COVER REVEAL for my next book: Foundling Fathers comes out June 23, 2026. www.tiktok.com/@bydonmartin...
Foundling Fathers by @megelison is a much needed satire about America that's Clone High meets Hamilton meets Jurassic Park. Ruin a politician's holiday! Pre-order everywhere you get your books!
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December 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
COVER REVEAL for my next book: Foundling Fathers comes out June 23, 2026. www.tiktok.com/@bydonmartin...
This month's ode is written to steak. My newsletter is free, and 2026 is all about things that I love. buttondown.com/megelison/ar...
September 1, 2026 at 12:25 PM
This month's ode is written to steak. My newsletter is free, and 2026 is all about things that I love. buttondown.com/megelison/ar...
This is your reminder that you could be getting Letters from Meg. 💌
Letters from Meg by megelison
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September 25, 2023 at 5:22 PM
This is your reminder that you could be getting Letters from Meg. 💌
My newsletter in 2026 is going to be odes to things that I love. It’s free and it’s gonna be fun. buttondown.com/megelison
Letters from Meg
Letters from Meg will tell you a story, link you to new writing, make you feel the turning of the wheel, and surprise you.
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December 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
My newsletter in 2026 is going to be odes to things that I love. It’s free and it’s gonna be fun. buttondown.com/megelison
Thank you! True stories from the shitty jobs I’ve held: Tales from the Underpaid. buttondown.com/megelison/ar...
Tales from the Underpaid: The Slicer
Welcome to my 2025 newsletter, where I tell raucous and memorable stories from the lousy jobs I’ve had in kitchens, retail, and one phone sex hotline....
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January 31, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Thank you! True stories from the shitty jobs I’ve held: Tales from the Underpaid. buttondown.com/megelison/ar...
This month's ode (to go with Lammas) is addressed to butter. buttondown.com/megelison/ar...
August 3, 2026 at 12:55 PM
This month's ode (to go with Lammas) is addressed to butter. buttondown.com/megelison/ar...
Gather round readers and writers @megelison.bsky.social is a writing god and she’s learning you a thing or three about prologues.
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TikTok - Make Your Day
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May 3, 2024 at 1:05 AM
Gather round readers and writers @megelison.bsky.social is a writing god and she’s learning you a thing or three about prologues.
www.tiktok.com/@megelison/v...
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This month's Tales from the Underpaid is about the haunted Home Depot where I used to work. Ghost story time!
My newsletter is free, and 2025 has been stories from shitty jobs.
Next year's theme will be announced soon! buttondown.com/megelison/ar...
My newsletter is free, and 2025 has been stories from shitty jobs.
Next year's theme will be announced soon! buttondown.com/megelison/ar...
Tales from the Underpaid: the Haunting of Home Depot
Everybody said that my first Home Depot had a ghost. I’ve lived in places that I felt were haunted, but free-floating dread is plentiful in apartment...
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October 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
This month's Tales from the Underpaid is about the haunted Home Depot where I used to work. Ghost story time!
My newsletter is free, and 2025 has been stories from shitty jobs.
Next year's theme will be announced soon! buttondown.com/megelison/ar...
My newsletter is free, and 2025 has been stories from shitty jobs.
Next year's theme will be announced soon! buttondown.com/megelison/ar...
I am very happy to say that I just finished reading:
• #FoundlingFathers by @megelison.bsky.social / #MegElison
and it was absolutely brilliant.
Everyone should read it ASAP.
• #FoundlingFathers by @megelison.bsky.social / #MegElison
and it was absolutely brilliant.
Everyone should read it ASAP.
July 25, 2026 at 2:10 AM
I am very happy to say that I just finished reading:
• #FoundlingFathers by @megelison.bsky.social / #MegElison
and it was absolutely brilliant.
Everyone should read it ASAP.
• #FoundlingFathers by @megelison.bsky.social / #MegElison
and it was absolutely brilliant.
Everyone should read it ASAP.
Hey writers, @megelison.bsky.social is laying down some wisdom here and it's just what I needed to hear today
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#stitch with @Mel For the writers out there: don’t hate on your old work! The truth is deeper than that.
TikTok video by Meg Elison
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April 24, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Hey writers, @megelison.bsky.social is laying down some wisdom here and it's just what I needed to hear today
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www.tiktok.com/@megelison/v...
@megelison.bsky.social wrote a fantastic piece about indoor adventure parks and the next generation not having our problems with activity. buttondown.com/megelison/ar...
Odes: the Danger Room
My niece is the kind of kid who needs to run laps or climb the walls like a spider, or else she will play Minecraft for twelve unmoving hours before a...
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March 3, 2026 at 11:39 PM
@megelison.bsky.social wrote a fantastic piece about indoor adventure parks and the next generation not having our problems with activity. buttondown.com/megelison/ar...
The time I ended up covered in cornbread batter: buttondown.com/megelison/ar...
Tales from the Underpaid: 80 Quarts of Cornbread Batter
“No, what happened was I got suspended and just never went back.” Mike was pouring the dry cornbread mix sent to us by Boston Market’s corporate suppliers...
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August 4, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The time I ended up covered in cornbread batter: buttondown.com/megelison/ar...
Lovely remembrance of Terry Bisson by @megelison.bsky.social. www.tiktok.com/@megelison/v...
January 12, 2024 at 4:47 PM
Lovely remembrance of Terry Bisson by @megelison.bsky.social. www.tiktok.com/@megelison/v...
New Tales from the Underpaid: featuring the customers whose orders were so weird, we called them our Café Cryptids. buttondown.com/megelison/ar...
Tales from the Underpaid: Café Cryptids
In my generation, the quintessential underpaid lousy job to have was barista. So many served in the foam and whipped cream trenches that it became an easy...
