A.M. Murray

Biography

A.M. Murray was an immigrant to the USA after WWII, at age 3. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology but then got drafted into the Army during the Vietnam era. He came home and bummed around the country a while, worked lots of jobs, went back to school, got a degree in Photojournalism with lots of grad work in Mass Media. Worked as video producer for a big company but was forced out due to office politics. He wondered if it was him or just his luck. He did some research and came up with a book, "The Best of Luck." Other books done or in the works reflect his experiences, interests -- "The Secret of the Serpent Mound," about death at the mysterious earthen effigy; "In the new Country," about immigrants on a dead end street and the possibility of deportation. "A Jekyl & Hyde Woman," about good versus evil, set in New Orleans.

Books

End Times: Mayan Style (short story)
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 8,760. Language: English. Published: July 25, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Apocalyptic, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
A lot of people believe the ancient Mayans predicted the end of the world on Dec 21, 2012. But not Stan Drum, an astronaut, who uses Mayan lore to tease Juanita Eck, a Mayan expert, and inherit a billion dollar tontine. Time travel and a black hole determine the outcome.
A Jekyll & Hyde Woman.
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 27,340. Language: English. Published: April 18, 2010 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
Does the Jekyll & Hyde tale change when the protagonist is a woman? It does when Doctor Jaquelle uses a daring treatment to help cure an atavistic young boy and then uses the same treatment on herself to overcome her timidity. She unleashes a wanton seductress into the streets of New Orleans. It turns into a battle of good vs. evil but who or what is really evil remains a question until the end
The Monster That Devoured Cleveland
Price: Free! Words: 4,870. Language: English. Published: February 25, 2010 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General
A satirical short story that tells the tale of how a monster was formed and came to devour, as in eat, the entire city of Cleveland.
The Best of Luck
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 35,300. Language: English. Published: November 2, 2009 . Categories: Nonfiction » New Age » Dream interpretation, Nonfiction » Entertainment » Gambling
WANT TO GET LUCKY? This book will improve your luck in many ways. The first half tells how to get lucky in life by using Probability, Taking Chances, even Dreams, the Mystical and ESP. The second half examines the best ways to play Poker, Blackjack, The Lottery, other favorite games of chance. It would be unlucky to pass up this chance.

A.M. Murray's tag cloud

adventure    blackjack    chance    cleveland    dreams    end times    esp    experimental    fantasy    fate    fortune    good fortune    good luck    hold em    horse racing    humor    jekyl hyde    lottery    luck    mayans    modern woman    monster    mystery    mystical    new orleans    numerology    odds    poker    probability    psychology    risk    satire    science fiction    scifi    seductress    serendipity    sexy    short story    slots    therapy    time travel