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The latest work from Michael Murphy.
Tom Killed Cats
In 1931, Korzybski gave us “the map is not the territory,” an insight that today feels apt admonishment for a data-mad world in which the territory is often wholly unconsidered. With this, “Tom Killed Cats” – a funhouse of quantification and qualification featuring in La Piccioletta Barca.
Dec 22, 2025Recognition
“Your pieces are polished, very sharp, smart, satirical, and I appreciated the humor and unexpected turns throughout.”
Tom Jenks – Editor – Narrative Magazine
“We admired the economy, imagery and specificity of the prose, of packing so much world and character building into each short section.”
Editors – Fractured Lit
“We love it, you popped our heads.”
Editors – NUNUM
2025
Nominated for a Pushcart Prize
2025
Semifinalist for John Gardner Memorial Fiction Prize
2025
Longlisted for Fractured Lit Anthology Prize
2025
Semifinalist for the Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize
2024
Oxford Flash Fiction Prize Finalist
2024
Bridport Prize Second-round Selection
2022
Longlisted for Dillydoun Short Story Prize
2021
Longlisted for Cambridge Short Story Prize
2021
Longlisted for the Desperate Literature Prize for Short Fiction
2016
Hampstead Village Voice Story of the Year
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