A Lesson in Magic from the Maine CoastIf you sing to periwinkles, it coaxes them out of their shell.
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nature
blog post
Meghan McGuire
Meghan McGuire is a writer and comedian, whose writing, according one faculty mentor, is full of humor and desperation. She writes from her desk in Chicago, where she lives with her cat, Pippin. She's from Maine and won't let you forget it.
Chicago, IL, United States
Selected work (3 publications)
Confessions of the Birthday PersonI’m a birthday person, and I am so sorry about it. Yes, I know. I know. I declare November my birthday month. It started as a Birthday weekend, then became a Birthday week, and now it’s gotten out of hand.
Essay
blog post
Stranded Helpless in the WoodsThe woods loomed bigger in my head in the darkness of the blindfold. The trees stretched high toward the pre-dusk gray sky. Decades of dead leaves crunched and squished under my feet, illuminated by the red flashes of my shoes.
Essay
coming of age
comedy