Meg Pillow
@megpillow.bsky.social
Writer | Dr. | Project Manager for Roxane Gay | Co-editor The Audacity | 🌈😷| Rep’d by Alyssa Jennette | Free Palestine 🇵🇸
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Meg Pillow
@megpillow.bsky.social
· Jul 31
On Promising Young Women (and the Nameless Men Who Get in Their Way)
“The woman is a footnote in the man’s history.” –Rebecca Hazelton * There’s this photo of Lana Clarkson that I think about often. She’s outside, backed by a blue sky, the green and brown spotted hi…
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My essay is up at @literaryhub.bsky.social about the late, great Lana Clarkson and other promising young women whose lives have been derailed or destroyed by men. It’s also about my childhood sexual abuse and how I have tried, and failed, to reckon with it.
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Last thing: this is also why telling kids their focus should be a family and a good job and happiness is insufficient. They need to figure out what a meaningful life looks like. And they need it modeled. And I’m not talking about religion. I’m talking about curiosity, creativity, collectivism
I really struggle with threads like this because while there’s truth here, and OP states they’re not dunking on kids, we’re still avoiding who created this problem. It’s us. It’s adults. This is a natural consequence of repeatedly failing our children, and it’s our collective responsibility.
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Last thing: this is also why telling kids their focus should be a family and a good job and happiness is insufficient. They need to figure out what a meaningful life looks like. And they need it modeled. And I’m not talking about religion. I’m talking about curiosity, creativity, collectivism
I really struggle with threads like this because while there’s truth here, and OP states they’re not dunking on kids, we’re still avoiding who created this problem. It’s us. It’s adults. This is a natural consequence of repeatedly failing our children, and it’s our collective responsibility.
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I really struggle with threads like this because while there’s truth here, and OP states they’re not dunking on kids, we’re still avoiding who created this problem. It’s us. It’s adults. This is a natural consequence of repeatedly failing our children, and it’s our collective responsibility.
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My heart aches with sorrow for my kids who have no money to buy food. Their bodies are weakening, their bones are decaying, and their teeth are breaking. Is $200 too much for you to save my kids?
Only 8 people donate 25$
We need food
Im verified
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
Only 8 people donate 25$
We need food
Im verified
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
November 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
My heart aches with sorrow for my kids who have no money to buy food. Their bodies are weakening, their bones are decaying, and their teeth are breaking. Is $200 too much for you to save my kids?
Only 8 people donate 25$
We need food
Im verified
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
Only 8 people donate 25$
We need food
Im verified
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
Reminder that it’s advice like this that has allowed physical, emotional, and sexual abuse to thrive hidden in families for years and kept children victims and adults completely absolved of accountability. Fuck this toxic shit.
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Opinion | Life Is Too Short to Fight With Your Family
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November 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Reminder that it’s advice like this that has allowed physical, emotional, and sexual abuse to thrive hidden in families for years and kept children victims and adults completely absolved of accountability. Fuck this toxic shit.
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I needed a little pick me up and now I’m watching a bunch of reels for recipes like 1970s Miracle Whip and Jello salads and a woman making a burrito out of rice paper, Mac & cheese, a hot dog, a mozzarella stick, and a pickle.
Pick me up achieved
Pick me up achieved
November 29, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I needed a little pick me up and now I’m watching a bunch of reels for recipes like 1970s Miracle Whip and Jello salads and a woman making a burrito out of rice paper, Mac & cheese, a hot dog, a mozzarella stick, and a pickle.
Pick me up achieved
Pick me up achieved
So funny* that we live in a society that doesn’t consider women, trans ppl, disabled ppl, Palestinians, unhoused ppl, kids and many more to be ppl but we’re still having this conversation
*not fucking funny at all
*not fucking funny at all
November 28, 2025 at 11:06 PM
So funny* that we live in a society that doesn’t consider women, trans ppl, disabled ppl, Palestinians, unhoused ppl, kids and many more to be ppl but we’re still having this conversation
*not fucking funny at all
*not fucking funny at all
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A lot of journals that say they're open to weird fiction mean like this
November 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
A lot of journals that say they're open to weird fiction mean like this
This is one of my favorite accounts for actual, research-based good news (as opposed to the influencer toxic positivity bullshit). And this is GOOD NEWS
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
November 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
This is one of my favorite accounts for actual, research-based good news (as opposed to the influencer toxic positivity bullshit). And this is GOOD NEWS
Something I learned a while back but that Nuzzi and Lizza apparently didn’t is that you don’t debase yourself for love, lust, or vengeance.
