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At long last: My Reality Show

Merrill Markoe — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:59:58 +0000

I think it is time for me to have a reality show. So I have made the important decisions. Read more

The Proust Questionnaire by Puppyboy

Merrill Markoe — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:41:50 +0000

At the end of the nineteenth century, when Marcel Proust was still in his teens, he answered a questionnaire in an English-language confessional album belonging to his friend Antoinette, daughter of future President Felix Faure, as was the fad among English families. The one that the young Proust completed was entitled "An Album to Record Thoughts, Feelings, etc." and it has been studied and replicated many many times since then.

Oh well: You didn’t get a free book!

Merrill Markoe — Fri, 07 May 2010 20:28:14 +0000

UPDATE: I got my ten names. That was fast. Oh well. You missed out. Unless we already had an exchange and you gave me your address. But may I encourage you to please buy a copy of my book in paperback? Because…uh…you need something funny to read and I have to earn a living. Read more

Apparently the dogs have been decorating.

Merrill Markoe — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:57:39 +0000

I am in the middle of a massive re-write of my new book which is a book of essays. My new editor had many many notes. So it has been a very labor intensive time for me. Read more

I am a guest lecturer on Regretsy

Merrill Markoe — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:51:16 +0000

Well….my book Nose Down Eyes Up comes out in paperback today. Yes… all the great dog and human humor of the original is now smaller and cheaper! Read more

Well, I’m in the Wall Street Journal

Merrill Markoe — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:41:57 +0000

Because, you know, I’m such a big player on Wall Street. Read more

How Westminster always looks to me.

Merrill Markoe — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:32:00 +0000

Every year I watch the Westminster dog show and I think about making this. This year I did it. Here it is. Read more

The Greatest Love the World Has Ever Known: An analysis

Merrill Markoe — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:19:58 +0000

Well, its Valentines Day, almost. I’ve actually had a few nice ones in a row since I am happily co-habitating with someone I genuinely like. But as usual for me this time of year, I start thinking about the lack of reasonable romantic role models in the world at large. My family didn’t provide one. And come on… don’t we all want to see a functioning hopeful model? Read more

RE: The Super Bowl: How I tried to win a million dollars last year

Merrill Markoe — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:37:22 +0000

Okay, I know it is The Superbowl on Sunday but I don’t watch any sports. There. I said it. None. Nothing. And I am fortunate enough to now live with a man who shares my lack of interest. (In fact, just last night he said to me “Who is playing this year? The Monkeys versus The Coconuts?”)I also never enter contests. Never ever. But for some insane reason last year, when I saw that there was a contest that was about winning a million dollars by making a Dorito commercial, I was moved to try and win. I thought “I can’t be the worst person entering this contest. And maybe I will be one of the best!” And thus, in the throes of a delusional headwind, did I make a theoretical Dorito commercial that would have aired on the Super Bowl broadcast last year had I won a million dollars. Which I didn’t. Read more

Merrill Markoe presents: Quickdraw Noir

Merrill Markoe — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 05:02:47 +0000