Earl Merkel's Blog

• NIU, The Tragedy, and My Son Jeff...

  February 19, 2008

  • On Valentine's Day 2008, shortly after 3 p.m., I was working in my home office while Linda, my wife and mother of my two sons, was in another room where one of the 24-hour cable news channels was p

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• Block's TELLING LIES: Still The Best Writer's Guide

  January 21, 2008

  • Telling Lies for Fun & Profit
    by Lawrence Block
    reviewed by Earl Merkel

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• Hot Enough?

  January 20, 2008

  • Hot Enough?
    January 18, 2008
    
    Opinion & Satire
    
    By Earl Merkel
    

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