Author Archives: Meg

Apps That Need To Exist: Local Etiquettr

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Meg

I could really use a GMail plugin that sorts, separates and color-codes my New York City contacts and my North Carolina contacts.  That way, when I see a blue email, I know the sender’s in NYC, and not waste anyone’s … Continue reading →

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23 Cents

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Meg

Look, I’m not condoning Indie Game Mag’s new policy of charging developers for reviews (now revoked, but the damage to IGM is pretty much done) in an attempt to make the magazine profitable. I think charging for reviews is a … Continue reading →

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Snow By Night: Fur-Traders and Magic in the Frozen North

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Meg

New piece up on thalo: Snow By Night is an independently published comic (as seen in photos 1 – 3) about a fantasy alternate history. Instead of being set in a generically medieval, Euro-ish kingdom, though, Snow’s alternate history takes … Continue reading →

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Unleashing Mr. Darcy

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Meg

   I wasn’t sure if I was going to like Teri Wilson’s Unleashing Mr. Darcy. On one hand, I (almost always) love new takes on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, but this one isn’t just set in upscale Manhattan and … 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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Player Fantasy

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Meg

My friend Chris wrote me to tell me about a game in which you play as a pediatric optometrist. Ugh. “What kind of player fantasy is that?” I wrote back. “How is giving pretend eye drops to pretend squirming kids … 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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Solstice Flowers

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Meg

Is it spring yet?

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