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
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 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 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 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 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
- May 5, 2022
- 4 min
Examining Life
It’s easy to be happy online. You work to put together the filter, the caption, the hashtags, the everything, and the end product is this...
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Bailey Merlin
- Apr 7, 2022
- 3 min
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
- Jan 22, 2022
- 5 min
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
- Jan 8, 2022
- 6 min
Down South, Days 1-4
Going back to your Gulf Coast hometown after a long time is weird, a little uncomfortable, especially in the middle of a highly...
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Bailey Merlin
- Dec 17, 2021
- 3 min
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
- Jul 16, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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
- Dec 29, 2019
- 3 min
The 2019 Wrap
For my grandmother: Vesta “Vicky” Davis Cook I mark my life with music. If there’s a song in my playlist, there’s probably a strong...
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Bailey Merlin
- Jan 1, 2019
- 2 min
The 2018 Wrap
Most importantly: I embraced crop top freedom. Another year has come and gone, and I have to admit that 2018 was amazing. With 2017 being...
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Bailey Merlin
- Dec 30, 2018
- 4 min
The Bond House: A Year in Review
I’m really growing into this host position. Please, come to our house so I can feed you. After ten minutes out in the fresh air this...
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Bailey Merlin
- Nov 20, 2018
- 5 min
The Bond House: When Friends Become Family
It’s only an adventure if I have to get on a bus. It’s been a while. Life has this strange habit of going fast and slow all at once, a...
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