Category Archives: My Other Writing

Sometimes Nostalgia’s Not Enough For a Successful Game

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Meg

New piece up on Hardcore Games. After the first dungeon, where my biggest challenge was finding my way, the second dungeon became almost impossibly difficult. (The party wipes were not helped by a small bug that caused the game to … Continue reading →

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The Perils of The Lady Gamer: A Graphial Diversion Regarding Women and Games

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Meg

I wrote about this hilarious and sad comic on female gamers by Shaenon K Garrity for The Absolute. You may have seen it by now — this is actually the 4th time* I’ve covered a story right before a Gawker … Continue reading →

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Stories From Space Camp

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Meg

I have a new story, Star-Crossed, out in Stories From Space Camp. Stories From Space Camp is a scifi zine with an issue theme of assimilation / liberation. Star-Crossed is about aliens and alienation. Although I’ve been writing science fiction since I … Continue reading →

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A Little Cheating on ‘The Facebook Diet’

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Meg

Very often I’ll write something that I think is perfectly clear, and be amazed by what readers take away from it. Sometimes this is educational for me, and helps me improve my work by discovering areas where my words were … Continue reading →

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I’m (Not) Sorry: Thanks, Indie Game Magazine

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Meg

I’m Sorry: The Rise And Fall Of The Indie Game Magazine is written by Mike Gnade, the founder, former owner and former E-I-C of Indie Game Mag,  and posted by Chris Priestman, another IGM alum, over at Indie Statik. This … Continue reading →

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The Subway Bride

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Meg

The Subway Bride is out! I’m really excited to share this one. You can read my story, and my amazing Southern author bio here.  I usually have a lot of trouble writing author bios, but not this time. The author … Continue reading →

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Creatively Scraped

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Meg

N’ Elefant Mouse’z ‘Str Trek: Rivalz’ 4 iOz, playerz amazz a deck f cardz, each wit an image from teh nu JJ Abramz “Str Trek,” n’ teh middle & 4 numberz aroun teh zidez. N’ each game, each playr be … Continue reading →

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Jesse Petersen’s “Monsters In Your Neighborhood”

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Meg

Monsters In Your Neighborhood is Jesse Petersen’s sequel to Club Monstrosity. In Club Monstrosity, we met a collection of Manhattan monsters. Swamp Thing, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the Blob, the Invisible Man, a mummy, a vampire, and Alec, the … Continue reading →

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‘It’s Just A Game’ Zine

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Meg

It’s Just A Game arrived today! I’m very pleased to be part of this collection. Probably the best part was going through the links in the bios and discovering the other contributors’ game and writing projects. Edited: The first print run … Continue reading →

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Notch’s Surprising New Projects – Youth Digital

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Meg

Part of my new job involves tech and games blogging for kids eight and up. Here’s my first piece, it was difficult for me to take out the industry snarking, but I think the result is child-friendly without being condescending. … Continue reading →

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