Hi, my name is Meg. I create Pocket Observatory, a not-for-profit attention reclamation project.
A Confession, A Bomb, A Knife
Two stories from Ukrainian women. One who is still in her hometown with her 10 year old child. One who had to flee her hometown in 2014 when Russians blew up her home.
Children's Rights
She Fled Kyiv with Her 5 Year Old Son
I'd like to help the world witness you.
War
Hidden Bread and Hidden Histories
Putin started this war with a story. Sitting behind a desk, he once upon a timed . Instead of a fairy
War
Conquest, war, famine + death
The future reached back and changed the past. It changed the once standalone war to end all wars into the first in a series.
Care Work Capitalism
Ballerina Farm + Care Work Capitalism
Two Things That Go Together
Home Work Update
yikes
Platforms
War of the Worlds
A world built with an algorithm is a world without discovery.
My Unvaccinated 4 Year Old Got Omicron
She's spent half her life in a pandemic.
My friend's life was ruined* by a Magnolia Network Home Makeover. *made worse for quite awhile
Magnolia Network is not just programming. It’s a point of view and a promise.
Family
Object Permanence
I can tell I am about to enter my late thirties because I've set up a year-long alert for food ornaments on eBay.
Healthcare
Eve & Pandora & Abortion & Me
There is no hope in controlling the lives and bodies of women.
Authoritarianism
I guess we're burning books now
The answer is more books. Not fewer. Always.
Tilting Towards Hope
If enough needles tip away from Trump, my table and the people around it shift back into a world I can understand.
Children's Rights
Get to Work, Children
"Only poor kids have to work to have fun."
Fathers
No Time to Care
A powerful father openly living for his children may not be cinematic, but it’s rare enough to be news.
Platforms
Because I Could Not Stop For Posting, an Instagram Elegy
Journalists need Twitter. Does a mom need Instagram?
Many Lost, Few Found
While we thread theories online, the bones of mothers, sisters and daughters wait to be found.
I've Slept with my Baby Blankie for 36 Years
I could be embarrassed about my baby blanket. Instead, I'll tell you everything it's taught me.