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Ze, zir, zim: An Extended Metaphor

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Meg

Transgender and genderfluid identities are quite outside my experience, actually, so are most queer identities, since my own questioning phase was more about where can I find handsome boys, which boy should I date, and why can’t I date all of … Continue reading →

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In Praise of Acceptable

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Meg

I did some perfectly acceptable work recently, and I’m pretty thrilled about it. It’s not so difficult to write something great when I have a great topic, and time and space for creativity, and I’m feeling inspired. But turning out consistant … Continue reading →

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Status: It’s Complicated

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Meg

My work is starting to decorate for Christmas. Most (maybe all?) of the Jewish staff happen to work in my room, so naturally we were joking around about putting up a menorah or a Hanukkah Bush. “I didn’t know you were Jewish,” another … Continue reading →

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Enjoying It Wrong

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Meg

Some days, it’s hard to like things. I’m super excited about this latte! I say, and the internet laughs back at me, a stupid (white, thirtyish) lady with my cliched Starbucks drink. Dumb for enjoying the foam patterns and the … Continue reading →

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JPodding

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Meg

 So it turns out that I don’t love JPod as much as I previously thought. Sure, there was a completely genius part where our hero, Ethan, can’t quit his job because he’s been kinda-sorta-promised a promotion to assistant production assistant … Continue reading →

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I Guess I Could Read The Walltext

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Meg

I enjoy going to the museum with Harold — I like both Harold and art museums very much — but  we go off in opposite directions immediately. There is almost no overlap in our interests here. I wave him over … Continue reading →

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‘School’ By Hunter Gardner

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Meg

New story up on The Absolute, discussing Hunter Gardner’s School. The upcoming novel School by Hunter Gardner explains that there is so little to do in North Carolina that one might become a major drug dealer out of boredom. No, really. No, … Continue reading →

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Biblical Numerology

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Meg

My mom recently inherited some kind of special flatware (sorry, forks all look like forks to me) from my dad’s side of the family, and asked me to check and make sure there are enough for all the Christmas guests. … Continue reading →

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“The All-You-Can-Dream Buffet” by Barbara O’Neal

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Meg

The All-You-Can-Dream Buffet, by Barbara O’Neal, tells the story of four food bloggers meeting for the first time in person to celebrate an 85th birthday, although each woman is going through a rough time. Lavender, the birthday girl, invites baker … Continue reading →

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A Little Cheating on ‘The Facebook Diet’

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Meg

Very often I’ll write something that I think is perfectly clear, and be amazed by what readers take away from it. Sometimes this is educational for me, and helps me improve my work by discovering areas where my words were … Continue reading →

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