The Summer of Yes, year 2
As many of you know, last year sent me careening into an entirely new mindset and lifestyle. Gone was the overly-prudent-and-homebody...
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Bailey Merlin
Bailey Merlin
- Jul 5, 2018
- 7 min
The Bond House: Those Summertime Feelings
Summer hitting us hard, at last January lingered on for about six months. Now, all of a sudden, we’re over halfway through the year. The...
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Bailey Merlin
- Jun 7, 2018
- 4 min
The Bond House: We Go Full-Gatsby
Precious. In the bleak midwinter, we sat around the kitchen table and talked about Claudia’s upcoming birthday. Michael and I strove to...
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Bailey Merlin
- Apr 30, 2018
- 5 min
The Bond House: Biscotti in the Car
Blurry and, yet, we look great Sometimes it’s hard to believe that it was only four months ago that I moved into a house with Craigslist...
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Bailey Merlin
- Apr 13, 2018
- 5 min
Waking Up At Last
Who would we be without our best friends? Had you asked me a month ago, I would have told you that I had been depressed for a few years....
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Bailey Merlin
- Feb 26, 2018
- 4 min
The Bond House: Breaking Bread
Celebrating “New Bonds” One of life’s great pleasures is sharing a meal with friends. There’s something to be said about a bowl of salad...
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Bailey Merlin
- Feb 10, 2018
- 5 min
The Bond House: For the Love of My Roommates
When I was in college, I imagined that I would form friendships with a huge group of people, relationships I would effortlessly maintain...
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Bailey Merlin
- Feb 1, 2018
- 4 min
The Bond House: We Haven’t Been Murdered (Yet)
Mucha adjusting to his new circumstances with his typical malaise. I’ve been in Boston a few months now. I’ve survived my first real...
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Bailey Merlin
- Dec 17, 2017
- 4 min
The 2017 Wrap
My new playground The end of the year is upon us (thank God), and I must admit that it has been the strangest 12 months of my life. I...
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Bailey Merlin
- Oct 17, 2017
- 2 min
Autumn of Anything Goes
Me wearing a piece of clothing that makes me incredibly uncomfortable. I haven’t written lately. It hasn’t been for a lack of trying or...
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Bailey Merlin
- Aug 17, 2017
- 4 min
Paris: Day 9-10
Paris will teach you about self-love, man. The last full day in Paris is bittersweet. Even after this short period of time, I feel like...
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Bailey Merlin
- Aug 7, 2017
- 3 min
Paris: Day 7
Laundry day starts with pajamas and wine, no matter where you live. When travelling, one rarely thinks about laundry; however,...
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Bailey Merlin
- Aug 3, 2017
- 3 min
Paris: Day 6
Me, channeling that healthy, pensive mood. It’s fine; I’m fine. I start off with my head near a toilet and wishing that I would learn not...
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Bailey Merlin
- Jul 28, 2017
- 3 min
Paris: Day 4
Funny how one day can begin with screaming on the bottom floor of a Parisian metro because you’re lost and end by giving cheek kisses to...
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Bailey Merlin
- Jul 25, 2017
- 3 min
Paris: Day 2
Look at this kid: Fierce as fuck and ready to meet the day. We won’t discuss the many ways in which I made an ass out of myself today....
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Bailey Merlin
- Jul 24, 2017
- 3 min
Paris: Day 1
A foolish child going into the wilderness. I never thought I’d make it to France. Even as the leaving date grew closer, it didn’t seem...
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Bailey Merlin
- Jun 24, 2017
- 3 min
Boston: Day 5
It’s been a few days since I have written about anything, really. It’s not my fault. I’m depressed, even more so since I left Boston....
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Bailey Merlin
- Jun 8, 2017
- 1 min
Poem #2
With so much time on my hands these days, I reflect a lot. A year ago, I met a young girl who was on the verge of tears every time I saw...
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