Category Archives: My Other Writing

The Subway Bride

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Meg

The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature will be publishing my story, The Subway Bride, in their November issue! I’ve been getting more interested in storytelling through magical realism, and The Subway Bride blends Southern gothic and the Brooklyn start-up scene. … Continue reading →

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Amazing Birds

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Meg

I recently finished some backstories and narrative work for the upcoming Amazing Birds Sea Surfers game from Burnin’ Ape. This was a really fun contract for me, working with good people and getting to play with really cute bird characters! … Continue reading →

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Election Stories

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Meg

This TapScape piece is about 519 Games’ Campaign Story and trends in how players choose to play in the election narrative. I’m don’t think I fully buy into the idea that the game trends predicted the actual election, even if … Continue reading →

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Dateini

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Meg

I have a new piece on Dateini from TechCrunch Disrupt for Yahoo! Shine: Dateini, one of the startups displayed at TechCrunch Disrupt, promises to help users “plan dates like Houdini”. Users select their location, cuisine type, budget, and theme, and … Continue reading →

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Ironforge Travelogue

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Meg

Turned this up while working on my portfolio. Usually when I re-read things I wrote a long time ago, I cringe, but I’m still pretty pleased with this one. The assignment, for Azeroth World News, was an in-world travelogue in … Continue reading →

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LitStack Reviews In the Snake’s October Issue

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Meg

Just heard that LitStack reviewed the October issue of In The Snake (and used my favorite pullquote): “The Age of All Nighters” by Meg Stivison was perhaps my favorite; in it, a muse remembers her youth and the many men … Continue reading →

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The Age of All-Nighters

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Meg

The editors of InTheSnake wrote me to let me know they’re taking  my flash fiction submission for their October issue! I’m completely thrilled. After I told Twitter, I had to come up with a short summary of the piece for … Continue reading →

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Anti-Social Networking

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Meg

My new piece on Dialect is my second discussion of G+ and Facebook. Google’s circles, I’m constantly told, allow you to share content with different groups. You can skip the updates who bore you! You can make an unread circle … Continue reading →

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ChinesePod, OpenStudy and Education

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Meg

I’ve got a new piece over on Dialect Magazine, talking about ChinesePod, OpenStudy, education for its own sake, and the most annoying website add-on I’ve seen since autoloading music (No, it’s not ChinesePod or OpenStudy). Tech-enabled students set their own … Continue reading →

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Sonar: Tech-enabled Telepathy

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Meg

I have a new piece up on Dialect Magazine, chatting about social media, location-based apps and live-action friendspam, and anticipating future interactions of tech and society. New location-based social app Sonar.me, though, takes that into account and works as an … Continue reading →

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