Daily writing promptIf you had to get a tattoo right now, what would it be and why?View all responses I have one tattoo. It is a small faded red apple on my shoulder, in the same place where my partner has a tattoo. I got it from a local tattoo artist In Vancouver and he … Continue reading If I got a tattoo or two, what would I do?
Author: megdedwards
Sea Change – A Memoir
I wrote a persuasive proposal for a MFA and now I have to do it In June of this year I started a new project, a project I cannot help but describe as audacious every time I consider it. I am old, tired and broke but I have committed to write a book about my … Continue reading Sea Change – A Memoir
Living like I’m Twenty
I have unceremoniously thrown myself back into life as if I am young and full of energy. I am a student again, working towards my MFA, and at the moment, a waitress. Always working, not entirely sure of my future, I am fully engaged with life. I'm not always upbeat, or even good tempered, but … Continue reading Living like I’m Twenty
From Mount Allison to the world – How my Grandmother Margaret (Hockin) Harrington (‘32, LLD ‘54) changed lives across continents
Read more at https://mta.ca/record/issues/2025-winter/mount-allison-world A tantalizing tidbit and just the tip of the iceberg - a small piece on my grandmother for Mount Allison's Alumni Magazine, Record.
Encountering AI in Everyday Life
The AI discussion seems theoretical, until it is not. I had two experiences recently that put its infectious spread, and the repercussions of its use, into perspective. In the first experience I had voluntarily handed in a short piece about my grandmother to a university alumni publication so that her life and name could be … Continue reading Encountering AI in Everyday Life
Back at it!
Happy Mother's Day to all! I had a flutter, I got cold feet. My last post expressed my thoughts about my plan to get my Master of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfiction; it was an audacious plan. It was outrageous. To commit to a project like a MFA, both money and time! And why? This … Continue reading Back at it!
another day
What a strange day and sleepless night. I am tired from thinking about possibilities and pondering realities. I really had convinced myself about grad school, I made such a good case. I really sold it. It made sense and it was exciting and fun to have a challenge. But today I faced the music and … Continue reading another day
The Alysa Liu Approach
I have stopped writing my lighthearted blogs just for myself, conjured out of flashes of thoughts and images, tapped out when I have a moment, free and easy, sometimes funny, often emotional. The mama, the writer, the daughter, the sister, just saying her piece and giving it away free. Sometimes with typos. I haven’t pursued … Continue reading The Alysa Liu Approach
A Mentor Lost in Plain Sight
Somewhere in my early twenties my partner and I both discovered that we did not have enough ‘breadth requirement” to graduate with our B.A.’s from university. So, we headed back and took various social science courses to round out our education. I soon discovered that I could take all my ‘soft science’ courses in Women’s … Continue reading A Mentor Lost in Plain Sight
Thoughts on Abortion in 2026
A friend of mine needed an abortion recently and I supported them throughout the experience. I have supported a few people through this experience during my life, but I am fortunate that I have never had to have an abortion, or even a miscarriage. My friend who needed the ‘procedure’ shares my wonder and delight … Continue reading Thoughts on Abortion in 2026
Notes from a Sinking Isthmus 