Author: Teesha Noelle Murphy

Teesha Noelle Murphy is a Los Angeles native currently residing in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she is nearing the completion of her first novel and 19th nervous breakdown. Her fiction has been published by Scissors and Spackle, Forty Ounce Bachelors, Milk Sugar, Matchbookstory.com, and now the Dr. T.J. Eckleberg Review. She holds a Masters in Creative Writing from California State University, Northridge and is the Co-founder/Senior Copywriter for The Easy Writers (www.theeasywriters.com).
On Birds and Bastards

On Birds and Bastards

Some people believe in dogma, some believe in karma. John Lennon said he believed in faeries, but I believe in fiction. In its hypocrisy – its epic tug of war between truth and tale – fiction gives us all the comfort and anxiety that comes with faith in something. “The ... Read More
Essays /
The Aviary Adventures of a Part-Time Bastard

The Aviary Adventures of a Part-Time Bastard

BY Teesha Noelle Murphy | Jack’s father is a bluebird perched on the fence. We feed him unsalted almonds and sunflower seeds. His shrill voice is a fatherly squawk, but with an old-timey twist. It is like a short, box-shaped man with a crew-cut and pleated trousers yelling phrases like, ... Read More
Fiction /