Author Archives: Meg
Pavilion: Touch Edition Review | Hardcore Droid
One of my favorite old magazines, Hardcore Droid, is back up, and I have a new review up. So fun to be writing here again. As If By An Occult Hand Pavilion is a unique twist on the exploration game. After … Continue reading
On No
After almost 3 years working on my MFA, I now have the bandwidth to start freelancing again. I got an interesting assignment in last Friday, and got an email on Monday morning asking for an update on how the job, … Continue reading
Star Meg
WorkBro made this and set it at the background on my classroom computer, and I almost died laughing.
Deadbreak by Jorge Sanchez | ManyBooks
I have a new review of Deadbreak by Jorge Sanchez up on ManyBooks.net. Told in first-person by wisecracking Jeremiah, this is a story of survival against incredible odds. To survive, the remaining humans are up against not just zombie hordes, … Continue reading
Accurate
View this post on Instagram Damn, fortune cookie. A post shared by Meg (@simpsonsparadox) on Jun 22, 2019 at 4:54pm PDT
Simple Past
The other day, I gave one of my private students a past-tense speaking prompt about her job, and she told a story about working hard for a small company for 2 years, helping it grow, working long hours, caring about … Continue reading
Biang Biang
We ‘re adding a special expansion card to Takeout as an SDCC exclusive. (I can’t believe that’s an actual sentence I just typed.) I’ve been considering adding either Taiwanese pineapple cake or Xian pulled noodles, both really stylish, specific foods … Continue reading
After Game Of Thrones
We had a dramatic Westeros death pool at my work for the last season of Game of Thrones, where we bet on who’d survive, and counted out each week to see who was ahead. I don’t watch the show, but … Continue reading
Dear Prudence
I always listen to Dear Prudence on the subway. This week, I almost screamed when I heard Julian introduced as the guest! I shouldn’t have been so surprised, since there was already a reference to Julian’s podcast in a previous … Continue reading
On Leaving Davis Square
No more little branch library next to the subway stop, although that’s closed for renovations now, because nothing gold can stay. No more Thai takeout next to my front door, although the Thai restaurant has new owners, who’ve stopped selling cheap bowls of noodles and started selling fusion brunch. Leaf subsides to gentrifying leaf, y’all. Continue reading
