Ben MurrayThe Game of InchesThere is a good reason you don’t see a lot of action movies about geology, about the process of glacial erosion or the shifting of tectonic…8 min read·Dec 12, 2023--1--1
Ben MurrayThe Silence of the BlamsWell hey there, stranger. Were you starting to miss mildly queasy updates from the guy you know who does all the facial surgery and feels…5 min read·Apr 23, 2023----
Ben MurrayA Blimp in a Headwind: (Re)reconstructionOk, here’s the scenario. You buy a house — nice little place outside of town, close to amenities, well situated on a half-acre — and then…7 min read·Nov 7, 2022----
Ben MurrayThe SetbackThe most perfect moment in cinema history occurs two-thirds of the way into the timeless classic, Dumb and Dumber.9 min read·Jul 24, 2022----
Ben MurrayThe Thundering Typhoon of FoolishnessI want it to be said right at the beginning that, for the guy who had his finger in my chest, I was funny. Like, I was better than amusing…9 min read·Jun 10, 2022--1--1
Ben MurrayDawn on the Plains of Finally Getting ThereThere are a lot of ambitions you might have if you ever achieve goal you’ve held since your formative years. Maybe you wanted to be a…9 min read·Apr 9, 2022--1--1
Ben MurrayDon’t Look UpIn the various realms I’ve visited since the tip of my nose went numb in 2020, there have been a number of nervy places to touch down. The…13 min read·Feb 19, 2022--1--1
Ben MurrayThe PlanWhen I was eight or nine years old, I was standing with my Little League coach before a practice, waiting for other kids to show up, when…11 min read·Jan 7, 2022--2--2
Ben MurrayA Trillion Tiny ChihuahuasHi out there — it’s been a minute, and I wanted to send a short dispatch from the Gulf of Interminable Waiting on where things have moved…9 min read·Nov 17, 2021----
Ben MurrayThe Last Mustache You’ll Ever GrowI’m gonna admit it up front — I didn’t worry at all about radiation before it started. I didn’t think about it, I didn’t research it, I…11 min read·Sep 11, 2021--1--1
