Meagan’s Substack

Want to help with hunger? Here's how.

Trust people to know what they need

Oct 28 • 

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The Unfinished Work

On the road from No Kings to the Great Emancipator

Oct 24 • 

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Our children should be scared

Embrace the monsters this Halloween -- and say "Boo" to the darkness

Oct 12 • 

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September 2025

The Emu Egg Story

Emus came up in conversation today, as they do, and somehow Scout had no idea that when she was born, her two older brothers had the privilege of having…

Sep 17 • 

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June 2025

Letting go

<I wrote this last year, when I took Sander to college.

Jun 23 • 

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May 2025

You, too, can be a Harvard-trained Antifa resistance fighter

For free! Today! Go sign up!

May 24 • 

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Onion bagels, a Chateau, and death by spork: Christmas with Maureen

Episode 10 of "Forever Wild"

May 21 • 

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Bad Checks, Jail Cells, and the Australia That Never Was

📍 Hi.

May 13 • 

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What do we want for Mother's Day?

Hint: It's not candles. Or a clean sink.

May 5 • 

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April 2025

Episode 8: The Peddler's Ghost

Apr 15 • 

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The Valley’s Keeper of Disposable Children

Episode 7: Forever Wild

Apr 8 • 

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March 2025

The Oregon Detour: Poverty, Privilege, and a Car Full of Animals

In this episode of Forever Wild, sisters Meagan and Nora revisit the family’s chaotic move to rural Oregon in 1985—a time of beautiful landscapes, deep…

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