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.
lithub.com/on-promising...
lithub.com/on-promising...
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.
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Everyone stop acting weird and shocked about MTG. She has been systematically distancing herself from the current GOP for months and months. She has a plan reform herself under a new image ON THE RIGHT that’s not part of a sinking ship.
She’s not suddenly changing her tune! SHE’S AN OPPORTUNIST
She’s not suddenly changing her tune! SHE’S AN OPPORTUNIST
November 22, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Everyone stop acting weird and shocked about MTG. She has been systematically distancing herself from the current GOP for months and months. She has a plan reform herself under a new image ON THE RIGHT that’s not part of a sinking ship.
She’s not suddenly changing her tune! SHE’S AN OPPORTUNIST
She’s not suddenly changing her tune! SHE’S AN OPPORTUNIST
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In honor of Link, who was banned for the crime of speaking truth to power, I am continuing Fund Me Friday in his stead. The last two Fridays have been delayed due to life stuff, but today I am back on the ball.
Post your mutual aid in this thread and I will retweet as long as I am able.
Post your mutual aid in this thread and I will retweet as long as I am able.
November 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
In honor of Link, who was banned for the crime of speaking truth to power, I am continuing Fund Me Friday in his stead. The last two Fridays have been delayed due to life stuff, but today I am back on the ball.
Post your mutual aid in this thread and I will retweet as long as I am able.
Post your mutual aid in this thread and I will retweet as long as I am able.
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Doaa is struggling to take care of her child who is in serious condition. If you can, consider a donation, even a small one.
The ulcers on my child's body have increased.He can't stand it.He sleeps crying every day.
He hasn't healed because of malnutrition and lack of treatment. Everything here is expensive,even medicine.Please donate to my child to buy treatment and healthy food
Please donat 😭😭😭
gofund.me/7fc0e346
He hasn't healed because of malnutrition and lack of treatment. Everything here is expensive,even medicine.Please donate to my child to buy treatment and healthy food
Please donat 😭😭😭
gofund.me/7fc0e346
November 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Doaa is struggling to take care of her child who is in serious condition. If you can, consider a donation, even a small one.
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I am seeking useful resources that folks have found to:
1. share with people who are seeking to keep folks engaged in activism/organizing work. Resources that may also help to combat burnout.
2. help people who are trying to get engaged to find their people.
1. share with people who are seeking to keep folks engaged in activism/organizing work. Resources that may also help to combat burnout.
2. help people who are trying to get engaged to find their people.
November 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I am seeking useful resources that folks have found to:
1. share with people who are seeking to keep folks engaged in activism/organizing work. Resources that may also help to combat burnout.
2. help people who are trying to get engaged to find their people.
1. share with people who are seeking to keep folks engaged in activism/organizing work. Resources that may also help to combat burnout.
2. help people who are trying to get engaged to find their people.
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For 30 years, Hub City Press has championed the finest voices of the American South. This year, we formed our first-ever National Advisory Council to help guide our next chapter. Together, we'll continue to shape the future of independent publishing. Learn more at hubcity.org/advisorycouncil
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
For 30 years, Hub City Press has championed the finest voices of the American South. This year, we formed our first-ever National Advisory Council to help guide our next chapter. Together, we'll continue to shape the future of independent publishing. Learn more at hubcity.org/advisorycouncil
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Fascists love fascist symbols.
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Fascists love fascist symbols.
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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Getting pretty fucking tired of the President of the United States getting away with shit that would get someone fired from any even entry level job
November 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Getting pretty fucking tired of the President of the United States getting away with shit that would get someone fired from any even entry level job
One of the best pieces I’ve ever read about the pelvic floor, how to identify it in your own body, and how pelvic floor therapy can help - plus videos and advice you can use at home if you cannot access or afford pelvic floor therapy!
I wrote this piece because I only learned about pelvic floors a few years ago, despite having had one all my life. And then it turned out to be where I store all my issues. And then that turned out to be true for a lot of people www.wired.com/story/the-pe...