You note a person’s disrespect, you put on your big girl pants, and you do your shit so fucking well that you leave that disrespectful person in the dust
You note a person’s disrespect, you put on your big girl pants, and you do your shit so fucking well that you leave that disrespectful person in the dust
November 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Something I learned a while back but that Nuzzi and Lizza apparently didn’t is that you don’t debase yourself for love, lust, or vengeance.
You note a person’s disrespect, you put on your big girl pants, and you do your shit so fucking well that you leave that disrespectful person in the dust
You note a person’s disrespect, you put on your big girl pants, and you do your shit so fucking well that you leave that disrespectful person in the dust
Thread Re: “Medicaid fraud”:
I’m in the middle of my disabled son’s annual Medicaid recertification, and so far, I’ve spent 6 hours on the phone with caseworkers.
So far, I’ve submitted:
- an extensive resource list (bank accounts, assets, etc)
- a list of doctors
- his SSI denial letter…
I’m in the middle of my disabled son’s annual Medicaid recertification, and so far, I’ve spent 6 hours on the phone with caseworkers.
So far, I’ve submitted:
- an extensive resource list (bank accounts, assets, etc)
- a list of doctors
- his SSI denial letter…
November 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Thread Re: “Medicaid fraud”:
I’m in the middle of my disabled son’s annual Medicaid recertification, and so far, I’ve spent 6 hours on the phone with caseworkers.
So far, I’ve submitted:
- an extensive resource list (bank accounts, assets, etc)
- a list of doctors
- his SSI denial letter…
I’m in the middle of my disabled son’s annual Medicaid recertification, and so far, I’ve spent 6 hours on the phone with caseworkers.
So far, I’ve submitted:
- an extensive resource list (bank accounts, assets, etc)
- a list of doctors
- his SSI denial letter…
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As historians I know have pointed out, we can still read Babylonian tablets and medieval pipe rolls. Lots of stuff that was published on the Web ten years ago….gone. I would save more than PDFs if you really care.
Just a gentle reminder to save PDFs of the work you published this year especially in digital publications because you could look up one day and find that that pub doesn’t exist anymore and isn’t archived anywhere and is just gone
Ask me how I know!
Ask me how I know!
November 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
As historians I know have pointed out, we can still read Babylonian tablets and medieval pipe rolls. Lots of stuff that was published on the Web ten years ago….gone. I would save more than PDFs if you really care.
Since another holiday is upon us: you don’t have to spend your holidays with abusive people who treat you like shit.
This country is already abusive enough. Please take care of yourselves. Get the divorce. Estrange from family if it helps you heal.
Keeping the peace is bullshit
This country is already abusive enough. Please take care of yourselves. Get the divorce. Estrange from family if it helps you heal.
Keeping the peace is bullshit
November 26, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Since another holiday is upon us: you don’t have to spend your holidays with abusive people who treat you like shit.
This country is already abusive enough. Please take care of yourselves. Get the divorce. Estrange from family if it helps you heal.
Keeping the peace is bullshit
This country is already abusive enough. Please take care of yourselves. Get the divorce. Estrange from family if it helps you heal.
Keeping the peace is bullshit
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A third infant has died in Kentucky, KYDPH adds:
“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
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“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
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November 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
A third infant has died in Kentucky, KYDPH adds:
“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
s3.amazonaws.com/nursing-netw...
“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
s3.amazonaws.com/nursing-netw...
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Everyone knows data centers use a ton of water.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
AI’s water problem is worse than we thought
A new investigation reveals how Amazon is amplifying Oregon’s nitrate pollution crisis.
heated.world
November 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Everyone knows data centers use a ton of water.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
Saw someone on another site say mutual friendship requires mutual grace, and it just makes me so happy that there are people out there who understand what a friend actually is
November 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Saw someone on another site say mutual friendship requires mutual grace, and it just makes me so happy that there are people out there who understand what a friend actually is
One tip for folks too: even if the site is gone, you should check the Wayback Machine for your url - I’ve found a few things there even when a lit mag has gone defunct and its site taken down!
Just a gentle reminder to save PDFs of the work you published this year especially in digital publications because you could look up one day and find that that pub doesn’t exist anymore and isn’t archived anywhere and is just gone
Ask me how I know!
