How I Founded the Bi+ Book Gang and Built a Thriving Writing Community
In 2023, I was at a crossroads. I needed to do something. I needed the Bi+ Book Gang.
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Bailey Merlin
Bailey Merlin
- Jun 28
- 4 min
Mental Health in Communal Living: How Writing Helped Me Cope
Are you someone who finds solace and strength in your connections with others?
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Bailey Merlin
- May 25
- 4 min
5 Lessons Learned from My First Year as a Debut Novelist
A Lot of People Live in This House is celebrating its first birthday! Now that I’m an expert (ha), here are 5 things I’d do differently.
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Bailey Merlin
- Apr 28
- 2 min
New Podcast: Bisexual Killjoy
When I started my master's degree journey in 2022, I never imagined that it would lead me to co-found a podcast about bisexuality. Yet, here
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Bailey Merlin
- Mar 31
- 5 min
Can Artists Be Parents and Stay in Love?
If you’d asked me when I was twenty if I wanted kids, I would have told you, “Maybe, not right now.” If you’d asked me when I was...
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Bailey Merlin
- Feb 27
- 3 min
Finding Peace: An ADHD Medication Story
I have ADHD. Because of a PCP switch last summer, I had to go unmedicated for months and have been on the struggle bus because of it....
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Bailey Merlin
- Jan 26
- 3 min
Surviving My First Dry January: Reflections on Sobriety as a Child of an Alcoholic
I’m mourning the loss of my father. To honor his memory, I'm doing Dry January. A month of sobriety shouldn’t be that hard, right? Right?
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Bailey Merlin
- Dec 23, 2023
- 1 min
The 2023 Wrap
I’ll say this, 2023 was a banner year.
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Bailey Merlin
- Nov 18, 2023
- 3 min
Exploring Communal Living and Its Portrayal in A Lot of People Live in This House
Having lived communally for many years now, I’m always pleasantly surprised when people respond with fascination when I tell them that I...
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Bailey Merlin
- Oct 27, 2023
- 4 min
6 communal living models that will change your mind about roommates
The economy is a joke, and American renters are the butt of it. Housing is scarce, affordability is a thing of the past, and anyone who...
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Bailey Merlin
- Sep 18, 2023
- 5 min
How To Write About Your Dad's Death
My father dies. My father dies, and part of me has been waiting for this moment for years. My whole life?
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Bailey Merlin
- Aug 12, 2023
- 7 min
5 Misconceptions About Communal Living
These 5 misconceptions will change your mind about communal living.
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Bailey Merlin
- Jul 31, 2023
- 4 min
Dreams to Realities: Navigating the Highs and Lows of Publishing as an Indie Author
When I set out to write a book about communal living, I was never certain what life would look like on the other side of publication.
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Bailey Merlin
- Jun 30, 2023
- 2 min
How to Publish with Depression
Writing may not be easy, but publishing with depression is evil incarnate.
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Bailey Merlin
- May 18, 2023
- 3 min
Beyond Expectations: Mental Health, Marriage, and Harvard Medical School
This post is a warning to manage your expectations. This post is to remind you that you are not superhuman, even if you think you are.
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Bailey Merlin
- Apr 5, 2023
- 3 min
Writing About Your Friends
It’s wild to me that my novel, A Lot of People Live in This House, will be in the world soon and that people will read it. A scarier part...
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Bailey Merlin
- Mar 24, 2023
- 3 min
Frankfurt, Day 6
We woke up late again because, apparently, we just aren’t going to adjust to this time difference. Or maybe we are both chronically tired...
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Bailey Merlin
- Mar 2, 2023
- 3 min
Munich, Day 5
December 21: Today, I was supposed to celebrate the Winter Solstice but didn’t really. Holidays are hard when you travel, but that...
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Bailey Merlin
- Feb 16, 2023
- 3 min
Munich, Day 4
We fought hard to get out of bed this morning. Told Theresa we’d be out and about by eight but were liars until nine. Between the hard...
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Bailey Merlin
- Feb 3, 2023
- 3 min
Munich, Day 3
We started the day earlier than either of us wanted because the train to Munich left at 7:15. Apparently, this didn’t matter to anyone...
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