The Pelvic Floor Is a Problem
Everyone’s suddenly obsessed with the pelvic floor—physical therapists, MAHA influencers, me. Could this deeply misunderstood body part really be the seat of so much modern dysfunction?
www.wired.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
One of the best pieces I’ve ever read about the pelvic floor, how to identify it in your own body, and how pelvic floor therapy can help - plus videos and advice you can use at home if you cannot access or afford pelvic floor therapy!
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People in MN, NYC, NO, Philly etc.... should get on this too.
While we might be taking a breath in Chicago, our friends in Charlotte and beyond are suffering. Join us Monday 7p CST as we host a webinar to give a broad overview of our efforts to support street vendors these past few months. RSVP link below.
forms.gle/RxgCoarvNL1w...
forms.gle/RxgCoarvNL1w...
November 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
People in MN, NYC, NO, Philly etc.... should get on this too.
Also? If you actually care about the lives and legacies of folks like Alice Wong, who fought for all of what I’m saying here, you’ll put on a mask. It’s hypocrisy to celebrate her while continuing to ignore her most basic request, which was to protect disabled folks vulnerable to severe illness
One reason I still talk about personal responsibility is because of stories like this. One person’s decision not to vaccinate became 5,000 cases of measles.
The purpose is not shame. It’s to remind you that you can make a difference.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
The purpose is not shame. It’s to remind you that you can make a difference.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: How a single measles case became 5,000 – and the lessons not learned
It’s important not to lay blame, but to understand the virus’s epidemiology
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Also? If you actually care about the lives and legacies of folks like Alice Wong, who fought for all of what I’m saying here, you’ll put on a mask. It’s hypocrisy to celebrate her while continuing to ignore her most basic request, which was to protect disabled folks vulnerable to severe illness
One reason I still talk about personal responsibility is because of stories like this. One person’s decision not to vaccinate became 5,000 cases of measles.
The purpose is not shame. It’s to remind you that you can make a difference.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
The purpose is not shame. It’s to remind you that you can make a difference.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: How a single measles case became 5,000 – and the lessons not learned
It’s important not to lay blame, but to understand the virus’s epidemiology
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
One reason I still talk about personal responsibility is because of stories like this. One person’s decision not to vaccinate became 5,000 cases of measles.
The purpose is not shame. It’s to remind you that you can make a difference.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
The purpose is not shame. It’s to remind you that you can make a difference.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Cold nights and heavy rain are crushing us in Gaza. I’m 76, living in a fragile tent with my grandchildren—infants and little ones aged 2 and 5—shivering with no warm clothes or safety. Please donate or share our link to help us survive.
chuffed.org/project/1444...
chuffed.org/project/1444...
November 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Cold nights and heavy rain are crushing us in Gaza. I’m 76, living in a fragile tent with my grandchildren—infants and little ones aged 2 and 5—shivering with no warm clothes or safety. Please donate or share our link to help us survive.
chuffed.org/project/1444...
chuffed.org/project/1444...
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We’re all crammed here, with nothing left, no money, not even privacy and intimacy. Just our unflinching love in this family.
Please help us. Your support is a lifeline. We lost everything.
👉 gofund.me/0962a012a
Keep on doing all you can to end the blockade and genocide.
May God save us all. 🇵🇸
Please help us. Your support is a lifeline. We lost everything.
👉 gofund.me/0962a012a
Keep on doing all you can to end the blockade and genocide.
May God save us all. 🇵🇸
November 19, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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the gulf between the swift brutality with which places like harvard treated students protesting genocide and the endless, endless latitude those same institutions have given people like larry summers tells you everything you need to know
November 20, 2025 at 1:36 AM
the gulf between the swift brutality with which places like harvard treated students protesting genocide and the endless, endless latitude those same institutions have given people like larry summers tells you everything you need to know
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thanklessness absolutely grinds people down. If you're part of organizing efforts, do not forget to incorporate appreciation into the work. It really does matter.
doing community organizing can be such a brutal task sometimes. you volunteer your time freely and people still demand more and more without ever giving thanks for what you've done. it doesn't matter that you get nothing out of it, for some people your best is never enough
November 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
thanklessness absolutely grinds people down. If you're part of organizing efforts, do not forget to incorporate appreciation into the work. It really does matter.
