I dream with open eyes and others see my dreams. That is all.

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Something Borrowed: Let Children Read What They Want

Post author By megmoseman
Post date December 3, 2018
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Working in the children’s section of a bookstore, I see a lot of adults with children, and I enjoy thinking about the dynamics of parenting and how best to do it. Today, for this cycle’s non-poetry post, I plan to talk about parents who keep a close rein on their children’s reading, which I tend […]

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“Stop Crying!”: On Having Emotions

Post author By megmoseman
Post date August 7, 2017
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I had a generally good babysitter who nonetheless, to my indignation, had a temper. She once was mad at me (it had to do with clothes? I think I was five) and yelled at me. I burst into tears. She got even madder at me for crying and told me to stop. Watching parents at […]

Tags abuse, crying children, emotional intelligence, emotions, parenting, rejection, vicious cycle

I’m Meg. I’ve enjoyed drawing, writing, and assembling books since the age when I could barely write my own name. I live in the mountains of Montana. In my spare time, I read, write, and illustrate fantasy and poetry, mostly centered on a huge project I call my “I want to be William Blake when I grow up” project. Favorite authors include C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Diana Wynne Jones, Kafka, Melville, Dickinson, and many others. My poetry has appeared in Heroic Fantasy Quarterly and The Mythic Circle, and I’ve done a bit of self-publishing too! Check out my Amazon author page, or, if pictures are more your thing, my Instagram, and my Redbubble.