Author Archives: Meg

Self-Publishing Talk with C. L. Carlisle

So I recently wrote about erotica and self publishing, and it got a ton of traffic, because apparently the internet really likes that. Erotica, I mean, although most of my internet friends are fond of independent publishing as well. Red … Continue reading

Posted in Books, Chapel Hill | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Dickwolvery

Here’s what I wrote the last time PAX was ridiculously offensive, citing Dickwolves as a pretty good reason to stop listening to Penny Arcade,   and explaining why I don’t go to PAX. It still applies to this round of dickwolfing … Continue reading

Posted in Chapel Hill | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Videogame Zinesters

It’s Just A Game! From comics & game designs to fictional interviews & academic essays, the disparate parts of It’s Just A Game work together toward the common goal of proving once and for all that no, it ISN’T just … Continue reading

Posted in Chapel Hill | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Blinded Me With Science

I’m writing a piece for Hardcore Droid about my work in games, which is turning out to be surprisingly difficult. I love talking about games but somehow when asked to describe my work and give career advice to future game … Continue reading

Posted in New York City | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Latinists in Space

There’s a new and ongoing Tumblr of gorgeous Mars probe images captioned in Latin. I love the immediacy of space image social media (like the Col. Chris Hadfield blog) blended with the medieval university feel of Latin descriptions.   COLLES TARTAREI  Via … Continue reading

Posted in New York City | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The Vicar’s Wife

The Vicar’s Wife, an upcoming novel by Katherine Swartz, tells two stories, both set in the same vicarage in the rural village of Goswell, but eighty years apart. One story is about Alice, who leaves Cambridge — one of my … Continue reading

Posted in Books, New Jersey, New York City, North Carolina | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Waiting To Meet My Sister

I know that people don’t typically have nice things to say about NYC in August, but if there is anything nicer than reading in a sundress in an urban park, well, I haven’t found it. via SCVNGR – Mitchel Square … Continue reading

Posted in Chapel Hill, New York City | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Good Manners

At the airport gate for my flight north, the cultural division of good manners is terribly pronounced. Smiling and chatty Southerners spill their bags across the aisles, taking over extra chairs for purses and fast food bags, resting their feet … Continue reading

Posted in New York City, North Carolina | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Tipping The Cows

My friend Greg from college is now a game development professor, and I’m a games journalist, so I interviewed him for thalo about his students, his projects (which sometimes involve tipping cows) and indie games in general. Guess all that time we … Continue reading

Posted in Game Reviews, New York City | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Airline Math

My thought process as I get ready for a trip: $25 for a second bag? That is highway robbery! I can’t believe airlines can charge that much for doing practically nothing!  $15 for in-flight internet? Here’s my money!

Posted in Chapel Hill, New York City | Tagged , | Leave a comment