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Featured Work
The latest work from Michael Murphy.
This Is Not Dalí’s House
“This Is Not Dalí’s House” is an inner-journey meander set in seaside Spain. A meditation on the walls we build and raze. It appears in Issue 85 of Conjunctions alongside work by Joyce Carol Oates, John Ashbery, and Rick Moody, among others.
Aug 5, 2026Recognition
“Congratulations . . . for this ethereal, unforgettable work. It stopped me in my tracks.”
Lisa Horiuchi – Assistant Editor – Conjunctions
“It’s so good—bright and original.”
Bradford Morrow – Editor – Conjunctions
“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
2026
Longlisted for the Bath Flash Fiction Award
2026
Longlisted for the WestWord Prize
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
For those interested in personal minutia and/or stalking.