Author Archives: Meg

Bohemian Throwdown

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Meg

Harold has written a new story for the comics collection Country Ass-Whupping, called Insights Into My Fiance’s Anger Issues, sorry, I mean, the story’s called Bohemian Throwdown. The other thing is just what I call it. This book is a one-shot fundraiser for … Continue reading →

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It’s Numbered, Too.

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Meg

Harold: Oh, wow! Is this for me? Were you trying to hide this to give it to me later? Meg: No! That’s, um, that’s my Star Trek action figure that I was, um, storing in an unmarked box in the back of … Continue reading →

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Spaceteam!

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Meg

I played Spaceteam with some friends this weekend. When you have a group of people who work in games and think critically about games, sometimes it’s easy to get caught up talking about mechanics, but I had so much genuine … Continue reading →

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Author, Publisher, Entrepeneur

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Meg

APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur-How to Publish a Book is  Guy Kawasaki’s new self-published ebook on, well, self-publishing and ebooks. The book opens with a short narrative about Kawasaki requesting 500 ebook copies of Enchantment from a traditional publisher, who was unable to … Continue reading →

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This Is Why I Can’t Tell You Things, Facebook.

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Meg

Nothing good comes of the relationship status on Facebook. At least I still have a WarCraft targeted ad too.

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The Forgotten Queen

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Meg

 D.L. Bogdan’s The Forgotten Queen is a novel about Margaret Tudor, the sister of Henry VIII. I’d previously read Secrets of the Tudor Court by this author, which is what interested me in The Forgotten Queen,  and I was really … Continue reading →

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Osmos in Lili

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Meg

I’m playing BitMonster’s Lili, and just discovered a cute reference to another favorite, Hemisphere Games’ Osmos. Here’s Lili in Shoppington’s, noticing it too.

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Elsewhere

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Meg

New piece up  on thalo about Elsewhere in Greensboro. Still seems weird seeing a North Carolina dateline on my pieces… GREENSBORO, NC — At first glance, Elsewhere looks like another Greensboro, NC, antique shop or gallery, open late in the evening for … Continue reading →

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Still Life With Engagement Ring and Chinese MMO Text

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Meg

This past year, Harold and I got engaged! I still can’t really believe it, and saying “my fiance” and “after we’re married…” makes me laugh hysterically. In 2012, I contributed to three shipped games, Grumpy Goats, Next Island and Empire Online Lakoo. I started writing for … Continue reading →

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Currier & Ives

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Meg

There are a lot of upsetting things happening right now. The school shooting in Connecticut seems like part of a terrifying trend, that it’s not safe to do normal things, like go to a superhero movie, or go to school, … Continue reading →

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