Author Archives: Meg

Secret Message To Tourists

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Meg

New York, as befits the Greatest City In The World, has a wonderful system of transportation known as the subway. New York, as befits the Greatest City In The World, also has a constant influx of tourists, visitors and new … Continue reading →

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A Million Comic Books

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Meg

Harold might talk a lot about hating comics, but I’m helping him pack, and that man owns several million comic books. (Helping him pack actually means dividing his books into boxes for him to take to Chapel Hill, and into … Continue reading →

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IndieWalls on thalo

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Meg

I have a new piece up on thalo today, talking about IndieWalls: NEW YORK, NY — In the creative world, promised exposure for one’s work can be secret code for unpaid labour.  Therefore, I was understandably intrigued but a bit … Continue reading →

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Splitting The Page

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Meg

Among my writing and site editing friends, there are some differing opinions on the split-page article layout. Some people think a long article should be split up into several pages, with a link to the next page at the bottom,  … Continue reading →

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NYC Gaming September Demo Night

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Meg

Last night I went to the NYC Gaming September Demo night at Microsoft.  Grumpy Goats was one of the demos, it was really fun to see the changes made to the game and see the guys from Verge. Also saw … Continue reading →

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Yes!

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Meg

It’s been a bit of an emotional time for me recently. I’m still reeling from my company going under, and trying to sort out the freelancing rollercoaster, and Harold’s been offered an exciting and awesome new job, but it’s in … Continue reading →

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Jane Austen Fangirl

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Meg

I’d reserved Heather Lynn Rigaud’s Fitzwilliam Darcy, Rock Star from the library a while ago, because of course someone else was reading it and someone else was second on the waitlist. New York is awesome! This rockstar retelling of the … Continue reading →

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Stranger Than

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Meg

A headline this morning made me realize that I’m literally unable to tell truth from fiction anymore. This started when some friends blogged about a bacon sundae at Burger King and I didn’t know if they were kidding or serious.  … Continue reading →

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For Exposure

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Meg

Hey, guys, which came first? Prefix’s post this morning on how Amanda Palmer doesn’t pay her backup musicians , including the brilliant snark at her cheapness: Palmer sought to crowdsource each city she stopped in to get the instruments she … Continue reading →

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Kansas City

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Meg

I was excited when Harold suggested a last-minute trip to Kansas City. Partly because I love when scheduled, steady Harold wants to do something spontaneous. (I don’t know how  manic pixie dream girls do it. I’m quirkily restless all the … Continue reading →

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