by Megan Durham | Jul 18, 2011
I came up to Seattle last year to join City Year, an Americorps group that is working to address the dropout crisis in our public schools. It’s a great organization but, like any group of people working together, participants found things to complain...
by Megan Durham | Jul 13, 2011
Oh good gracious, writing right now is not making me happy. On one hand, I’ve got a new byline in a magazine. Whoo for the Mountaineers! On the other hand, upon re-reading it I don’t like the article at all. They printed it as is,...
by Megan Durham | Jul 12, 2011
There’s something intensely creepy about abandoned places. Perhaps it’s in the look of a place that is no longer lived in but has instead died and begun to rot, something that seems to push visitors away even as it draws them in. An atmosphere that almost...
by Megan Durham | Jul 7, 2011
I hate it because I find something really interesting, like this: The US standard railroad gauge is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That’s an exceedingly odd number.The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That’s an exceedingly odd...
by Megan Durham | Jul 6, 2011
Haha, well I am moved. Whoo! I’m also passed the worst of my sickness, which means that I’m only hacking up lungs now, not my entire system. *cough cough HACK* Moving was a bit of an issue, however, as I was running up and down ramps, driving u...
