L.A. is a constellation of microclimates and microcosms, a library with dozens of special collections. A 20-minute drive can bring a temperature change of 15 degrees. Crossing an intersection can feel like crossing a national border. Meghan Daum borderbringchange share on social
I don't think anyone's ever accused me of too much self-love. Meghan Daum accuselove Change image and share on social
Checking email every 45 seconds is not only compulsive, it's presumptuous. It suggests a belief that anyone who sends us a message needs us to read it immediately, even if the message is from SkyMall telling us our Bigfoot Garden Yeti statue has shipped. Meghan Daum beliefbigfootcheck share on social
I don't confess in my work because to me, that implies that you're dumping all your guilt and sins on the page and asking the reader to forgive you. Meghan Daum confessdumpforgive Change image and share on social
I always lamented that I wasn't a writer during the late '60s and the early '70s, with the New Journalism and Tom Wolfe and Hunter Thompson and all those people. Meghan Daum 60s70searly Change image and share on social
When I talk to students or young writers about the importance of being unafraid to take controversial positions, I'm struck by the degree to which they can't entertain a thought, much less commit one to paper, without imagining the cacophony of snark they'll get in response. Meghan Daum cacophonycommitcontroversial share on social
I love writing essays and articles, so it's hard for me to resist taking assignments that inevitably pull me away from larger projects. Meghan Daum articleassignmentessay Change image and share on social
It is important for children to grow up in a world where there are all kinds of adults and role models around them, for them to know it's not just parents and people who are parents that care about them, but that there are people who are living other kinds of lives. Meghan Daum adultcarechild share on social
People who choose not to have kids do so because they respect the job of parenting so much that they know not to take it on if they know it's not something that they're up for, and I don't know what to be a bigger tribute to parenting than that. Meghan Daum bigchoosejob share on social
In my own writing, I tend to be very honest, and my goal is to identify something people think but are afraid to say. That's not the general cultural expectation of women. Meghan Daum afraidculturalexpectation Change image and share on social
