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Robin A.F. Olson's avatar

It's going to take the rest of the day for me to "uncringe" after reading your latest! Oh Mike, I know you too well. Maybe you should write a piece from Mike's perspective next? But after thinking about it I realize it writes itself...beers with a buddy, talk about sports and other conquests and never talks about Casey at all. So when are you going to their wedding?

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Merrill Markoe's avatar

Kind of a great idea to write Mike. Except yes. you are right. Her name would never come up.

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Ed Roach's avatar

Have loved your work forever. Really enjoyed the sketches

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brian m's avatar

funny AF

the drawings super charge my general anxiety disorder

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E. Jean Carroll's avatar

Genius! Merrill! Repeat: Genius!

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Merrill Markoe's avatar

I thinking you are talking about yourself, EJC. And now the whole world knows and is in awe.

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Cintra Wilson's avatar

Love this. This speaks to me, having dated several Mikes.

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Merrill Markoe's avatar

Thank you. That means a lot to me.

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Lily's avatar

love, love yr drawings and their small beautiful details. and every plot, every word. thank you.

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Merrill Markoe's avatar

That is so lovely of you to say. Thank you for saying it.

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Doug's avatar

You are awesome in this format. This is just super.

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KimsterRae's avatar

There are way too many Casey’s out there. And maybe we have all been a Casey at one point or another! This really points out the absurdity of it all. Well done!!

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Merrill Markoe's avatar

Sadly, I think what you say is true. I feel encouraged and may write some further adventures of Casey. I was concerned, before I posted this, that it was too nuts.

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Joe Rhodes's avatar

Ok, I feel better now about Jaffe and my friend Pat not being the worst train wreck you've had to witness. Unless this is really about Jaffe and Pat, which makes me feel worse.

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Merrill Markoe's avatar

Wow. I forgot about Pat. He had a few very unique details. Like sending the same love poem to multiple love interests. Thanks for reminding me. That was such a GREAT detail.

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Merrill Markoe's avatar

Andy nicknamed him "Pat The Self Plagiarizing Poet."

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Cat Cafe's avatar

Ahhhhhhh I had a "Casey" friend too, it's so unbearable!!

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Mavis Jukes's avatar

Genius, as always. Loved this. So great.

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Karl Straub's avatar

All of this is excellent, but I particularly love “so this is the afterlife”

That’s where we know it’s Merrill Markoe, and not one of the tiny little people

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Merrill Markoe's avatar

Haaa. That is interesting to me.

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Michael Ian Black's avatar

This is so good.

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Merrill Markoe's avatar

Awww. Thank you. And I hope pizza night is going well.

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Michele Miles Gardiner's avatar

Funny yet powerful. I know women who need to see this. But they'd chuckle. "Some people..." oblivious to how closely this mirrors their relationships.

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