A Meg's Life

"To every thing there is a season, and a time for every purpose under Heaven." Those words have gained a certain ubiquity in our...

It's been a tough year. In the past year, I've watched some ugly truths about my country, my friends, my state, and my university ...

It's that time of year again, when parents all over are posting those bright and shiny first-day photos. And I'll do the same. This ...

There's a statue on Carolina's campus called Silent Sam. It's no more than 50 feet from the historical marker commemorating UNC...

Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. That, of...

"I'm fine, but I'm just thinking of the right words to say. I know they don't sound the way I planned them to be." --...

I am Southern. I am ashamed. I used to be able to hide behind various qualifications when I said "I am Southern." I hid behind...

So, here's the thing. The AHCA bill that was passed today is not actually going to become law; it has to go through the Senate and wil...

Every year, since 1988, October 11th is National Coming Out Day. It's also my niece's birthday, so a shoutout to her (and, I suppose...

“Pardon me, are you Richard Burr, sir?” “That depends, who’s asking?” “Oh, sure, sir. I’m a constituent, a voter. I need your s...

Tomorrow is the anniversary of my Dad's death. It's a tough day for me. I loved my Dad dearly and I miss him desperately, but by the...

I got into a Facebook discussion the other day with a friend, and a friend of a friend. I think, and hope, it was civil on all sides; I know...

Nah, I haven't won the lottery, allowing me to start looking for my own private island. Or even Idaho. But I do live in Chapel Hill, a...

With Trump's nomination of Neil Gorsuch to fill Antonin Scalia's Garland Merrick's Supreme Court seat, lots of questions are co...