Bailey Merlin
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
Bailey Merlin
- Feb 16
- 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
- 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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Bailey Merlin
- Jan 19
- 3 min
Vienna, Day 2
Due to travel delays, Richie and I could only spend one full day in the city instead of two. It didn’t help that we both woke up wicked...
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Bailey Merlin
- Jan 5
- 3 min
Vienna, Day 1
Honeymooning is a novel concept to me. In my life, I think I’ve only met two or three couples who were enjoying what the Germans call...
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Bailey Merlin
- Dec 31, 2022
- 2 min
The 2022 Wrap
In the interest of full disclosure, I forgot that I’ve done a yearly wrap for many years. It’s strange to think that some of you have...
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Bailey Merlin
- Dec 15, 2022
- 2 min
Honeymoon Bound
This winter has been hard. It’s been a long time since I’ve felt this out of control, but it’s as exhausting as I remembered. The dry...
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Bailey Merlin
- Dec 1, 2022
- 1 min
Poem #33
Striped I fell from a dock in the summer, split my hand open like a ripened fig, blood drip-dropping to ruddy the waves while I gulped...
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Bailey Merlin
- Nov 17, 2022
- 2 min
On Tarot
Each year, Salem, Massachusetts, puts on “Haunted Happenings” to celebrate Halloween all October. More than 500,000 people visit the...
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Bailey Merlin
- Nov 9, 2022
- 2 min
Life Update: The Big One
This year has already been so busy. Marriage. Grad School. Research Project. Promotion. And now, at last, I can put my dream on that...
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Bailey Merlin
- Nov 3, 2022
- 2 min
The Worry Buffet
This morning, after my alarm went off at half past six, I went back to sleep. Thirty extra minutes, just for me. When I woke up for real,...
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Bailey Merlin
- Oct 20, 2022
- 2 min
The Postcard; The Tiny Window
With school in full swing, creative writing has taken a back seat outside class. However, readings about illness narratives have...
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Bailey Merlin
- Oct 6, 2022
- 3 min
Leaning on Strengths
I work 40 hours a week at my desk job, at least 20 hours at school, and at least 20 hours as a tarot reader in Salem this October (I’d...
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Bailey Merlin
- Sep 16, 2022
- 3 min
For The Sister I Got to Pick
Having a best friend is a gift. Having a lifelong best friend is a blessing straight from the heavens. Longtime readers of this blog, and...
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Bailey Merlin
- Sep 9, 2022
- 1 min
Poem #32
Dry Socket I’m bad at being an invalid, so I keep angel teeth in my pocket and crunch them up into dust so I can commune with the dead...
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Bailey Merlin
- Aug 18, 2022
- 2 min
Time’s Arrow
I used to waste a lot of paper in notebooks—like, a lot of paper. Whole book butts were left blank, half a sheet of paper used, chunks...
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Bailey Merlin
- Aug 4, 2022
- 1 min
Poem #31
Double Helix Breakdown She’s waiting for spiders to crawl from her fingernail ridges and ride into battle, feeling their history as they...
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Bailey Merlin
- Jul 21, 2022
- 1 min
Checklist to Live By
As I prepare for an incredibly busy September, my anxiety has been creeping up…a lot. I mean, there’s a fine line between anxiety and...
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Bailey Merlin
- Jul 7, 2022
- 3 min
June Writing Challenge, pt. 2
Creative pursuits are a practice, and you have to show up for them or they won’t show up for you. Last month, I made sure to answer a...
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Bailey Merlin
- Jun 27, 2022
- 3 min
Bodily Autonomy
In 2018, a doctor moved into the Bond House. As fiery Southerners, we had an immediate kinship. She had moved to Boston from New York to...
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