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Horse Room

Horse Room

Click on the image to check out the full-sized version. (Once the window pops up, I recommend clicking on 'full screen.' Then give it a... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Tuesday, August 09, 2016 at 11:44 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Cathedral - an excerpt

Cathedral - an excerpt

“Ms. Ortiz?” The background is dappled with a thousand blurred flames glowing through red votive glass. I walk into the pew and stand next to... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Monday, June 06, 2016 at 23:05 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Another Attempt: Public Thanks

Another Attempt: Public Thanks

(Another note from Jason...) Dear Ed, I know this is way over the top, but let's pretend today is 'award show day' because I really... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 20:13 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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M is for Maudlin

M is for Maudlin

MERYL Oh my stars and stripes forever and ever amen, this is the most precious maudlin drivel I've ever seen. I'm so serious now. What... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Thursday, December 05, 2013 at 18:04 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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A Letter

A Letter

Dear Ed, Do you like the parchment paper? I thought it and the font might amuse you. I won’t tell you where or even when... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Thursday, December 05, 2013 at 14:02 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Cherry Now

Cherry Now

Loveliest of trees, the cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bough, And stands about the woodland ride Wearing white for Eastertide Now, of... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Tuesday, December 03, 2013 at 20:19 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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A Sea of Splitting Her Peas

A Sea of Splitting Her Peas

For one reason or another, Ed and Meryl's conversation reminds me of the first time I met Louise. It was in college at Brigham Young... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Saturday, November 30, 2013 at 20:55 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Addendum

Addendum

ED (Typing and muttering to himself) I think it's import...ant (strike strike strikes the keys) to add that when Jason writes about leaders and following... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Saturday, November 30, 2013 at 11:27 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Chapter One: Chains & Other Reactionaries. My New York Felony.

Chapter One: Chains & Other Reactionaries. My New York Felony.

First of all, and it has to be said, I'm in love with C.J. Craig. That's right. It's true. C.J., I know you're out there... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Friday, November 29, 2013 at 21:27 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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The Radley Threshold

The Radley Threshold

"It's partly true, too, but it isn't all true. People always think something's all true."
 -Holden "Moreoever, misunderstandings may be fruitful under certain circumstances." 
-Hesse... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at 21:53 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Hum Us

Hum Us

If I cannot sing you, I will hum. I guess that's thr first sencente of my rush write. Sometimes you just have to riush write... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at 03:42 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Move On

Move On

Who survives his own story? Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Sunday, November 03, 2013 at 01:34 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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IPIRs Anonymous. Rush Writing My First Memory.

IPIRs Anonymous. Rush Writing My First Memory.

IPIR. It's an acronym my therapist, Lee, invented. It stands for "Important Person Internalized Representation." Isn't it great? I'll mention that and just leave it... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 22:43 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Kiss

Kiss

It's 4:05am. The man from the bodega - everyone calls him "Tommy" but everyone knows that's not his real name - gave me a cigarette.... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Monday, June 24, 2013 at 04:05 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Stolen Advice: Turns out - I DID take Note.

Stolen Advice: Turns out - I DID take Note.

Also turns out I didn't need to steal it. It's a gift. Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 13:29 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Digital Post-it About Last Night (A Fathers Day Fugue?)

Digital Post-it About Last Night (A Fathers Day Fugue?)

You told me once your mother just cuts people out. Should have taken note Tequila brings the breech back And the illusion of eloquence I... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Sunday, June 16, 2013 at 15:09 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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"Thursday"

"Thursday"

I know I just wrote a 'prologue' to a story and believe me, Meryl had a word or two to say about it. She insists... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 12:01 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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MERRELL STREET. Prologue: Stockholm Cycle - A Personal Syndrome.

MERRELL STREET. Prologue: Stockholm Cycle - A Personal Syndrome.

