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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...

Megan Madramootoo
Jan 27, 20241 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)...

Megan Madramootoo
May 24, 20221 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...

Megan Madramootoo
Apr 18, 20222 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...

Megan Madramootoo
Mar 12, 20211 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...

Megan Madramootoo
Feb 3, 20212 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,...

Megan Madramootoo
Feb 24, 20202 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...

Megan Madramootoo
Jan 16, 20201 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...

Megan Madramootoo
Dec 29, 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...

Megan Madramootoo
Nov 21, 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...

Megan Madramootoo
Oct 16, 20191 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...

Megan Madramootoo
Oct 1, 20192 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...

Megan Madramootoo
Sep 25, 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...

Megan Madramootoo
Sep 20, 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...

Megan Madramootoo
Sep 4, 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...

Megan Madramootoo
Aug 25, 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...

Megan Madramootoo
Aug 23, 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...

Megan Madramootoo
Aug 16, 20191 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...

Megan Madramootoo
Aug 5, 20192 min read
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