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ESSAYS & REPORTING

 

An excerpt from Megan’s long-form lyric essay Solving for M, a meditation on mysteries and grief, was named a finalist in Tupelo Quarterly’s 2018 Prose Open Competition.

A Maine victim of sex trafficking escapes and survives, in "Into a New Life" (Maine Women Magazine).

Megan reflects on teaching poetry to a Portland police officer in “Tunneling through the Dark,” included in Mapping the Line, an anthology of poet-teachers' reflections on teaching poetry. Edited by Bruce Guernsey (Penyeach Press), with a foreword by Ted Kooser.

Street art, pop-up galleries, and citizen observation come together to raise consciousness about sea-level rise in Portland, Maine: "Crowning the King Tide" (Portland Phoenix). 

One intrepid actor braves heat, avid children, and negligible peripheral vision to portray a beloved children's character: "Backstage with Sir Topham Hat" (Portland Phoenix).