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Merlin B. Love

Merlin B. Love

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Author’s note: I wrote this for a flash fiction contest right after the Parkland Shooting. While it was rejected for the contest it’s still…

Sep 6, 2018

Sep 6, 2018

Merlin B. Love

On writing, tenacious ideas, and being an impostor.

For much of my life I’ve been screaming at the wind that the tenacity of an idea doesn’t necessarily instill it with value. Simply because…

Feb 10, 2017

On writing, tenacious ideas, and being an impostor.

Feb 10, 2017

Merlin B. Love

The Left Side World has Gone Right Side Down

The left side world has gone right side down

Feb 3, 2017

Feb 3, 2017

Merlin B. Love

I know the truth

Written in 2006, while my infant daughter slept.

Jan 31, 2017

I know the truth

Jan 31, 2017

Merlin B. Love

I am scared, of you. #WeaponizeHope

Yeah, I’m scared.

Jan 31, 2017

Jan 31, 2017

Merlin B. Love

On Love

Words, written or spoken, have a power and influence like nothing else. No sword broken on shield, no bullet from a gun, no invention by…

Jan 31, 2017

On Love

Jan 31, 2017

Merlin B. Love

On Travel Writing

The longing and allure of the open road is a cliché that overlooks the tedium involved with spending a great deal of time in a car. Even…

Jan 31, 2017

On Travel Writing

Jan 31, 2017

Merlin B. Love

I was white, until I wasn’t…

Most of my life I’ve been white… except when I wasn’t. As a young child, maybe six, I came up what I thought was the perfect insult: “Goo…

Jan 27, 2017

I was white, until I wasn’t…

Jan 27, 2017

Merlin B. Love

Merlin B. Love

I am a writer, a photographer, an artist, a corporate overlord, a parent, an activist, and a fine purveyor of sarcasm.

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