Author Archives: Meg
My New Year’s Resolution Is More Glitter
My New Year’s resolution was to spend less time on flaw-hiding (boring) makeup and more time on face-decorating makeup!
Quing’s Quest VII
I checked out Quing’s Quest VII the other day, originally for work, but I quickly realized it was too full of mature themes and games industry snark to be good for the kids. The entire game is a parody, in which my genderqueer sidekick, … Continue reading
Visiting My Family
“Meg, I heard you have a new story coming out, what’s it about?” “Um…. It’s about an average-looking and moderately talented writer in her mid-thirties, who keeps getting overlooked, until she ignores all morals to completely destroy her rival. Uh.”
But First…
The entire post on barriers to diverse recruitment (over on Go Make Me A Sandwich) is quite good. It’s a thoughtful look at the overt and subtle ways that tech and gaming companies fail to encourage diverse hires, and also what a completely crock … Continue reading
Travel Essentials
Bumped off my flight home (intentional) and separated from my luggage (…not so much). Fortunately, I have all the books on my iPad and my mom’s Christmas cookies with me in my carryon.
Hello Kitty Menorah
My work Secret Santa got me Ms. Marvel comics! (This is totally unrelated to the TMNT paper my other coworkers wrapped my desk in…) I’ve been aiming to take more pictures and post a photo every Wednesday, but I guess it won’t break … Continue reading
In Praise of Acceptable
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
IndieCade East, 2015
Quick post on next year’s IndieCade, over at Gosu Tech: IndieCade East, the annual festival and exhibition of independent video games, will return to New York’s Museum of the Moving Image this February. IndieCade began as an indie games festival … Continue reading
Icewind Dale Port
I’m playing the Icewind Dale port on my iPad right now. While it’s not a perfect port — not everything works well with a touchscreen, and the instructions still ask you to hit a letter key to toggle different AI … Continue reading
Blog Book Tour: Purgatory Origins
In Purgatory Origins: Powers of Darkness, archeology professor Harrison Standish, is investigating an Egyptian tomb, and discovers a set of messages, not consistent with when the chamber was supposedly sealed, and strange half-human skeletons. While he’s investigating the skeletons, he hears … Continue reading
