It's a Wonderful Life
Southwest Airlines, Zuzu's petals and big lives treated small
Meg Conley
Hi, my name is Meg. I create Pocket Observatory, a not-for-profit attention reclamation project.
I had AI generate momfluencers at Christmas. It got weird!
And then I found out I have aphantasia. Plus a winter playlist! A real smorgasbord of a newsletter, I guess.
Childhood
Is There Anything Fancier Than a Themed Restaurant?
And the 90s restaurant that weighed each child to price their kid's meal.
I've been banned by Elon Musk
And I am sharing 137 books you should pre-order right now. And yes, those two things are related. Also, I get very real about my work. (oof.)
(Embarrassing) Sick Movies
I am not proud, but I am loyal.
Oligarchy
This is a rant about beds at work
What about the people at home?
Seeing Stars
Grief, Ghosts and the Impossible Promise of Christmas
Healthcare
Pneumonia in the Time of an Antibiotic Shortage
My 4 year old couldn't breathe. And the medicine was gone.
Venture Capital
This Is a Rant About Rugs
I am so mad and my head hurts so bad
Grief
Banshees, Angry Octopuses and Free Lunch
To be warned of impending grief by grief, and other childhood obsessions
Christian Nationalism
A Horrifying Update
Christian Nationalism makes itself at home
Christian Nationalism
Christian Nationalism and Semen Supremacy
If semen supremacy split the world, can semen-containment bring it back together?
Unseen
Dancing with Ghosts in my Kitchen
Onions, bog butter and cast iron
It's genitals, It's purity...It's a purse!
What is it about a woman's purse that draws so many eyes?
Motherhood
Three Things
Three Things. A short little shared meditation about three very different moments in the week that have a similar resonance.
We're in Trouble
My daughters will live the rest of their lives in a conflict zone
Platforms
Sex, Lies and Wife Guys
When a cheating scandal hits close to home
The Breakfast Burrito in the Age of Suburbs
Breakfast burritos kept my suburban childhood structurally sound
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