brendan murphy author @Hibernauts

Author of historical books, picture books, screenplays & young adult novels. Irish DNA, raised in Sheffield, studied in London, calls Melbourne home. brendanmurphyauthor.com Melbourne, Australia Joined October 2012

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brendan murphy author @Hibernauts

3 weeks ago

When I try to be as quiet as possible, so I don't wake someone up, I end up being louder than if I had not bothered at all. Am I the only one?

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a month ago

Lamentably obsolete words of the English Language. Murderment: The act of killing unlawfully. 1325: Þei toke her rede Dernely to do him to dede..Bi murþerment. 2025: They took her secret counsel to do him to death ... by murderment.

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a month ago

Thrilled my screenplay made it to the semi-finals of the Rhode Island International Film Festival. 89 Films have been nominated for Academy Awards via the Festival and there have been 14 Oscar® wins.

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a month ago

Lamentably obsolete words of the English Language. Pettifogger: A petty small-rate lawyer.

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2 months ago

Where words fail, music speaks. youtube.com/watch?v=udIY_3…

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brendan murphy author @Hibernauts

2 months ago

Still in the top four most liveable cities. "Melbourne received perfect marks in healthcare and education. But its high scores in culture and environment are what inched it above other Australian cities – including Sydney and Adelaide, which also cracked the top 10."

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2 months ago

Lamentably obsolete words of the English Language. Daffodowndillies: an alternate name for daffodils. "Strew me the green ground with daffodowndillies, And cowslips, and kingcups, and loved lilies." Edmund Spenser

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2 months ago

Lamentably obsolete words of the English Language. Calenture: A distemper peculiar to sailors in hot climates; wherein they imagine the sea to be green fields, and will throw themselves into it, if not restrained. So, by a calenture misled, The mariner with rapture sees, On the…

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3 months ago

Ejected not stirred

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3 months ago

Lamentably obsolete words of the English Language. Badger-legged: having legs of unequal length, as the badger is supposed to have.

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3 months ago

Genius See this Instagram post by @pghlesbian instagram.com/reel/DIIFBYPgc…

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brendan murphy author @Hibernauts

3 months ago

Devastating news about the plane crash in India, and it rightly deserves news time, but what about the 5000 under 5-years olds who die in India every day.