Megan Edwards (writer)

Megan Frances Edwards (born December 17, 1952) is an American writer and editor.

Edwards was born in Great Lakes, Illinois, near North Chicago. She graduated with a B.A. from Scripps College in classics and an M.A. in education from Claremont Graduate University, after which she worked in Germany, Greece, California, Texas, and Nevada, as a teacher and also a school principal. She was also a columnist (1993–1998) for the Pasadena Weekly and a contributing writer (2000–2001) for the Las Vegas Weekly.

On October 27, 1993, the house where she and her husband lived in California burned down in a wildfire, destroying nearly all their possessions. Instead of rebuilding, they bought a custom motorhome, christened it "Phoenix One" and began a road trip that lasted six years. During this time the couple pioneered the (then difficult) art of connecting to the Internet while traveling.^[1][2] One result was "RoadTrip America", a web resource started in 1996 for touring in North America.

The first four years of her adventures in Phoenix One are recorded in the book "Roads from the Ashes".^[3] In general, the book was well-received.^{[4][5][6][7][8]}

In 2008 a collection titled "Caution: Funny Signs Ahead" was published. The book contains pictures of actual signs that are humorous due to juxtapositions, misspellings, double entendres, etc., and which were originally published online at RoadTripAmerica.com.^[9]

In 2010 Edwards contributed a short story to "The Perpetual Engine of Hope," an anthology featuring stories written by seven Las Vegas writers.^[10]

Notes

1. ^ Samantha Miller, People Magazine Dec 2 1996 pg. 38, "Lost in America"
2. ^ Annette Winter, Westways Magazine March–April 2000 pg. 60, "Millennium Gypsies"
3. ^ Megan Edwards, "Roads from the Ashes", Trilogy Books, May 1999; ISBN 978-1891290015
4. ^ Al Martinez, LA Times March 19, 1999 Metro Section page B1, "A Song of the Open Road"
5. ^ JoAnne Mary Benson, Library Journal, May 1, 1999, Vol. 124 Issue 8, p. 100.
6. ^ Jayne Clark, USA Today July 9, 1999 Life Section pg. 4-D
7. ^ June Sawyers, Chicago Tribune July 11, 1999, Travel Section pg. 14 in "The Resourceful Traveler"
8. ^ Charles Solomon, LA Times Sept. 23, 1999, Highway 1 Section pg. 9, "One for the Read"
9. ^ RoadTrip America (Compiler), "Caution: Funny Signs Ahead", Ulysses Press, November 2008; ISBN 978-1569756874
10. ^ Geoff Schumacher (Editor), "The Perpetual Engine of Hope", Stephens Press, November 2010; ISBN 978-1935043355

External links

• RoadTrip America website
• Megan Edwards' home page
• Living-Las-Vegas website
• Abstract of Al Martinez column
• Abstract of Jayne Clark article

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