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Israel is bombing Gaza again. The so-called ceasefire has only made it harder to draw attention to ongoing violence, but Sama'a and her family need us now more than ever.
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
November 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Israel is bombing Gaza again. The so-called ceasefire has only made it harder to draw attention to ongoing violence, but Sama'a and her family need us now more than ever.
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily
Once again infuriated by the insistence that we let MAGA into our “big tent.” I’d like to see material efforts to actually include and address the concerns of disabled/immunocompromised ppl and Palestinians first, both of whom have been shut out by establishment Dems
November 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Once again infuriated by the insistence that we let MAGA into our “big tent.” I’d like to see material efforts to actually include and address the concerns of disabled/immunocompromised ppl and Palestinians first, both of whom have been shut out by establishment Dems
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A lovely tribute to Alice Wong by @thrasherxy.bsky.social. "She did not gatekeep knowledge; she shared it with the generosity and glee of a neighbor passing out full-sized candy bars on Halloween." I laughed at the part where she told him to “EAT THE FUCKING COOKIES!!!!” So very Alice.
Remembering Alice Wong: Writer, Advocate, Friend
Though we were in frequent conversation for a decade, I only got to meet my friend Alice Wong in person just once. And when I did, I was a bundle of nerves—and that was before she cussed me out wi…
lithub.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
A lovely tribute to Alice Wong by @thrasherxy.bsky.social. "She did not gatekeep knowledge; she shared it with the generosity and glee of a neighbor passing out full-sized candy bars on Halloween." I laughed at the part where she told him to “EAT THE FUCKING COOKIES!!!!” So very Alice.
I haven’t been a churchgoer in years for a number of reasons, but this is the kind of thing that confirms for me that I have no need to ever set foot in one again
I keep running into ministers posting (in private forums) about how they use ChatGPT for their sermons, and, my sibling in Christ, the Holy Ghost designed and formed your mouth to speak God's Word, your heart to hear it, your mind to contemplate it - why do you reject the gifts God has given you?
November 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I haven’t been a churchgoer in years for a number of reasons, but this is the kind of thing that confirms for me that I have no need to ever set foot in one again
Every word of this.
One of the things I realized while arguing with ppl about this this weekend is “fuck the South” is a version of “this is not who we are”
that ppl insist on when they talk abut Trump.
A closer examination of US history and foreign policy would beg to differ
One of the things I realized while arguing with ppl about this this weekend is “fuck the South” is a version of “this is not who we are”
that ppl insist on when they talk abut Trump.
A closer examination of US history and foreign policy would beg to differ
I don't object to the idea that "the South" has a racist past and present. I object to essentialism that levels its people into a homogenous mass of bigots and to exceptionalism that demarcates particular forms of hate as regional, and therefore atypical for--rather than emblematic of--the nation.
November 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Every word of this.
One of the things I realized while arguing with ppl about this this weekend is “fuck the South” is a version of “this is not who we are”
that ppl insist on when they talk abut Trump.
A closer examination of US history and foreign policy would beg to differ
One of the things I realized while arguing with ppl about this this weekend is “fuck the South” is a version of “this is not who we are”
that ppl insist on when they talk abut Trump.
A closer examination of US history and foreign policy would beg to differ
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in the last 5 days these laid-off VIBE staffers have only made it to 31% of their GoFundMe goal after being laid off. please show them the same support you showed Teen Vogue!!
November 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
in the last 5 days these laid-off VIBE staffers have only made it to 31% of their GoFundMe goal after being laid off. please show them the same support you showed Teen Vogue!!
