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Lindsay Merbaum

Lindsay Merbaum

Too Big to Fail: Disaster, Colossal Hubris, and The Titanic

The black water shocked their lungs open with a gasp. But few of the passengers or crew drowned; almost all wore primitive lifesavers…

Apr 21, 2020

Too Big to Fail: Disaster, Colossal Hubris, and The Titanic

Apr 21, 2020

Lindsay Merbaum

How to Keep It Together This Holiday? Be Selfish

One of the biggest challenges for creatives is finding the time to actually create. Between day jobs, kids, chores, social obligations…

Nov 18, 2019

How to Keep It Together This Holiday? Be Selfish

Nov 18, 2019

Lindsay Merbaum

Get Inspired for Samhain: Using the Spirits to Spark Creativity

Whether you worship one god or many, or none at all, you can still catch the “spirit” of Samhain. The blurring of the boundary between the…

Oct 14, 2019

Get Inspired for Samhain: Using the Spirits to Spark Creativity

Oct 14, 2019

Lindsay Merbaum

Nemeses, Self-Doubt, and Self-Defeat

It’s become chic to have a nemesis, or nemeses. Well-known writer Roxane Gay’s frequent — but tantalizingly anonymous — tweets about her…

Oct 5, 2019

Nemeses, Self-Doubt, and Self-Defeat

Oct 5, 2019

Lindsay Merbaum

Why Won’t Men Leave Me Alone When I’m Trying To Read In Public?

A few weeks ago, I decided to treat myself to a drink after work at Absinthe, an upscale brasserie in San Francisco that serves fancy…

Jun 3, 2016

Jun 3, 2016

Lindsay Merbaum

Skin Deep: A Profile of San Francisco Tattoo Artist Idexa Stern

Three and a half years ago, I got my first tattoo. I’d been thinking about the idea — an abstract, halved pomegranate — for about ten years…

Oct 13, 2015

Oct 13, 2015

Lindsay Merbaum

Submission for Beginners: The Reality of Lit Mag Publishing

The literary journal submission process is pretty much synonymous with rejection and if you’re aiming at the crème de la crème of journals…

Feb 19, 2015

Feb 19, 2015

Lindsay Merbaum

Lindsay Merbaum

Lover of strange tales and strong cocktails. Author at Creature Publishing and Book Reviews Editor at Necessary Fiction. lmerbaum.com

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