I am searching for a dead baby named Amen. Amen would have become a strong swimmer, a mediocre chemist, and an admirer of Rachmaninoff. Amen would have had two siblings and an allergy to bees. Amen would have been ambidextrous, vegan, and a weekend ornithologist. Amen would have learned how to tie reef knots at […]
Sarah Starr Murphy
Sarah Starr Murphy’s writing has appeared or is forthcoming in Black Warrior Review, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, The Threepenny Review, and elsewhere. One of her stories, published in Epiphany, was listed as a special mention in the 2025 Pushcart Prize Anthology. She’s managing editor for The Forge Literary Magazine and eternally at work on a novel. She’s also a marathoner with epilepsy.