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Bailey Merlin


Bailey Merlin
Feb 16, 20233 min read
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
Sep 16, 20223 min read
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
Aug 18, 20222 min read
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
Jul 21, 20221 min read
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
Apr 7, 20223 min read
The Loneliness Epidemic & Other Stories
When I moved to Boston in 2017, I wanted to be a clinical psychiatrist. After working as a therapeutic writing facilitator, I was so...
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Bailey Merlin
Feb 17, 20223 min read
A Therapeutic Retrospective
It’s been a few weeks since I ended a year-long habit of going to therapy on a regular basis. The last time I ended my session, it was...
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Bailey Merlin
Jan 22, 20225 min read
Down South, Days 5-10
Jackson Square and warm weather With your cayenne lips still burning, you drive up the interstate. Family far behind, it’s easier to be...
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Bailey Merlin
Dec 17, 20213 min read
The 2021 Wrap
Before writing my wraps, I always read the previous year’s publication. 2020 sucked, didn’t it? As some of you may feel like 2021 flew by...
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Bailey Merlin
Nov 19, 20214 min read
Montreal
La Fontaine Park on a crisp Sunday afternoon. Montreal is a very clean city. More than that, it is a very approachable city. Even though...
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Bailey Merlin
Nov 5, 20211 min read
Creative Accountability
After two straight months of no rest, I have at last arrived on the other side. All of my creative projects are still here, unfinished,...
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Bailey Merlin
Sep 15, 20212 min read
Twenty Years On
“Friendship is far more tragic than love. It lasts longer.” Oscar Wilde Twenty years is a long time. It’s time enough to live a full...
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Bailey Merlin
Jul 16, 20214 min read
Artistry and ADHD
Maintaining motivation is hard. I was recently diagnosed with ADHD, and it sort of put my whole life into perspective. The diagnosis...
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Bailey Merlin
Jul 2, 20212 min read
Poem #30
Diagnosis with the Crypt Keeper The first time I meet my psychiatrist, he asks if we’ve met before. This does not bode well. He asks...
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Bailey Merlin
Jun 17, 20212 min read
Daily Practice
Writing every day used to come easily. Once, a professor asked my class who there wrote every day. No one raised their hand but me, and...
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Bailey Merlin
May 21, 20212 min read
Creeping Back into the Open
Let’s get the cliché out of the way now: It’s been a long year. Like, a really long year. As someone who is very comfortable at home, man...
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Bailey Merlin
May 8, 20214 min read
The Importance of Ceremony
A lot can be said for living with your landlord. My landlords care a lot about their property, but they also care a lot about me. That...
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Bailey Merlin
Mar 4, 20214 min read
Burnout
I need to write something. It needs to be 500 words. It needs to be posted today. At first, I was going to post a poem because I have...
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Bailey Merlin
Jan 1, 20213 min read
The 2020 Wrap
For my grandmother: Lillian Patricia Lemon Stephens Last year I ended things by asking 2020 to be gentler with all of us. I read that...
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Bailey Merlin
Dec 3, 20203 min read
An Elegy
Pat, Bailey, Wes. I am obviously the tallest person in my family. I’ve resolved to be more prolific, like the old days when writing every...
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Bailey Merlin
Apr 26, 20202 min read
39 Things-To-Do During a Global Pandemic
Make a list of all of the things you want to accomplish during the COVID-19 quarantine. Get immediately stressed out by the list. Throw...
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