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Memoir(ish)
by T. George Merritt
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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The Middle is Gone
The first anniversary of losing a brother, and holding on to what's left. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tgeorgemerritt.substack.com/subscribe
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10
The People You Never Meet
The relationships we build from fragments, and how even the imagined ones can feel real when they end. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tgeorgemerritt.substack.com/subscribe
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9
The Illusion of Seeing Clearly
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tgeorgemerritt.substack.comTravel, a Guatemalan market, and giving your younger self permission to make mistakes.
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8
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. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tgeorgemerritt.substack.com/subscribe
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7
I Thought Everyone Saw This
Astigmatism, inner monologues, and how we assume others experience the world the same way we do. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tgeorgemerritt.substack.com/subscribe
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6
Leaving Nebaj
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tgeorgemerritt.substack.comNebaj (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.
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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. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tgeorgemerritt.substack.com/subscribe
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4
An Alibi for Despair
As the first anniversary of my brother's passing approaches, what emotional distance, despair, and Albert Camus have in common. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tgeorgemerritt.substack.com/subscribe
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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. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tgeorgemerritt.substack.com/subscribe
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