Memoir(ish)

T. George Merritt

Exploring the dark corners and silver linings of grief, memory, avoidance, and what remains when reinvention stops working.

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April 10 · 8 min
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
April 8 · 6 min
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
April 3 · 10 min
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
March 31 · 8 min
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
March 24 · 8 min
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
March 20 · 13 min
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
March 17 · 7 min
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
March 10 · 7 min
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
March 3 · 9 min
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
February 23 · 6 min
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
February 20 · 17 min
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

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