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Everything Murarka writes is intrinsically literary. Literary prose is some of the rarer types of fiction as it almost always must be original. This is because literary passages explore the human element of the story on a deeper level and often reveal some of the darker aspects of our world.
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Poignant articles written by Murarka on subjects related to psychology, philosophy, and the human condition.
Stories that weave a raw vision of the human spirit with an unforgiving and uncensored reality.
"The snow is like a cold, dark presence; everything moves from water to ice and ice to water. You sweat under the parka. Your socks have encrusted ice that tears at the fibers, cutting your ankles. Dawn at eleven, dusk at four; bathed in isolated darkness nearly all of the time. No internet. No phone calls. Just time. Endless, silent time that presses on like a ticking clock that never seems to reach its zenith."
"Stories are more real than reality because we must be cautious in reality; there are no limitations in fiction, and if the pen is moved with care, the pain of loss and the energy of victory can be as visceral as any real-world event. More so, sometimes, as in the safety of our imaginations, we don't have to subdue our tears, whether they be joyful or not."
"I had this recurring, blurry vision as an adult of some movie where a boy had his heart broken by a girl he had genuinely cared for. Did it change me as a small child or did I simply gravitate towards it?"
"It was school reading. We had two months to read it. I read it in two days. Not that I was a voracious reader of terrible literature, but I was as hungry for well engineered, magnificently literary stories as I am now - well before I even knew what a literary story was."
"Unique style. Creative futurism with a good mixture of CGI and real-world costumes and sets. Completely devoid of literary themes, but perhaps it just widened the scope of what kind of a universe a child can feel free to create."
"It wasn't great because it was lesbians. It wasn't great because it was about a serial killer. It was great because the entire film was a vile, melancholic love letter to choosing absolute selflessness even when there's nothing coming back."
"I ask people if they know what 'literary fiction' is on a regular basis, and most people say 'no'. But that's not entirely true. The literary aspect of every story anyone has ever loved is the part they felt invested in. The real part. The relatable part. It's the heart of every story."
"I am a greedy consumer of stories. And I write with that greed in mind. I want to be invested, and the only way I can be invested is if I am seeing something real and believable and novel. And it takes work to write stories that are believable and novel. It takes passion. It takes a critical, voracious reader with high expectations."
"What grace for every single reader to acquire my work and to consume my words. That they allow me to project, behind their eyes, images and sounds and smells, with complete vulnerability. I am thankful, and in accordance with this, edit like a madman - write with the utmost of standards for new and revolutionary stories - and read with critical disdain any prose where the author took for granted this precious gift."
"I was raised to be a mathematician. But I gravitated towards stories. I became a great engineer. But gravitated towards stories. And as a reader, I am glad I did, for if I hadn't, all these characters that now form a part of my real memories would never exist. And I am thankful I am able to share their beautiful lives with the world."
Grab one of Murarka's novels. Watch one of his interviews. Read one of his articles. There's so much to explore.
Not your average self-promotion. Real topics, uncensored. Funny & raw.
Browse Murarka's work and start the adventure. There's something for everyone.
Want to get a taste of Murarka's work? Grab a short story and get immersed.
Poignant articles written by Murarka on subjects related to psychology, philosophy, and the human condition.
