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Shapes of Possibility and The Narrowing That Isn’t
On aging, photons, and the aperture of possibility
May 16
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T. George Merritt
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Unemployed in First Class
On job loss and the illusion of knowing where you’re headed
May 8
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T. George Merritt
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April 2026
Do These Pants Match My Death?
Danger and exposure, and knowing when not to care
Apr 29
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T. George Merritt
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The Performance of Being a Person
On jury duty and the moments that collapse distance between us
Apr 21
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T. George Merritt
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What Words Couldn’t Hold
A second chance and permission to move on
Apr 18
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T. George Merritt
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Soften. Detach. Keep. Repeat.
The pattern I didn’t know I was practicing
Apr 14
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T. George Merritt
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The Middle is Gone
On losing a brother and holding on to what’s left
Apr 10
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T. George Merritt
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The People You Never Meet
The strange intimacy of strangers
Apr 8
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T. George Merritt
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The Illusion of Seeing Clearly
Travel, a Guatemalan market, and giving permission to make mistakes.
Apr 3
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T. George Merritt
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March 2026
This Could Have Been a Glass of Wine
Instead, it’s about meaning, ritual, and paying attention to your life
Mar 31
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T. George Merritt
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I Thought Everyone Saw This
On vision, inner noise, and the assumptions we never question
Mar 24
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T. George Merritt
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Leaving Nebaj
A slight disruption to my avoidance strategy
Mar 20
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T. George Merritt
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