Stockholm Cycle - A Personal Syndrome / Or The Romanticized Obsessions and Humliations of Edmund Strasse. Edmund Strasse. That’s me. He would disagree. More accurately,... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 20:45 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Pass

Pass

"Needless were none of the deeds of Gandalf in life. We do not yet know his full purpose." -Galadriel (Hope remains while company is true.) Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 20:53 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Dolphins and Gang-Rape and Flares, OH MY

Dolphins and Gang-Rape and Flares, OH MY

No, this post is not about rape, per se. Other than to say I read another blog post about dolphin sex and free-falling from an... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Friday, July 06, 2012 at 20:37 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Bis fin

Bis fin

Verschoben ist nicht Aufgehoben -M. S.- Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 21:04 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Poem

Poem

So this is a poem? Yes, yes it is. Some days you think, no, this is not a poem. Mmm hmmm. That's true. And some... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Thursday, February 09, 2012 at 21:43 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Meeting Gabe: An Excerpt

Meeting Gabe: An Excerpt

I stood in the hall and pushed the button to wait for the elevator. The meeting had gone well enough. Mr. Stark seemed to like... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 22:20 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Merrell

Merrell

This is my nephew, Merrell. He's eight. Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 19:17 | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Shore

Shore

"Once the storm is over you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, in fact,... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 15:23 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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OscarLady

OscarLady

Let me get this on the record right now before all the awards start coming and the banter gets buzzing. Meryl Streep WILL win the... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 18:11 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Moths Break

Moths Break

There's soot on your nose from the times you said Yes There's hype in your house from the curls and the Swagger I heap the... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 01:16 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Gag Order from a Paper Airplane

Gag Order from a Paper Airplane

I sometimes forget the surprise joy writing brings. I forget and begin to doubt every single word I've ever presumed to write or even think.... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at 23:55 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Jason Jumps!

Jason Jumps!

This morning I quoted Annie Lennox and the Eurythmics: ‎We should have jumped out of that airplane after all Flying skyways overhead it wasn´t hard... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Friday, June 10, 2011 at 19:10 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Nay, It Is Common

Nay, It Is Common

Taking a note from a common question asked by Shakespeare scholars, "Is Hamlet mad or only pretending to be?" - I love Oscar Wilde's follow-up... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at 13:52 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Montage For All of Us

Montage For All of Us

It's better if you watch in full-screen. I kinda like it even though there are about seventy-five thousand images coming at you at once. I... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 17:38 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Yep, it's me. The Non-Marlboro man.

Yep, it's me. The Non-Marlboro man.


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Monday, February 14, 2011 at 01:39 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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J's Door

J's Door

JP at the Eastern State Penitentiary Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Monday, February 07, 2011 at 23:43 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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A Day In My Town

A Day In My Town

Today was like Santa's bag stuffed full. But the European Santa - the one with a dark side. It was funny and heartbreaking, ridiculous and... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Saturday, December 18, 2010 at 23:53 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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An Old Ditty

An Old Ditty

I was going through boxes today and came across a poem I wrote in 1993 while I was a Mormon Missionary and living in Düsseldorf,... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Wednesday, December 08, 2010 at 12:28 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Wish List

Wish List

The me I want to be is Atticus Finch. He’s tough and fare and loving. He’s aware of the world he lives in and chooses... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Thursday, November 25, 2010 at 12:28 | Permalink | Comments (2)

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M in Santa Fe

M in Santa Fe

Outside a gallery coffee shop in Santa Fe Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Friday, August 06, 2010 at 15:22 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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A Postcard From Hat Lady

A Postcard From Hat Lady

This morning I woke up around 630a and got up for a while. Went for a walk. Went to Starbucks. I came back and turned... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Monday, July 26, 2010 at 16:54 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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In a Tree

In a Tree

Last night I had a dream. There was a tree. Actually there was a whole row of trees along the sidewalk I was moving on.... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Sunday, July 25, 2010 at 16:11 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Samsa and Me

Samsa and Me

So I'm sitting outside the bookstore at the Westminster Theological Seminary in Glenside PA. The place is deserted. My friend, JP, is a student here... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at 16:02 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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