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May.21.2013 - 7:50 am
Dangerous Crossings: Grilling The Radio Host...
And as if "enough" isn't oft "too much," at 11 a.m. Eastern Time tomorrow (Wednesday, May 22) I will be turning the interview-table on Pam Stack, on her own flagship Authors On...
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May.21.2013 - 2:56 am
Well, I Was Having Nightmares. Read It: You Will Too.
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Our long national nightmare is over: I can stop changing my Facebook "cover photo" every freakin' countdown-day. On sale now: Fire Of The Prophet. — Earl Merkel...
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May.20.2013 - 4:57 am
(P-S-S-S-- Wanna Read Your Stuff On Radio?)
It's early --most likely, 'way too early-- but here's where you can read the teaser for my new radio show: "The Book, With Earl Merkel," debuting at 9 p.m. Eastern on Sunday,...
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May.20.2013 - 4:45 am
"Looks like triplets"? What the hell do you mean, doc???
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Next time, advance sonograms. Definitely, much more attention to prenatal visits! "Information I could have used earlier" -sonogram in accompanying illustration. This is gonna...
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Comments from Earl

Mar.17.2013 - 8:50 am
In response to: Any Portman In A Storm...
A Plaintive Cry Of "Fowl!!"
(grin)  Very realistic, Jane. Indeed, eerily so. (Insert expression of feigned outrage) But I, for one, am...
Feb.26.2013 - 5:58 am
In response to: Sequester Me With An Answer. Please...
A Faithful Reader: "Assuming You're Serious..."
From Faithful Reader Tim (via Facebook): "Assuming you're serious, the problem seems to be these are not targeted cuts...
Feb.14.2013 - 5:49 am
In response to: A Last-Minute Valentine Life-Ring: You're Welcome, Fellow Procastinators...
Covering All Ends...
BTW, this card is gender-neutral (or omni-inclusive, if you prefer). I mean, we guys like a tender expression of...
Feb.11.2013 - 6:11 am
In response to: Next, Lady Edith Ponders Chainsaw-Juggling...
Extenuating Circumstances...
FURTHER SPOILER ALERT: Aforementioned editor is, by the way, married-- which Lady Edith discovers while using the 1920s...
Feb.09.2013 - 6:21 am
In response to: STEAL THIS BOOK! (But You'll Have To Write It, First)
Knock, Knock --BANG!
Heck, I may steal it anyway. Prison would be a small price to pay for this. So would be having Keefe knock on my door,...

Writing

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Short Story: Sample Chapter, FINAL EPIDEMIC
Short Story: Sample Chapter, VIRGINS AND MARTYRS

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Virgins And Martyrs: An Aria Quynn Novel
Aug.13.2008
Virgins And Martyrs
Published by Fiction Nation Reviews (http://www.fictionnationonline.com/reviews/virginsandmartyrs.html)
Virgins and Martys by Earl Merkel I'm Kim Alexander and this is Fiction Nation. The book is Virgins and Martyrs by Earl Merkel. Is it possible to write a book about a bombing at a...
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Audio: THE GREAT INFLUENZA: Interview with John Barry
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Audio: Oops! Hilarious interview with author Martin J. Smith
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Audio: Interview: Lawrence Block on Writing
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About Earl

Earl Merkel is the author of Fire Of The Prophet (Diversion Books, 2013); Virgins And Martyrs (Five Star 2008, under the name "E L Merkel"; Final Epidemic (PenguinPutnam/NAL), a Barnes and Noble national bestseller re-released in hardcover by Elmtree Press/...
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