Memoir(ish)

T. George Merritt
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Exploring the dark corners and silver linings of grief, memory, avoidance, and what remains when reinvention stops working. tgeorgemerritt.substack.com

Episodes

  1. APR 10

    The Middle is Gone

    The first anniversary of losing a brother, and holding on to what's left. Get full access to Memoir(ish) at tgeorgemerritt.substack.com/subscribe

    9 min

  2. APR 8

    The People You Never Meet

    The relationships we build from fragments, and how even the imagined ones can feel real when they end. Get full access to Memoir(ish) at tgeorgemerritt.substack.com/subscribe

    7 min

  3. APR 3

    The Illusion of Seeing Clearly

    Travel, a Guatemalan market, and giving your younger self permission to make mistakes. Get full access to Memoir(ish) at tgeorgemerritt.substack.com/subscribe

    10 min

  4. MAR 31

    This Could Have Been a Glass of Wine

    Thoughts on meaning, ritual, and community, and how daily habits shape purpose or lead to distraction and numbness. Get full access to Memoir(ish) at tgeorgemerritt.substack.com/subscribe

    8 min

  5. MAR 24

    I Thought Everyone Saw This

    Astigmatism, inner monologues, and how we assume others experience the world the same way we do. Get full access to Memoir(ish) at tgeorgemerritt.substack.com/subscribe

    8 min

  6. MAR 20

    Leaving Nebaj

    Nebaj (ney-BACH) On a sunrise drive out of Nebaj, Guatemala, drifting through uncertainty and self-suppression, I witnessed a quiet procession of Indigenous Quiché walking to market. A beautiful but ordinary moment forced me into an uncomfortable awareness of lives rooted in endurance and community. In contrast to my own avoidance, it prompted a fleeting but lasting shift in how I saw myself and the world. Get full access to Memoir(ish) at tgeorgemerritt.substack.com/subscribe

    14 min

  7. MAR 17

    Guatemala Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

    Doubt and the strange places life takes us while we’re figuring things out. It’s for anyone who has wondered if fear is quietly steering the wheel. Get full access to Memoir(ish) at tgeorgemerritt.substack.com/subscribe

    7 min

  8. MAR 10

    The Tree Between Blindness and Dinner

    What my brother once said that has stayed with me for decades, and embracing the dichotomies that plague us. Get full access to Memoir(ish) at tgeorgemerritt.substack.com/subscribe

    7 min

  9. MAR 3

    An Alibi for Despair

    As the first anniversary of my brother's passing approaches, what emotional distance, despair, and Albert Camus have in common. Get full access to Memoir(ish) at tgeorgemerritt.substack.com/subscribe

    9 min

  10. FEB 23

    Escape Can Look Like Ambition

    Thoughts from a blizzard on three arrivals in New York, personal growth and avoidance, and choosing hope. Get full access to Memoir(ish) at tgeorgemerritt.substack.com/subscribe

    6 min

  11. FEB 20

    The Abacus: Part I, The Train

    Part 1 of The Abacus as George starts on a journey to Brooklyn, remembering parts of a previous life as he faces what's ahead. Get full access to Memoir(ish) at tgeorgemerritt.substack.com/subscribe

    17 min
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Exploring the dark corners and silver linings of grief, memory, avoidance, and what remains when reinvention stops working. tgeorgemerritt.substack.com

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  • Creator
    T. George Merritt
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  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
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