Margaret S. McGraw
I am a speculative fiction author and editor. I'm co-editor of the forthcoming anthology Predators in
Petticoats (Prospective Press, 2019), as well as two anthologies about
the wildest West that never was: Lawless Lands: Tales from the Weird
Frontier (Falstaff Books, 2017) and The Weird Wild
West (eSpec Books, 2015). My story "Rainmaker" appears
in Lawless Lands, and "Stasis" appears in the benefit
anthology Chasing the Light (Roaring Writers Press, 2018).
I
blog about prompt-writing, con reviews, and book reviews at WritersSpark.com; blog about the journey of
writing and publishing at TheMillionWords.net; and spend too much time on Facebook. My imagination draws on my
lifelong love of science fiction, fantasy, anthropology, and natural history,
as well as my fascination with fiber crafts, photography, and travel. I live in
North Carolina with my daughter, an array of dogs, cats, and too many
unfinished stories and craft projects.
You can find me on Facebook or Goodreads at
“Margaret S. McGraw”, or follow me on Twitter @MargaretSMcGraw.
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Convention Appearances
2020
2019
RavenCon, Williamsburg, VA
MarsCon, Williamsburg, VA
AtomaCon, Charleston, SC
RavenCon, Williamsburg, VA
Bull City Robotic Rodeo,
Durham, NC
MarsCon, Williamsburg, VA
2018
Conapalooza, Bristol, TN
World Fantasy Con, Baltimore, MD
World Fantasy Con, Baltimore, MD
Congregate, High Point,
NC
ConCarolinas, Charlotte,
NC
Illogicon, Cary NC
2017
AtomaCon, Charleston, SC
DragonCon, Atlanta, GA
ConCarolinas, Charlotte,
NC
Mysticon, Roanoke, VA
MarsCon, Williamsburg, VA
2016
ConGregate,
High Point, NC
ConCarolinas, Charlotte,
NC
RavenCon, Williamsburg,
VA
AnachroCon, Atlanta, GA
MarsCon, Williamsburg, VA
IllogiCon, Cary, NC
2015
ConGregate,
High Point, NC
ConCarolinas, Charlotte,
NC
Mysticon, Roanoke, VA
MarsCon, Williamsburg, VA
IllogiCon, Cary, NC
2014
ConCarolinas, Charlotte,
NC
MarsCon, Williamsburg, VA
IllogiCon, Cary, NC
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We've all experienced loss. A parent, a friend, a partner, a child. Sometimes it's expected. Can you really ever prepare? Sometimes it comes as a heart-stopping shock.
There's ugliness, pain, rage, suffering, and true evil in the world. Disaster in the news, made by man or nature.
In a time of grieving, I had an epiphany. The answer, as beautifully simple and gloriously complex as life itself, is to Love More. In rare moments of grace, I am filled with Love, larger than myself, shooting out of every fiber, every thought, every breath. Another word for this Love is Peace.
It's okay if you're skeptical. Cynical. I often am, too. You can turn away. The Love is still there. You don't have to acknowledge it. You can say it's too simple, too trivial, too little, too naïve. But perhaps you can let it rest with you for awhile. Maybe life will seem a little easier for a moment. Peace.
It's this Love that I offer you, my heart to your heart, my sorrow to your sorrow, my healing to your healing, my life to your life.
The light of the universe that shines within me recognizes the light of the universe that shines within you. Namaste.
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awesome :-)
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