Author Archives: Meg
Hello Kitty Amigurumi
My friend Jennette came over to help me try out this book of Hello Kitty crochet patterns, and I was pretty excited for crafting and wine night. I’ve crocheted simple things, mostly, like scarves or wristlets. (I’ve been meaning to try Bethany’s crocheted Hello Kitty hat, and … Continue reading
The Summer Queen
Elizabeth Chadwick’s The Summer Queen tells the story of young Alienor (who will be called Eleanor from now on, because my spellcheck prefers it), from her childhood with her sister Petronella in Aquitaine, through her marriage to Louis of France, … Continue reading
Kind of A Hurricane
Really pleased to tell you that I have a new short story, coming out in Kind of A Hurricane’s next anthology, Switch (the Difference)! My recent fiction work has been influenced by mythology, and the themes in this one are inspired … Continue reading
More Than Just A Princess
I’ve been supporting GoldieBlox since their first Kickstarter, so I got an email announcing their new video this morning. Sure, this is a product launch announcement, but it’s also about creative play for girls, fashion, and pink packages. This is part of a larger conversation … Continue reading
Studio Selfie
At work, about to record a tech story for the kids.
Just The Writer
The other day, some college students came to take a tour of the studio, and for once I didn’t mumble a little about how I’m just the writer and how I guess I worked a little bit on this game that … Continue reading
Deep Sea at SXSW’s Screenburn
Deep Sea, Robin Arnott’s terrifying sound-based undersea adventure pushes boundaries between game and interactive experience. Sure, there’s combat, a battle between the player and some sort of killer leviathan, but the focus is much more on an experience than a … Continue reading
Fairy Princess Programming Teacher
With sparkle ballet flats and sparkle French manicure, today’s look is fairy princess programming teacher.
Project Management
Imagine a vast prairie. Full of steers, and cows, and they’re all going different directions! Running crazy in all different directions. And they’re big. Also, there are buffalo. Buffaloes? Anyway, multiple buffalo. And there is one lone cowboy, on this vast … Continue reading
The Silent Age: Episode Two
The second part of House on Fire’s The Silent Age continues janitor Joe’s time-traveling adventures as he saves the world from certain destruction. Like in the first episode, Joe travels between groovy 1972 and a terrible post-apocalyptic future with his solar-powered … Continue reading