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March 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
New Tales from the Underpaid: featuring the customers whose orders were so weird, we called them our Café Cryptids. buttondown.com/megelison/ar...
If you got your measles shot before 1986, you might consider having your titers checked to see if you need to re-up. I did this when measles spiked in Marin County, and discovered I needed a LOT of immunization updates. I wrote about the day I got 14 shots here: buttondown.com/megelison/ar...
July 24, 2026 at 4:00 PM
If you got your measles shot before 1986, you might consider having your titers checked to see if you need to re-up. I did this when measles spiked in Marin County, and discovered I needed a LOT of immunization updates. I wrote about the day I got 14 shots here: buttondown.com/megelison/ar...
My newsletter is free, and I'm just telling true stories that you can read in less than five minutes.
This month was about my sister sending cake and singers to a table where the decision to divorce had just been made.
Next month is about the day I got 14 shots. buttondown.email/megelison
This month was about my sister sending cake and singers to a table where the decision to divorce had just been made.
Next month is about the day I got 14 shots. buttondown.email/megelison
Letters from Meg
Letters from Meg will tell you a story, link you to new writing, make you feel the turning of the wheel, and surprise you.
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May 17, 2024 at 2:55 PM
My newsletter is free, and I'm just telling true stories that you can read in less than five minutes.
This month was about my sister sending cake and singers to a table where the decision to divorce had just been made.
Next month is about the day I got 14 shots. buttondown.email/megelison
This month was about my sister sending cake and singers to a table where the decision to divorce had just been made.
Next month is about the day I got 14 shots. buttondown.email/megelison
My free newsletter for August is titled 80 Quarts of Cornbread Batter, and it's from the time I worked at Boston Market.
Throughout 2025, the year I got DOGED, I am telling stories from my shittiest jobs. Join me for cornbread.
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Throughout 2025, the year I got DOGED, I am telling stories from my shittiest jobs. Join me for cornbread.
buttondown.com/megelison
Letters from Meg
Letters from Meg will tell you a story, link you to new writing, make you feel the turning of the wheel, and surprise you.
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July 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
My free newsletter for August is titled 80 Quarts of Cornbread Batter, and it's from the time I worked at Boston Market.
Throughout 2025, the year I got DOGED, I am telling stories from my shittiest jobs. Join me for cornbread.
buttondown.com/megelison
Throughout 2025, the year I got DOGED, I am telling stories from my shittiest jobs. Join me for cornbread.
buttondown.com/megelison
My 2025 newsletter is called Tales from the Underpaid, and it's all startling stories from the shitty jobs I've had in my life. Today I offer you The Slicer. It's about the time I exacted bloody revenge against my ex-cop boss without lifting a finger. buttondown.com/megelison/ar...
Tales from the Underpaid: The Slicer
Welcome to my 2025 newsletter, where I tell raucous and memorable stories from the lousy jobs I’ve had in kitchens, retail, and one phone sex hotline....
buttondown.com
January 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
My 2025 newsletter is called Tales from the Underpaid, and it's all startling stories from the shitty jobs I've had in my life. Today I offer you The Slicer. It's about the time I exacted bloody revenge against my ex-cop boss without lifting a finger. buttondown.com/megelison/ar...
My free newsletter comes out on Monday, and I'm telling the story of the party after closing that many lousy jobs have in common. Join me for Tales of the Underpaid. buttondown.com/megelison
Letters from Meg
Letters from Meg will tell you a story, link you to new writing, make you feel the turning of the wheel, and surprise you.
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May 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
My free newsletter comes out on Monday, and I'm telling the story of the party after closing that many lousy jobs have in common. Join me for Tales of the Underpaid. buttondown.com/megelison
Finally: you can subscribe to my free newsletter where I tell stories (this year) about the shittiest jobs I have. These stories are short, true, and exist nowhere else. buttondown.com/megelison
Letters from Meg
Letters from Meg will tell you a story, link you to new writing, make you feel the turning of the wheel, and surprise you.
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May 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Finally: you can subscribe to my free newsletter where I tell stories (this year) about the shittiest jobs I have. These stories are short, true, and exist nowhere else. buttondown.com/megelison
Butter. Butter. That's the post.
(actually its an ode by @megelison.bsky.social )
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(actually its an ode by @megelison.bsky.social )
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Odes: Butter
Odes: ButterA sleepover is always a visit to a foreign country. Sleeping bag in a snail-roll, passport in hand, you agree to cross over into a land where the...
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August 3, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Butter. Butter. That's the post.
(actually its an ode by @megelison.bsky.social )
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(actually its an ode by @megelison.bsky.social )
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"I hope you're finding comfort in the familiar, the foreign country of the past, the outer space of the future.
Kiss me hard before you go, "
Love your newsletter @megelison.bsky.social
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Kiss me hard before you go, "
Love your newsletter @megelison.bsky.social
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Letters from Meg by megelison
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July 3, 2023 at 12:52 PM
"I hope you're finding comfort in the familiar, the foreign country of the past, the outer space of the future.
Kiss me hard before you go, "
Love your newsletter @megelison.bsky.social
https://tinyletter.com/megelison
Kiss me hard before you go, "
Love your newsletter @megelison.bsky.social
https://tinyletter.com/megelison
"It's not poutine, you drunk toddler." buttondown.email/megelison/ar...
Bath Poutine
My ex had a gaming group over for a long evening of Changeling or Vampire or Mage; some WhiteWolf game he loved and had crafted for the glory of it. I wasn’t...
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August 6, 2024 at 10:10 PM
"It's not poutine, you drunk toddler." buttondown.email/megelison/ar...