On Missing Home, But Never Returning

View of City Hall, Atlantic City, NJ, courtesy of the Library of Congress by Meghan K. Barnes I come from the first city known for legalized gambling in the United States, which is also known for its abundance of addicts, prostitution, and criminal origins— Atlantic City, New Jersey.  I would be lying if I said this city didn’t seem magical when I was a child.  That I didn’t... Read More

How I Discovered My Creative Writing Process…Through A Painter

by Meghan K. Barnes My senior year of college I moved into a small ranch house with dusty hardwood floors, a broken heater, and a mosaic-covered fireplace.  I was living with one of my best friends, a painter, who was just as poor as I was, so in the winter we often curled up on our hand-me-down couch to watch 1980s VHS tapes from the local library. Our dining room had no furniture,... Read More