Tag Archives: New York City

Tom Shepherd and Miranda Stratford

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Meg

A few days ago, I answered a couple questions about developing at Next Island over at Entropia Planets, and talked about the missions I’m adding to Next Island. I’ve talked with Entropia Times before, but it was still pretty strange … Continue reading →

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Househunting

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Meg

A couple weeks ago, I went to look at a potential apartment. The apartments I’ve been viewing were all basically the same, but the neighborhood seems to change pretty dramatically over a few blocks of walking. It was late evening as … Continue reading →

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Secret Spotify

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Meg

In this month’s piece for Dialect, I admit to naming playlists after crushes and ex-boyfriends, having embarrassing musical taste, not reading the fine print… and still end up feeling smarter and superior. When someone’s online activities come back to embarrass … Continue reading →

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Future

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Meg

“Oh, you know,” I tell Eric, after a long discussion about our lives and our future plans, “I just want to work in games and not be worried about money.” “Yeah, well, I want to be an immortal sorcerer,” he … Continue reading →

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Why I Majored In Classics

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Meg

I snapped this screenshot while testing my new missions the other day. This mission tells the story of Arachne, a young Greek woman who needs the player’s help to make a special garment for Athene, set in the Ancient Greece … Continue reading →

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Missing Lightsaber. $100 Reward.

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Meg

Just in case you can’t read all the text, it seems the New York Jedi lost his custom lightsaber to a nefarious criminal described here as “Mr. Jerk”, but he will forgo the expected Jedi vendetta if the thief brings … Continue reading →

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Why I Wear Headphones At Work

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Meg

Caitlin: Hey Meg? I had a question for you about your *system proposal*. Meg: Sorry, what? I was evacuating the dance floor over here.  

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Bohnhoff

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Meg

Stick lived in Germany for a couple years before we met, but he was on an American base, so the only German he knows is Where is the train station? and potato. (Ed. note: Stick would like you all to … Continue reading →

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Communicating By Voice

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Meg

Harold recently switched to an iPhone, because he really wanted to get Siri, the voice-activated assistant. He set it all up, and then showed me how well the voice commands and speech recognition work by sending me a voice-activated text … Continue reading →

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LitStack Reviews In the Snake’s October Issue

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Meg

Just heard that LitStack reviewed the October issue of In The Snake (and used my favorite pullquote): “The Age of All Nighters” by Meg Stivison was perhaps my favorite; in it, a muse remembers her youth and the many men … Continue reading →

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