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C. P. Monaghan

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C. P. Monaghan is an accomplished writer who has been actively publishing and marketing books since April 2021. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a Creative Writing minor at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss).

As an author, Monaghan handles all aspects of the literary process—from writing and editing to design and marketing. In addition to book publications, Monaghan maintains an active online presence through a personal website featuring blog-format writing pieces.

Monaghan's literary achievements span multiple genres and competitions. Notable accolades include winning 1st place in Formal Essay and 3rd place in Fiction at the Southern Literary Festival Creative Writing Contest for the works "Mother Nature and the C. P. Monaghan is an accomplished writer who has been actively publishing and marketing books since April 2021. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a Creative Writing minor at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss).

As an author, Monaghan handles all aspects of the literary process—from writing and editing to design and marketing. In addition to book publications, Monaghan maintains an active online presence through a personal website featuring blog-format writing pieces.

Monaghan's literary achievements span multiple genres and competitions. Notable accolades include winning 1st place in Formal Essay and 3rd place in Fiction at the Southern Literary Festival Creative Writing Contest for the works "Mother Nature and the Father" and "Drown the Snake, Boy." The short story "Drown the Snake, Boy" also earned national recognition, receiving 2nd place in the Sigma Kappa Delta National Short Fiction Writing Award.

In 2021, Monaghan received the prestigious Scholastic Silver Key Award for Writing Portfolio—an honor granted to only 7% of all submissions by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. The award-winning portfolio, titled "Inquiry, Belief, & Elucidation: Human Identity," places Monaghan among distinguished alumni including Stephen King, Sylvia Plath, and John Updike.

Monaghan's versatility as a writer is evident in sweep victories at writing competitions, including placing in every genre at the Itawamba Community College Writing Contest with works spanning poetry ("Static Ambiance"), fiction ("Be No Evil"), drama ("TO CAPTURE A HEART"), essay ("Mother Nature and the Father"), and nonfiction ("Trauma").

Beyond personal writing achievements, Monaghan has served the literary community as Poetry Editor for both The Landshark Review at Ole Miss and The Calliope art and poetry journal at Itawamba Community College.

Currently based in Amory, Mississippi, Monaghan continues to write, publish, and contribute to the literary arts while preparing to attend law school. ...more

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The Thinking Man

I look at the thinking man

His chin propped up by his fist

His furrowed brow, looking down

I wonder what thoughts are in the midst

Of his troubled mind, perhaps at peace

Forever confined, until his eventual release

He’s lost in the labyrinth

The sunlight only peeps over the mossy walls,

The archaic beast looming with shadows

Surrounded by the illusionary, forever entranced

He feels deeply, the man romance

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Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions

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Dune (Dune #1)

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“A man conforms to his situation, or it conforms to him. A strong and inspirational man does the latter...”
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“In a perfect world, a strong woman nourishes her young boy into a man properly so that he may find another woman who invokes the same qualities and attributes, providing happier, consistent livelihoods.”
― Connor Monaghan, In a Young Man's Eyes: An 18-Year-Old's Analysis of Modern Boyhood

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“Anger’s grip on young men, and others alike, can be molded. It can be managed. And, it can aid all forms of civilization in the advancement thereof.”
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“Shut your eyes and see.”
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“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
― Mark Twain

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“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.”
― Mark Twain

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“Don't compromise yourself - you're all you have.”
― John Grisham, The Rainmaker

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“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.”
― Herman Melville

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