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Edie Meade

The Only Constant

A question echoing into this canyon, from me to you. Can you hear?

Dec 4, 2021

The Only Constant

Dec 4, 2021

Gutting Ourselves On the Regular

Personal essays tear us up for a few pennies at a time. Is it worth it?

Jan 25, 2021

Meat market with customers.

Jan 25, 2021

Published in
The Startup

Words to Live (Read, and Write) By

Laying out standards of reading and writing into a new set of artistic principles.

Jan 24, 2021

Stacks of books in a used bookstore.

Jan 24, 2021

Published in
The Startup

Maybe This Is a Midlife Crisis

A year of explosive creativity ends a long fallow period in my life, but what does it signify?

Jan 16, 2021

Splattered paints with a palette and art supplies.

Jan 16, 2021

Published in
The Startup

Uncomfortable Reflections on Twitter “Reply Guys”

Blather, wince, delete: The directions printed on my back.

Aug 19, 2020

Angry white man yelling into phone.

Aug 19, 2020

Published in
The Startup

Why Interiority Matters in Poetry

Learning how to breathe more life into poems.

Jun 19, 2020

Mansion in the dark, with lit interior.

Jun 19, 2020

Published in
The Startup

In Defense of Idioms

A case for why writers should not cut every “very” from their work.

Jun 13, 2020

Humpty Dumpty hot-air balloon.

Jun 13, 2020

Find Your Writing Advocates

The most important piece of writing advice I’ve received came from a reader who wanted to see me succeed.

Jun 6, 2020

Man assisting fellow mountain-climber to the top of a mountain.

Jun 6, 2020

Published in
a Few Words

Touch

An elderly neighbor’s loneliness broke our social distancing efforts.

Jun 5, 2020

Close-up of elderly woman holding hands with another person.

Jun 5, 2020

Published in
P.S. I Love You

I’m Replacing Happiness With Gratitude

For me, “I wouldn’t have it any other way” is the new “I’m happy.”

May 31, 2020

Child blowing dandelion in a field of flowers at sunset.

May 31, 2020

Edie Meade

Edie Meade

A compassionate and opinionated human being. | Fiction author and visual artist in Central Appalachia. | Give my newsletter a try: https://bit.ly/2sZGM6n

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