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John Merullo

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Witty and fabulous gentleman of letters. Author of The Brimmerverse Series. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ Anglo-Catholic Episcopalian. Sometime librarian. Choral tenor. He/him.

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If you loved THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE, then you'll love its action-packed sequel, PRINCE CASPIAN! The Pevensie children are back, even Edmund, but what about all your favorite friends: Mr. Tumnus, the Beavers, the friendly giant? Well, they've been dead for a thousand years. Sorry.

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Federal court clears new Texas congressional map for 2026 // Federal court blocks new Texas congressional map for 2026 The decision is a major blow for Republicans, in Texas and nationally, who pushed through this unusual mid-decade redistricting at the behest of President Donald Trump.

Texas Redistricting case is blocked!! www.texastribune.org/2025/11/18/t...

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When Texas tried to steal 5 seats, I said to watch the litigation my law firm had filed because we had a good chance of winning in court. Today a federal court BLOCKED THE MAP.

While the legacy media ignored our case, Democracy Docket covered it from gavel to gavel. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

18.11.2025 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 6921    πŸ” 1496    πŸ’¬ 230    πŸ“Œ 75

Charlie Brown in the fifth grade, 1980 at Kendall School in Belmont, Masssachusetts.

17.11.2025 10:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Super Goof! ❀️

16.11.2025 05:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And soon the night of weeping shall be the morn of song.

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Listen Kaine, Hassan, King, Cortez-Masto, Durbin, Shaheen, Rosen, and Fetterman. You're NOT gonna take away my 2025 election joy. We voted in that election for folks to FIGHT for us. That doesn't include YOU.

YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.

10.11.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 23215    πŸ” 5564    πŸ’¬ 842    πŸ“Œ 317

Beat me to it!

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Book Five is born! #brimmerverse #NovelNovember

01.11.2025 05:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So NaMoWriMo is no more, but there is now Novel November! It’s time for the fifth Brimmerverse novel to be born. Two have been published and two more are drafted. Watch this space for the start of Book Five, Inestimable Love. #brimmerverse

01.11.2025 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ours our printed in the service bulletin and are in the weekly parish email. They are not read aloud. At our annual meeting in January, members and friends of the parish who died in the last year are read aloud.

30.10.2025 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What’s going on there now? I try to stay away for my mental health.

16.10.2025 03:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I asked my readers on Facebook what Brimmerverse merch they would want if it were a thing. David and James-William Funko Pops seems the most popular choice.

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😊

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That annoys me. Poor ol’ Charlie Brown. Upstaged by his dog.

11.10.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And it is absolutely not called β€œSnoopy.”

11.10.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Come see me today between 10 and 5 at the Tex-indie Author Book Fair at the British International School in Katy. #brimmerverse

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Table, chair, books, banner, and accessories are ready to go. I’ll see you tomorrow at the Tex-indie Author Book Fair. #brimmerverse

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Charlie, Nathan Brimmer’s grandson, is the central character. The main story is set about fifty years after Behold All the Dwellers Upon Earth. Interspersed are flashbacks that fill in the gaps. Only his uncles, David and James-William, can help, but they haven’t been seen in years. #brimmerverse

10.10.2025 03:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fifty-One: Schroeder Here we are in the final two weeks of this project. I actually stated long ago who these two would be. They are two characters who have had a profound impact on my life. The first is really where y…

And here is the entry for Schroeder:

52fictionalcharacters.wordpress.com/2021/08/22/f...

02.10.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Week Seventeen: Linus Van Pelt I had a discussion with a friend who is also a fan of Peanuts about the fact that the girls in the strip tend to have stronger personalities. The three principal human male characters are by far th…

Here is the blog entry I wrote about Linus:

52fictionalcharacters.wordpress.com/2020/12/28/w...

02.10.2025 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Week One: Charlie Brown For my first fictional character, I think I have to write about the single fictional character who has the greatest influence on my life: the character who has been with my whole journey from young…

For the 75th anniversary of Peanuts, I’m posting the entries from my 52 Fictional Characters relating to some of the Peanuts Gang.
Here’s Charlie Brown:

52fictionalcharacters.wordpress.com/2020/09/04/w...

02.10.2025 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The government is officially shut down. Make no mistake: Republicans control the House, the Senate, and the White House. This is THEIR shutdown. They had every tool to govern and chose chaos instead. The American people are the ones paying the price.

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A very happy feast of St. Michael and all Angels. This was my Biblically correct angel costume from a few years ago. βš“οΈ

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It’s a Eucharistic hymn, appropriate year round (possibly omitting the final verse with alleluias during Lent). The Presbyterian Church (USA) has it in the Advent section of their hymnal, but their Eucharistic theology is different.

28.09.2025 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’ll be selling and signing the first two volumes of The Brimmerverse series at the Tex-Indie Author Book Fair on Saturday, October 11th, at the British International School in Katy. #brimmerverse

28.09.2025 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve lived in Texas for 27 years. I miss my native Boston for many reasons, but there is a lot to like here as well.

24.09.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AP is calling it.

24.09.2025 03:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So, they were so hot to hive this doorknob in office and now they think they’re going to be taken away so they won’t have to deal with the mess. American β€œEvangelicalism” is all about selfishness.

23.09.2025 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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