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“The Little God of the Staircase” is a finalist for the Eugie Award!

My Freudian horror story “The Little God of the Staircase” published by The Dark in 2022 has just been announced as a finalist for the Eugie Foster Award. I’m very […]

Posted on July 11, 2023 by Meg Elison Continue reading

Buffy (the Movie) Deserves a Little More Respect

The  20th anniversary of Joss Whedon’s seminal TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer gave its legions of fans a moment to reflect, to look at that gorgeous EW photo spread, […]

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Meg Elison Continue reading

The Non-Toxic Masculinity of Rupert Giles

My favorite stories are genre stories, which are full of orphans and kids who grow up to find out that dad is Darth Vader, or tragic waifs who know that […]

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Meg Elison Continue reading

Fat Scripts for Interacting with Your Doctor

Talking to your doctor as a fat person is too often an exercise in hostility or futility. I have navigated this difficult situation many times over the years, with varying […]

Posted on May 22, 2023May 22, 2023 by Meg Elison Continue reading

No Children

The song “No Children” by the Mountain Goats came out in 2002, but I didn’t need it then. The song went viral on TikTok in 2022, when a lot of […]

Posted on April 23, 2023 by Meg Elison Continue reading

England in Three Descents

  Ovid’s Metamorphosis was playing at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. The theater is a recreation of the Jacobean-era Blackfriars Theatre. Unlike the open-air Globe, this playhouse is fully enclosed and […]

Posted on February 25, 2023 by Meg Elison Continue reading

Every Fleetwood Mac Album

Goddess (Can’t Stand U) Ruin My Life Can’t Stand U (Kiss Me) I Know You Cheated on Me, Lindsay Sad But Sex Lindsay Buckingham: Cursed Man Sex But Sad Crimson […]

Posted on January 30, 2023January 18, 2023 by Meg Elison Continue reading

Have a Blessed Day

I used to hate it when a cashier would wish me a blessed day. It was (and is) a part of an oppressive attempted hegemony of belief that makes me […]

Posted on January 23, 2023January 18, 2023 by Meg Elison Continue reading

Number One Fan in the NYT

It’s always a thrill to get a Google alert about my name and see that it’s anything but a Russian piracy site, but this was a treat among treats! Danielle […]

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Meg Elison Continue reading

Who’s My Number One Fan?

Today’s the day I get to share Number One Fan with the world. This book was born out of so many things. It was born out of my drunken Ubering home, […]

Posted on August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 by Meg Elison Continue reading

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