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Bailey Merlin
Bailey Merlin
Aug 18, 20185 min read
The Bond House: Chopped Edition
Preview: Our Chaos With summer winding down to a close, it’s easy to get behind on important things: chores, paperwork, meeting up with...
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Bailey Merlin
Jul 5, 20187 min read
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, 20184 min read
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
Mar 30, 20184 min read
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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Bailey Merlin
Feb 26, 20184 min read
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, 20185 min read
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, 20184 min read
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
Jul 28, 20173 min read
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, 20173 min read
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
Jun 28, 20173 min read
Boston: Day 6
On my last day in Boston, it rained like the whole state of Massachusetts was sad to see me go. There were great bolts of lightening,...
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Bailey Merlin
Jun 24, 20173 min read
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 16, 20172 min read
Boston: Day 4
Like most great adventures, the days start to blur together. Wednesday was one of those sleepy days that all vacations have. It’s the...
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Bailey Merlin
Jun 14, 20172 min read
Boston: Days 2-3
Boston is on fire. I mean, not in the literal sense, but in that “holy-shit-is-this-an-oven” sort of way. Before I got here, Harriet...
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Bailey Merlin
Jun 12, 20173 min read
Boston: Day 1
This is my Summer of Yes. After spending so many years worrying about what other people think and being overly practical, I’m finally...
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