T. George Merritt

Memoir(ish)

Society EN ↓ 11 episodes

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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T. George Merritt

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The Middle is Gone 10.04.2026 8:45

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

The People You Never Meet 08.04.2026 6:34

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

The Illusion of Seeing Clearly 03.04.2026 10:00

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

This Could Have Been a Glass of Wine 31.03.2026 8:00

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

I Thought Everyone Saw This 24.03.2026 8:05

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

Leaving Nebaj 20.03.2026 13:58

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...

Guatemala Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time 17.03.2026 7:29

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

The Tree Between Blindness and Dinner 10.03.2026 7:07

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

An Alibi for Despair 03.03.2026 9:11

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

Escape Can Look Like Ambition 23.02.2026 6:26

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

The Abacus: Part I, The Train 20.02.2026 17:20

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