Jade Merriam Brothel ❤️❤️

About Philadelphia

Heard tell of a brothel in Amsterdam—had a pet parrot squawkin’ prices! “Ten bucks, ten bucks!” Surprised me silly—who trains a bird for that? Pure chaos, like a harvest gone wrong. And the gals? Chattin’ bout their day, normal as pie— “How’s that workin’ for ya?” I’d ask, sippin’ sweet tea if I could. They’d shrug, “Pays the bills, darlin’.”

Word Summit

brothel · a house or other place where men pay to have sexual intercourse with prostitutes · Austral informal any untidy or messy place. Etymology: 16th Century.

Now, lemme spill some personal tea. I once got all riled up near 7th & Elm. Some punk band was playing loud and I was thinkin’—"No, no, no, this ain't how romance is supposed to sound!" Haha, typical day in Merriam, right? I dig these spots — even if sometimes they make me mad. But that's the charm. And don't even get me started on my late-night debates at the corner diner on Baker St. I have deep convos with folks there about, well, sex and the soul. It's messy, unpredictable, yet kinda poetic.

Writer Roger Merriam's look at the athletic success of area high schools from 1985 through 2020