Ask me how I know!
November 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
One tip for folks too: even if the site is gone, you should check the Wayback Machine for your url - I’ve found a few things there even when a lit mag has gone defunct and its site taken down!
Just a gentle reminder to save PDFs of the work you published this year especially in digital publications because you could look up one day and find that that pub doesn’t exist anymore and isn’t archived anywhere and is just gone
Ask me how I know!
Ask me how I know!
November 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Just a gentle reminder to save PDFs of the work you published this year especially in digital publications because you could look up one day and find that that pub doesn’t exist anymore and isn’t archived anywhere and is just gone
Ask me how I know!
Ask me how I know!
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The end of the government shutdown brought good news for federal employees: The bill reverses layoffs made during the shutdown, and those who were furloughed or worked without pay should have started receiving backpay this week.
unbreaking.org/blog/this-we...
unbreaking.org/blog/this-we...
This week at Unbreaking, November 20 — Unbreaking
This week's update covers what the immigration crackdown is doing to our communities, the ongoing exploitation of our personal data, and what's going on with federal workers and medical research fundi...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The end of the government shutdown brought good news for federal employees: The bill reverses layoffs made during the shutdown, and those who were furloughed or worked without pay should have started receiving backpay this week.
unbreaking.org/blog/this-we...
unbreaking.org/blog/this-we...
A very kind person who will remain unnamed (but privately credited) donated $50 to me when I bitched about my car last week. I really will be ok and have more than most, so I donated $50 to Dare to Care, because every $1 you spend provides food for 2 meals. Please give to a food bank if you can 💗
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
A very kind person who will remain unnamed (but privately credited) donated $50 to me when I bitched about my car last week. I really will be ok and have more than most, so I donated $50 to Dare to Care, because every $1 you spend provides food for 2 meals. Please give to a food bank if you can 💗
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If you want to help a family who has raised very little ❤️
I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Ahmed. Ahmed was a driver but he lost his car and his home. He is trying to take care of his four children. Fires who is in dental school, Mohammed who finished his final year of high school, Halal, a 7th grader and Bisan, a 5th grader.
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
If you want to help a family who has raised very little ❤️
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Hello network. This is real shit. I’m looking for transgender, nonbinary, or gender nonconforming front and back end web designers for a project to help trans people get housing in NJ. This is a paid opportunity.
Please share this if you see it, and my DMs are open for more information. Tysm 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
Please share this if you see it, and my DMs are open for more information. Tysm 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Hello network. This is real shit. I’m looking for transgender, nonbinary, or gender nonconforming front and back end web designers for a project to help trans people get housing in NJ. This is a paid opportunity.
Please share this if you see it, and my DMs are open for more information. Tysm 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
Please share this if you see it, and my DMs are open for more information. Tysm 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
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This is what I spent most of last week working on with other people who cannot leave this stuff alone. Gotta put the facts in order in a stable place and then see what meaning emerges.
The fight against authoritarianism has many fronts. At Unbreaking, we choose to work against information overload and for collective understanding. On our Immigration timeline, we track major and representative events from across the US—now filterable by legal case:
unbreaking.org/issues/immig...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
This is what I spent most of last week working on with other people who cannot leave this stuff alone. Gotta put the facts in order in a stable place and then see what meaning emerges.
It’s nomination season, and if you’re a former guest editor of BAE or a writer who has appeared in its pages, I’d be really honored if you’d consider nominating my essay for BAE 2026. Nominations are due December 15. A link to nom guidelines in the thread.
My essay is up at @literaryhub.bsky.social about the late, great Lana Clarkson and other promising young women whose lives have been derailed or destroyed by men. It’s also about my childhood sexual abuse and how I have tried, and failed, to reckon with it.
lithub.com/on-promising...
lithub.com/on-promising...
On Promising Young Women (and the Nameless Men Who Get in Their Way)
“The woman is a footnote in the man’s history.” –Rebecca Hazelton * There’s this photo of Lana Clarkson that I think about often. She’s outside, backed by a blue sky, the green and brown spotted hi…
lithub.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
It’s nomination season, and if you’re a former guest editor of BAE or a writer who has appeared in its pages, I’d be really honored if you’d consider nominating my essay for BAE 2026. Nominations are due December 15. A link to nom guidelines in the thread.