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Megan Madramootoo
Jan 271 min read
Not You: a memoir
I'm proud to be able to finally announce that Not You: a memoir (Apprentice House Press) will be released May 8, 2024!😊 It's been a...
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Megan Madramootoo
May 24, 20221 min read
Mom Life/Author Life
I've finally wrapped up my 16-week semester at my college. Grades are finished and submitted, and I wished my students a warm (and sad)...
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Megan Madramootoo
Apr 18, 20222 min read
Now I Can Catch Up.
It's been a while since I last blogged here-- forgive me. I've been teaching, figuring out what to do with my last blog, applying for PhD...
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Megan Madramootoo
Mar 12, 20211 min read
Publication Party Success
My "Coming Out" party was a success. I had about 12 guests--entirely a huge turn out, but it was enough for me! I had been especially...
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Megan Madramootoo
Feb 3, 20212 min read
My Sister
My little sister passed on New Year's Eve. It was sudden--the injury that rendered her brain dead and on life support for six days. She...
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Megan Madramootoo
Feb 24, 20202 min read
Uhhhhh...
Uhhhh...so I haven't finished my memoir yet. I've been in the middle of an essay for the past two months now, trying to find the energy,...
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Megan Madramootoo
Jan 16, 20201 min read
A New Chapter
I am now a 7th grade English teacher...or, I will be one come next Tuesday, January 21. I am bouncing off the walls in nervousness. I've...
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Megan Madramootoo
Dec 29, 20191 min read
Reaching the finish line...?
So. I'm trying to finish this memoir by the end of the year--and yeah, I know, WE ARE at the end at just three days before the official...
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Megan Madramootoo
Nov 21, 20191 min read
A Struggling Artist's Struggle
The struggling artist's "struggle" is real. I finished my essay "Prey" almost two weeks ago, and still haven't found the money to submit...
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Megan Madramootoo
Oct 16, 20191 min read
Drafting an Essay for Nonfiction Contest
"“Let me talk to you for a second.” I immediately stopped what I was doing, my breath abruptly catching inside my throat. His usual deep...
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Megan Madramootoo
Oct 1, 20192 min read
Open Mic & Another Rejection...
I attended open mic night with the Maryland Writers Associate (by the way, for any of you aspiring writers, it'd be a great idea to...
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Megan Madramootoo
Sep 25, 20191 min read
1st Publishing Party (hopefully 1 of many!)
My essay release party was a success.Not a lot of people--about 12 guests in total--but that was enough for me. The next time I have this...
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Megan Madramootoo
Sep 20, 20191 min read
Essay Release Party
Tomorrow I host my big event, "My Coming Out Party," which will be given in honor of the very first essay I had published. It's kind of...
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Megan Madramootoo
Sep 4, 20191 min read
The Beauty of a Story
So I've had the very beginnings of my new essay up on my laptop for the past month. I have gone back from time to time to attempt to add...
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Megan Madramootoo
Aug 25, 20191 min read
Its Only a Rejection, Right...?
I had submitted the only 100-word story I've ever written in my life to a magazine that specializes in 100-word stories. But to my great...
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Megan Madramootoo
Aug 23, 20191 min read
It's the Little Things
In less than a month, I will have my "Coming Out" party--a light celebration of my very first essay publication, "Nothing There." I did...
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Megan Madramootoo
Aug 16, 20191 min read
2nd Essay Published
So, "Unicorns & Fairy Dust" was officially published yesterday in The Mark Literary Review (https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/0a3c70_6b2240a...
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Megan Madramootoo
Aug 5, 20192 min read
The Dreaded Writing Process
After about eight rejections, I finally got my essay, "Nothing There," published. As of now, Adelaide Literary Magazine owns it, and I...
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