Scott John Murray – Author

Fiction

“The List of Very Bad Things”
Prairie Schooner, Issue 97.3 (2024)

“Little Molting Man”
Chicago Quarterly Review (2026)

“My Life as a Dingle Saloonger”
descant (2025) – Winner – Gary Wilson Short Fiction Award, Nominated – Pushcart Prize in literature

“Nightmare on the Conga Line”
Chautauqua (2026)

“The Secret Wisdom of DSW”
Eckleburg (forthcoming | 2026)

Poetry

“Milk and Tin” & “Poison”
In Parentheses, Issue 3, Volume 10 (2026)

“Hieronymus,” “Battery,” & “Free Solo”
Fiction & Poetry (forthcoming | 2026)