37:00 PST

Oh Boy...

One Literary Great dies and children all over the country are set to be introduced to the no doubt size zero delights of Princess Posh Vatoria. A bad day for fiction. (I promise to be more cheerf...
Posted by Gary William Murning on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:28:00 PST

Kurt Vonnegut.

R.I.P.
Posted by Gary William Murning on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 03:10:00 PST

Where I Stand.

On occasion, I get asked, "Why don't you write about disability more in your fiction?" It's a question that, on the face of it, seems fair enough -- but it doesn't take long to see that it assumes a g...
Posted by Gary William Murning on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 09:15:00 PST

Recalling the Way It Once Was.

Writing for me is often about almost total immersion. I start my morning's work and fall into another world, inhabit my protagonist, the "real world" peripheral and ignored (unless there's an emergenc...
Posted by Gary William Murning on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 09:25:00 PST

Get Rid of Those Imitations... I'm Coming Back.

Didya miss me? Huh? Didya? Didya miss me? Ah, yes, I know. It's been too long, and my inexplicable and quite uncharacteristic silence in the blogosphere has probably been whispered about in darkened c...
Posted by Gary William Murning on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 09:14:00 PST

Jiggle -- a Rant Against Handheld Cameras.

In the early days of Hill Street Blues et al, I sort of got the whole idea of the shaky handheld camera work. It made for a grittier, documentary-like feel and in the context of HSB, especially, it wa...
Posted by Gary William Murning on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:32:00 PST