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The Daily Whatever, May 13: Living the Dream with Peter William Murphy

On being a writer, following writing as the dream, and so much more

By Lawrence Winnerman, Dana DuBois, and P. W. MurphyMay 13, 2025 · 1 min read

Our huge thanks to Peter William Murphy of The Exile Files for joining us this morning on The Daily Whatever! He was so kind and willing to share with us his writing process and we had a lively conversation of everything from inspiration to editing.

As usual, our chat was off the hook, and apparently Henrik Hageland of Fragments of a Northern Mind baked a cake while listening to us. Thanks to everyone who showed up for the chat—y’all make our days, every day, and we’re so grateful that we have such a lovely, lively community!

Peter proposed Rod Stewart’s Sailing as a classic GenX song—we’ll allow it, and also, it was completely new to Dana DuBois and me both.

We love you all, and again huge thanks to Peter for joining us for a great conversation!

Love you! Mean it! XOXOX

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Lawrence Winnerman

The science fiction writer

Lawrence Winnerman is a science fiction writer in Fort Wayne, Indiana. After twenty-five years leading technology programs at Amazon and Microsoft, he was chief operating officer of Blue Amp Media. In his Substack publication, The Hinge & The Near Field, he writes about AI and democracy and is serializing his novel Light Shines Through. He co-hosts The Daily Whatever Show. All stories by Lawrence

Dana DuBois

The memoirist

Dana DuBois is a memoirist and Gen X word nerd based in the Pacific Northwest. She founded I Write Out Loud, her Substack publication, where she writes across a range of subjects; parenting, music and pop culture, relationships, and feminism are her favorites. She co-hosts The Daily Whatever Show. Em dashes, Oxford commas, and well-placed semicolons make her heart happy. All stories by Dana