Distract Me til I... is a collection of powerful short stories that does just that. The characters in these stories are real, they are brutally honest, they are people you know, strangers you pass on the street, and they are, in many ways, you. J Merritt's characters capture our attempt to experience pleasure and the consequential conflict and suffering we often endure as a result. There exists a "partial suicide" (or worse) in the characters of "Distract Me til I..." as they struggle to beat pain and conflict with continued pleasure seeking. But the beauty of "Distract Me til I..." is that...