Author Archives: Meg

TechCoquette

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Meg

I have a couple articles up on the new TechCoquette, including this one on What his Twitter Timeline is Telling You: Want a peek into your new boyfriend’s mind? Just browse his Twitter timeline! A guy’s Twitter stream gives you … Continue reading →

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Does Whatever A Spider Can

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Meg

Cashier: What adorable Spiderman band-aids! Your kids are going to love them! Meg: Kids?

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Ex-Expat Thoughts

Posted on June 5, 2009 by Meg

I was listening to Obama’s Cairo speech on NPR the other day when the radio cut out and it went to static. My first thought was not that I was driving through a radio dead zone, or that NPR might … Continue reading →

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Liu Gong Island

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Meg

I have no idea how I went from running to the mailbox each afternoon in hope and expectation, to utterly forgetting to mention this, but… I have a travel piece in the March-April issue of Adventures For The Average Woman. … Continue reading →

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Bradford’s Ordinary

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Meg

I once had an English professor who told us that foreshadowing, symbolism and irony are literary terms, and by definition, can not happen in real life. It is our desire to see our life as a coherent story, he believed, … Continue reading →

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Now Boarding

Posted on May 30, 2009 by Meg

For my trip back to Raleigh, I had an awesome check in at the Continental counter. When the woman at the check-in desk spoke clearly, in complete sentences, and then cheerfully wished me a good flight, I wasn’t sure how … Continue reading →

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Out of Town

Posted on May 25, 2009 by Meg

“I hope what happened to Barbie’s plants doesn’t happen to our plants.” Stick said. “Why? What happened?” I asked. “She went out of town for a few days and left me in charge and they died.”

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Bluestone, Red Face

Posted on May 25, 2009 by Meg

My dad and I drove back to Montclair from Middletown last night. This morning Scep and Katie came to get me and we went to the Bluestone Cafe in Watchung Plaza. We walked past Watchung Deli as we waited for … Continue reading →

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Swiftriver

Posted on May 23, 2009 by Meg

I’d like to direct you all to my friend Tricia’s new webcomic, Swiftriver. Swiftriver started a couple months ago, so start with the first comic and follow the story of Bowie Swiftriver. Check it out, leave Tricia a comment or … Continue reading →

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Visiting Bethie

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Meg

At Wesleyan, visiting my sister’s lab.

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