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HOW TO ANSWER YOUR OWN HEAVY QUESTIONS...
How long will I need to carry the weight of the world on my shoulders? What if I don’t want my life to go back to “normal”? How do I show...
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Meghan St. Clair
Mar 14, 20211 min read
Piece of cake?
It’s a piece of cake. Matter of fact. No big deal. I can hardly relate to that piece of cake. After all, a piece of cake isn’t really...
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Meghan St. Clair
Feb 23, 20212 min read
5 QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF BEFORE SHARING YOUR WORDS
The most important thing about calling yourself a writer, or even using words in real life is admitting the fact that SOMEONE needs your...
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Meghan St. Clair
Feb 13, 20212 min read
Heart in a Box
Valentine’s Day has always been a problematic manufactured holiday for me. As a kid, I was asked to make Valentine box after box for the...
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Meghan St. Clair
Feb 7, 20204 min read
Living Museum
I am living in a family museum. When I look around there are reminders of my childhood. The Lazy Susan spins in the kitchen cupboard that...
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Meghan St. Clair
Nov 14, 20193 min read
A Story of Craving, Connection and Change
Things change, as they do. It’s hard to pick the right words, the right stories, to describe the impact of people and places on our...
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Meghan St. Clair
Oct 11, 20192 min read
Yes and No
Tossing the ring up in the air and letting it slowly sink to the bottom, I flopped into the shallow end and aimed for the bottom hoping...
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Meghan St. Clair
Sep 12, 20193 min read
Saddle Up
Hands and knees, he tells me to touch my right elbow to my left knee. Not even close. Stretched out on the table, she asks me to pull my...
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Meghan St. Clair
Sep 5, 20192 min read
For Real
Avoiding eye contact, I stand before the judge and jury. Casual, yet deliberate, measurements are made. The worth of one’s self is tricky...
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Meghan St. Clair
Jul 23, 20192 min read
Not a Debate
I’ve been toying with the idea of having a small group conversation about hard things. It was born on the wings of a tumultuous election...
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Meghan St. Clair
Jul 12, 20193 min read
Juxtaposition
Life is full of yin and yang, good and bad, ups and downs. Choosing a sustainable life – a life that can be maintained at a certain level...
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Meghan St. Clair
Jun 3, 20183 min read
Firsts and Lasts
I didn’t know how hard all the “firsts” would be as a brand new teacher. A student reminded me about the first day I walked into the...
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Meghan St. Clair
Nov 26, 20173 min read
Guy in a Coffee Shop
I want to paint a picture of a guy in a coffee shop in North Carolina. Exposed brick lends its wall space to chunks of plaster, gray...
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Meghan St. Clair
Jul 21, 20171 min read
Space
My grandmother lies in the space between this world and the next. It was a year to the day when my mom slipped into the other room to...
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Meghan St. Clair
Jun 24, 20172 min read
Trajectory
A beam of sunlight points to an arrowhead in the sandy bottom of Plum Creek. Picking it up, my wondering starts. I’d been looking for an...
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Meghan St. Clair
Jun 16, 20172 min read
Fish Story
I was a fish out of water. He pulled my waders from the fishing box, tags still on. Somewhere over the years, I’d forgotten this was...
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Meghan St. Clair
May 25, 20173 min read
Reflection
Looking at the reflection in the window of a brand new classroom, I can see my people standing behind me. I treasure the moments when...
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Meghan St. Clair
May 12, 20172 min read
Growing With Grief
Many years ago, my dad woke up, started the coffee, fed his dog and his heart stopped. Just like that, no fuss. He was gone without even...
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Meghan St. Clair
Mar 24, 20172 min read
Recipe Stories
I was staring at a recipe I make all the time. It is, according to the author and myself, the best blueberry muffin recipe ever. Still, I...
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Meghan St. Clair
Mar 17, 20173 min read
The Good Life
Jack was a lawyer, when I was newly out of college. I was standing in a box lined with rules to follow, watching, while Jack was out...
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