Author Archives: Meg

Longform

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Meg

My editor at Geek sent all the writers a group email suggesting that we all feel free to go over our wordcounts whenever the subject warrants a longer piece. I responded with a longform essay on serious, indie games, because who … Continue reading →

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Amity & Sorrow

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Meg

New piece over on thalo about Peggy Riley’s amazing new novel, Amity & Sorrow. I don’t love every book I end up reviewing (AHEM), but I’d really recommend this one for lovely prose revealing a thoughtful and sometimes dark story.  Peggy … Continue reading →

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And Turn Down That Terrible Music

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Meg

Editor: Anyone want a rush fee for covering the end of Google Reader? Cover the news, and suggest alternative feedreaders, due as soon as possible. Meg: Don’t we have someone under 30 to do that? I’d still be on Bloglines … Continue reading →

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Text-Based Space Opera in ‘Choice of the Star Captain’

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Meg

I’ve talked a lot about text-based games like Heroes Rise, To The City of the Clouds, Choice of Romance, Choice of The Vampire, Choice of the Dragon, and now, I’ve got a new piece on Geek talking about Star Captain. Choice of the Star Captain … Continue reading →

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Fiction and Family

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Meg

“I found my extra copy of A Torn Page when I was packing,” I told Harold, “I think I might give it to your mom — she was asking me about my work, and a fiction anthology is probably better … Continue reading →

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New York Gaming

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Meg

While I was in Brooklyn, I went over to the NY Gaming demo at Microsoft, checked out the games my NYC neighbors are building, and wrote it up for Geek Magazine: New York Gaming tends towards electronic games, so  I … Continue reading →

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North Carolina

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Meg

In Chapel Hill, doing a little betatesting for the iOs build of Gemini Rue, and giggling.

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New, Long-Lasting Hold

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Meg

When I first moved to New York (Well, I was actually moving to Scep and Katie’s study, but now that you know that all my exciting LA adventures involve me staying in the murder hotel, I guess “moving to my … Continue reading →

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On Advice

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Meg

 One of the first books I put on my Kindle was Lori Gottlieb’s Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough, because I’ve seen it quoted quite widely, but I could not bring myself to walk around with … Continue reading →

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Leaving Brooklyn

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Meg

I’m back up in Brooklyn, staying in my apartment for the last time before I move to Chapel Hill. North Carolina is still not my favorite place ever (Places I would rather live include the Fire-Swamp and Antarctica), but I’m so … Continue reading →

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