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Meg Noble Peterson

Author of Madam, Have You Ever Really Been Happy? An Intimate Journey through Africa and Asia

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    • IN THE BEGINNING
    • THE WHYS AND WHEREFORES
    • I LOVE YOU TO DEATH, BUT…
    • WATCH OUT…HERE COME THE BABIES!
    • DON’T COME BACK BEFORE SUPPER, UNLESS YOU’RE BLEEDING
    • THIS OLD HOUSE
    • GIVE ‘EM WHAT THEY WANT
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    • THE FOLLY OF EXPECTATIONS
    • GUESS WHAT? YOUR BROTHER IS GAY
    • HIGH DRAMA AT THE JUNIOR HIGH, AND OTHER FASHION NOTES
    • LET’S GO TO THE DUMP
    • WHO’S AFRAID OF MEASLES, MUMPS, CHICKEN POX, AND TONSILS?
    • YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU
    • AN ADULT PARTY…WHOOPEE!
    • RELIGION: IT SHOULD BE SO SIMPLE, BUT IT ISN’T
    • MUSIC IS A TRADITION IN OUR FAMILY
    • OUR FIRST SWIM CLUB
    • LET’S TAKE A TRIP: First Days
  • Essays
    • THE INVISIBLE THREAD
    • Letting Go
    • Confrontation at Checkpoint Xegar
    • It’s Time To Stop Our Busy, Busy Lives
    • Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days
    • Cancel the Card: Mother’s Day is Silly
    • Growing Up but Not Old
    • The Long & the Short of It
    • Bless Our Wandering Spirits
  • Photos
    • Nepal
      • Nepal trekking
    • Ladakh
      • Ladakh trekking
    • Tibet
      • Mt. Kailash trek
    • Myanmar
    • Sikkim
    • Tanzania
      • Tanzania safaris
      • Tanzania – Hadzabe Tribe
    • India
      • Ajanta caves
      • Ellora Caves
    • Bhutan
    • Map
  • Home
  • BLOG
  • About Meg
  • Travel Memoir
    • Excerpts
    • Reviews
    • Press
    • Links
    • Reader’s Guide
    • Videos
    • Speaking
  • Family Memoir
    • IN THE BEGINNING
    • THE WHYS AND WHEREFORES
    • I LOVE YOU TO DEATH, BUT…
    • WATCH OUT…HERE COME THE BABIES!
    • DON’T COME BACK BEFORE SUPPER, UNLESS YOU’RE BLEEDING
    • THIS OLD HOUSE
    • GIVE ‘EM WHAT THEY WANT
    • BOYS
    • KILLER BIRTHDAYS
    • DON’T BE A NAIVE MOTHER
    • THE FOLLY OF EXPECTATIONS
    • GUESS WHAT? YOUR BROTHER IS GAY
    • HIGH DRAMA AT THE JUNIOR HIGH, AND OTHER FASHION NOTES
    • LET’S GO TO THE DUMP
    • WHO’S AFRAID OF MEASLES, MUMPS, CHICKEN POX, AND TONSILS?
    • YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU
    • AN ADULT PARTY…WHOOPEE!
    • RELIGION: IT SHOULD BE SO SIMPLE, BUT IT ISN’T
    • MUSIC IS A TRADITION IN OUR FAMILY
    • OUR FIRST SWIM CLUB
    • LET’S TAKE A TRIP: First Days
  • Essays
    • THE INVISIBLE THREAD
    • Letting Go
    • Confrontation at Checkpoint Xegar
    • It’s Time To Stop Our Busy, Busy Lives
    • Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days
    • Cancel the Card: Mother’s Day is Silly
    • Growing Up but Not Old
    • The Long & the Short of It
    • Bless Our Wandering Spirits
  • Photos
    • Nepal
      • Nepal trekking
    • Ladakh
      • Ladakh trekking
    • Tibet
      • Mt. Kailash trek
    • Myanmar
    • Sikkim
    • Tanzania
      • Tanzania safaris
      • Tanzania – Hadzabe Tribe
    • India
      • Ajanta caves
      • Ellora Caves
    • Bhutan
    • Map

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