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Bill Merklee
@bmerklee.bsky.social
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Writer of very short things.

In Best Microfiction 2021. Nom Best Small Fictions 2022 & 2024. Short-listed for Bath Novella-in-Flash Award & Fractured Lit Chapbook Prize. Wigleaf Top 50 long list. But enough about me. How are you?

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St. Kitts morning.
Sunrise over the island of St. Kitts, taken from a cruise ship.
November 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Somebody’s looking for their mama.
June 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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No kings.
June 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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I suppose there's a niche market for this.
Screenshot of a photo caption with a typo that reads: "Future Society uses genetic codes of preserved pants [sic] to create distinct fragrances."
May 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Lest we forget.
A photo of the American Cemetery in Normandy, France, where those who gave their lives fighting fascism in World War Two are buried. It has the accompanying text: MEMORIAL DAY PSA This is the American Cemetery in Normandy, France. If you support Trump and his fascist goons, you are spitting on these graves. Enjoy your fucking cookout.
May 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Happy Mother’s Day
May 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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May 3, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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Mom would have turned 90 today. ❤️
April 24, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Book (magazine) mail!
April 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Watson gave the best side eye.
April 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Happy Birthday from these two.
Two cats by a window.
April 6, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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Teaneck, NJ.
Anti-Trump protest in Teaneck, NJ.
April 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Thirty-two years. ❤️
Wedding photo of Bill & Lucy Merklee.
March 28, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Happy Pi Day
Peanuts comic strip of Charlie Brown and Linus greeting their friend named 5, wondering what it would be like to have a number as a name, and Charlie Brown speculating that his might be 3.1416.
March 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Well this was fun.
Movie poster for “Becoming Led Zeppelin.”
March 9, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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Black and white photo of Joan Jett, Debbie Harry, David Johansson, and Joey Ramone.
March 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Joyous Solstice!
December 25, 2024 at 2:10 PM
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R.I.P. Nikki Giovanni
December 10, 2024 at 5:49 AM
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What’s our fave Christmas movie?
An It’s A Wonderful Life ornament showing a scene from Bedford Falls. A Christmas ornament of a movie theater with It’s A Wonderful Life on the marquee. An It’s A Wonderful Life ornament with Mary, George, and Zuzu.
December 9, 2024 at 12:58 AM
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December 8, 2024 at 5:15 AM
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November 28, 2024 at 3:05 AM
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November 11, 2024 at 10:28 PM
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My great-great grandfather, Edward Root. U.S. Army, 2nd NY Cavalry, 1863-1865.
November 11, 2024 at 8:01 PM
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My half-brother, Dalton Silvestri. U.S. Navy.
Close-up of Navy veteran Dalton Silvestri, wearing a baseball cap from the USS Liberty.
November 11, 2024 at 2:21 PM
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My dad, Norman Merklee. U.S. Navy, 1941-1946.
November 11, 2024 at 5:43 AM