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
Bailey Merlin
Dec 31, 20222 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
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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
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Madonna & Child, Delayed
Her knee jiggles. Incessant anxious energy has made its home in her veins, moving through her as steadily as blood. Today, though, the...
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Bailey Merlin
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How I Used to Play the Cello
This is an old piece I always thought of doing something with. Looking back at it now, I’m happy to let it be. It’s been such a long time...
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Bailey Merlin
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Slivers
In Salem, there are a lot of doors. There are a lot of doors to be seen and a lot of doors to be seen by the right pairs of eyes. Not...
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Bailey Merlin
Jul 2, 20212 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
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The Making of Bug Eyes, pt. 2
It’s a new year, and I am reflecting on the nature of my relationship with creativity. I’m learning to fall in love with reading again in...
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Bailey Merlin
Dec 20, 20204 min
A How-To on How-Not-To Eat a Crawfish
Until I was about eight, I thought my grandpa was a Spaniard. This may have had something to do with him looking a lot like Antonio...
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Bailey Merlin
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Tending the Flame
We aren’t ready. When Sebastian holds the door, and the sky blinks into blackness, we aren’t ready. When everyone is left standing in the...
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Bailey Merlin
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The Bond House: Romance Novels Are Killing Me
Stuck inside. All I can do is read shitty romance novels. Why does this feel like a hostage situation? Since the rousing success of...
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Bailey Merlin
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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
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Paris (again): Day 7
This is what it’s like to eat sunshine. I finally come to terms with my self-inflicted solitude over a tartlette citron (which I’m pretty...
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Jul 19, 20184 min
Untethered
My father always told me to look to the stars to find my way home. That was true a long time ago, when he was younger, before the...
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Bailey Merlin
Jul 18, 20186 min
That Satchmo Sorrow
There is smoke. It has grown thicker over the last hour, invading my lungs and stinging my eyes. I take another hit and begin to cough....
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Bailey Merlin
Jul 17, 20188 min
Dysphoria
Dez is not a morning person. I remind myself of the fact when I feel the urge to ruffle his hair. His snapping turtle role isn’t worth a...
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Bailey Merlin
Apr 30, 20185 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
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The Bond House: March Madness
Gideon, lost in snow As a poor, naive Southerner, I thought that we might see spring and put away our snow boots by the end of February....
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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
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Paris: Day 8
Appropriately dour. Today was the sort of day where you leave the past where it belongs. I took a hard look in the mirror and said,...
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