Author of Anthony Nominated collection HERE IN THE DARK, and award-winning novel SONGBIRDS & STRAY DOGS | JD Candidate at UDayton Law | EIC: Reckon Review |https://bsky.app/profile/meaganlucas.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/meaganlucas.bsky.social/post/3mmefvn4fcs25Pics of the Piedmont Publishing Symposium by the wonderful Trisha Slay. 1. Kyler Campbell saying something really wise and thoughtful 2. Best pic of my jaw line ever taken Please support small/university presses who are doing the Lord's work pushing boundaries and platforming new voices.21 May 2026 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:v3bcb5fwbbhou44pgnf3mill/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmefvn4fcs25https://bsky.app/profile/meaganlucas.bsky.social/post/3mmct3e5kzk2vLook at these brilliant writers I got to hang out with today at the Piedmont Publishing Symposium. So grateful to the organizers for pulling this crew together for a refreshing discussion of Southern Lit and to my fellow panelists for their thoughtful insight.20 May 2026 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:v3bcb5fwbbhou44pgnf3mill/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmct3e5kzk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/meaganlucas.bsky.social/post/3mmcqa6fhq22vPiedmont Publishing Symposium! Wofford College20 May 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:v3bcb5fwbbhou44pgnf3mill/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcqa6fhq22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/meaganlucas.bsky.social/post/3mlqouvwmwk2mGuess who can eat popcorn now?!?!?13 May 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:v3bcb5fwbbhou44pgnf3mill/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqouvwmwk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/meaganlucas.bsky.social/post/3ml6syxf3ts2lI love Pittsburgh06 May 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:v3bcb5fwbbhou44pgnf3mill/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6syxf3ts2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/meaganlucas.bsky.social/post/3mkviesqfak2xBooks of 2026: 16 Trash Poems for Trash People I consider @thedrevlow.bsky.social my friend. I don't know poetry. These don't read like Billy Collins or Mary Oliver. There is nothing beautiful. There is a lot of vulnerability. A lot of hard truth. A lot of shared humanity.02 May 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:v3bcb5fwbbhou44pgnf3mill/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkviesqfak2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/meaganlucas.bsky.social/post/3mkvhy2dj5c2xBooks of 2026: 15 The Keeper Tana French can do no wrong. I love how she writes women, so I didn't love this one as much as earlier books. However, it's moody and quiet and devastating: exactly what her readers want.02 May 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:v3bcb5fwbbhou44pgnf3mill/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvhy2dj5c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/meaganlucas.bsky.social/post/3mkl4coadcs2wIt's finals week so I crawled out of my study cave, and I'm back on my bullshit (fresh pixie, red lip, hawking books) to tell you you need this book. P.M Raymond, y'all. -- a southern Gothic noir journey!! @pmraymond.bsky.social28 Apr 2026 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:v3bcb5fwbbhou44pgnf3mill/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkl4coadcs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/meaganlucas.bsky.social/post/3mjkguit3ik24That good news I was teasing...15 Apr 2026 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:v3bcb5fwbbhou44pgnf3mill/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkguit3ik24https://bsky.app/profile/meaganlucas.bsky.social/post/3mjd7blwjoc2cIt's 80 degrees here, and I got some pretty great writing news (that hopefully I can share soon). That, and this cold diet coke have convinced me to get back on the horse and finish this damn collection. 🤞🏻12 Apr 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:v3bcb5fwbbhou44pgnf3mill/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjd7blwjoc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/meaganlucas.bsky.social/post/3milouk47ps2eI'm so excited to get back to @robertmorrisuniversity and see my friends in @rmuenglishandmediaarts I hope you'll come listen to these fantastic students read their work (and me!).03 Apr 2026 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:v3bcb5fwbbhou44pgnf3mill/app.bsky.feed.post/3milouk47ps2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/meaganlucas.bsky.social/post/3mhxpvpank22aReally looking forward to getting to talk to @pmraymond.bsky.social Kyler Campbell, and Scott Gould. You should come, too!26 Mar 2026 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:v3bcb5fwbbhou44pgnf3mill/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxpvpank22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/meaganlucas.bsky.social/post/3mgafvjindk2xHey @pahoehoe.bsky.social look what I have....04 Mar 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:v3bcb5fwbbhou44pgnf3mill/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgafvjindk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/meaganlucas.bsky.social/post/3mff2te3o2c2cI feel like you needed to see this. Flint loves buttercream.21 Feb 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:v3bcb5fwbbhou44pgnf3mill/app.bsky.feed.post/3mff2te3o2c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/meaganlucas.bsky.social/post/3me2j4h32722mI needed a treat, so I registered for this. Hoping to see some short crime fiction and DC area buddies. Also hoping Art Taylor's session on novel-in-stories helps me fix my current WIP mess. www.eastcoastcrime.com04 Feb 2026 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:v3bcb5fwbbhou44pgnf3mill/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2j4h32722mhttps://bsky.app/profile/meaganlucas.bsky.social/post/3mdvco7uwqs2bWhat is all this new grey hair caused by: A) teenagers B) law school C) the fall of democracy, the destruction of the constitution, and the obliteration of human rights.02 Feb 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:v3bcb5fwbbhou44pgnf3mill/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdvco7uwqs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/meaganlucas.bsky.social/post/3mcuq67hni225https://meaganlucas.substack.com/p/reflections-on-being-bad-at-shit?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=4elzt&triedRedirect=true20 Jan 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:v3bcb5fwbbhou44pgnf3mill/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcuq67hni225https://bsky.app/profile/meaganlucas.bsky.social/post/3mcimcvfhhs24Quick trip to Louisville to celebrate BAMS. Loved hanging with James Markert, @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social @robdsmith.bsky.social @laurelhightower.bsky.social and J Todd Scott Huge thanks to everyone involved, and to the guy who said I should do stand up, I rode that high all the way home.15 Jan 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:v3bcb5fwbbhou44pgnf3mill/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcimcvfhhs24https://bsky.app/profile/meaganlucas.bsky.social/post/3mcfwp5jme224I can always find a bookstore. Thank you Louisville for this excellent 'stay inside and read' weather.14 Jan 2026 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:v3bcb5fwbbhou44pgnf3mill/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcfwp5jme224https://bsky.app/profile/meaganlucas.bsky.social/post/3mcb2iy26a22yFirst day, second semester, you know what this means? (I gotta actually do the thing, cause the textbooks are not returnable if unwrapped.)12 Jan 2026 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:v3bcb5fwbbhou44pgnf3mill/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcb2iy26a22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/meaganlucas.bsky.social/post/3mc5z377zoc2fReal, real tired of seeing events and panels with only white male authors. Especially only cis-het, 40+, white, male authors. Unless the topic is specific to being white, male, and old? Let's mix it up.11 Jan 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:v3bcb5fwbbhou44pgnf3mill/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc5z377zoc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/meaganlucas.bsky.social/post/3mburyeruhs2lMy first baby turns 15 today. So proud, Brodie is smart and kind and going to make the world a better place.08 Jan 2026 01:04 +0000at://did:plc:v3bcb5fwbbhou44pgnf3mill/app.bsky.feed.post/3mburyeruhs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/meaganlucas.bsky.social/post/3mbu5hpws6c2jFirst semester grades came out yesterday. They are kind of a big deal in law school, stakes higher than any other grad program I've been in. I decided to deal with the weight of that by giving myself bangs on Monday. The good news, I did better than I expected. Less good, now I have bangs.07 Jan 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:v3bcb5fwbbhou44pgnf3mill/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbu5hpws6c2j