Author Archives: Meg
Not Finished, Just Done
So, I have one more session before I can graduate — Did you think I was finished? ME TOO! Turns out my adviser was mistaken! Turns out I have one more class to take! You guys, I can’t describe how … Continue reading
Essential Chinese: No Cilantro 不要香菜
I’ve been confusing 香菜 and 香草 since 2007, so I’m always worried that I’m asking for a cilantro latte or extra vanilla on my cool noodles. The other day, a Chinese student asked me in Mandarin how to say No … Continue reading
All Roads Lead To Yangzhou
A post shared by Meg (@simpsonsparadox) on May 23, 2018 at 6:35pm PDT We’re now selling enough Takeout that we’re moving from print-on-demand to a traditional printer. (Don’t get too excited, we’re still using our living room as the shipping … Continue reading
The Kids Are Alright
My 9-year-old student, after telling me all the things she’s read about Christopher Columbus and native Americans: Miss Meg, did you learn that Columbus was a good guy or a bad guy? Me: When I was your age, we learned … Continue reading
Takeout Review
Today we’re looking at Takeout, a fun little gem by Meg Stivison of Small Monster Games. In Takeout, players take on the role of foreigners visiting China. You and your companions are hungry for some local eats, but none of … Continue reading
Consider Revising
This semester, I submitted a short story that is so “inspired” by the end of of a certain game company startup that it barely qualifies as fiction. The main workshop feedback I got on it was: Makes no sense for … Continue reading
Did You Mean:
I usually check the interlibrary loan for my textbooks before I buy them. This time, I feel like the local public library knows me just a little too well.
Keep Calm and Brew Up
I’m really enjoying this book overall, and of the most interesting parts of The Taste of Empire is about tea. The book explains that in the mid to late 1700s, poor British workers often spent a tenth of their annual … Continue reading
Sim Builders
One of my favorite sim builder games was Nat Geo’s Doomsday Preppers. Sure, it was based on the show about survivalists preparing for an inevitable apocalypse, but this game is super cute. Even the underground bunkers of survivalist supplies are … Continue reading
London Demands Spices
London demands spices. I think that’s a pretty solid summary of the British Empire, actually. Also, it’s my winter break, and I’m playing Civ with Eric, just like when we were in college a few years ago, I mean several … Continue reading
