I live in New York, where I write children's books, teach and perform trapeze and acrobatics, and do handstands obsessively. I also make art of all sorts and I get antsy when I don't have time for it. Things I have done in the recent past and sometimes still do: edit children's books, teach flying trapeze, and take classes in ballet and rhythm tap.

When I'm not working or crafting or upside down, I go ice skating, eat ice cream, and laugh a lot with my girlfriend, Heather. And we play a lot of Boggle.

I try to keep up with a list of books read, which has everything since 2000 except for picture books. During a college internship in children's publishing, I put together a humorous web page of the really bad unsolicited manuscripts I came across.

I have been designing web sites for a good while now. You can see my past layouts. The lace image at the top of this layout was created by ruffling a piece of lace using my sewing machine, then scanning it and manipulating it digitally.

Here are some candidates for a one-sentence bio:

Megan is an aerialist, acrobat, and writer.
When she is not in a handstand, Megan tap dances, writes children's books, and teaches trapeze.
Megan is well versed in making lovely art small enough to hold in your hands; she can generally be found upside down and/or plotting more projects than there is ever time to finish.
Megan is an avalanche and a hurricane.

If you want to know about my training, it is something like:

• Handstands and acrobatics at the LAVA studio (2005-present)
• Static trapeze under Bobby Hedglin and LAVA (2004-present)
• Flying trapeze flyer and instructor with TSNY under Dino Ramos and Jonathon Conant and with the Espana-Streb Trapeze Academy under Francois MacKay (2004-present)
• Pilates with Elizabeth Ahearn, Gayla Zukevich, et al, and vinyasa yoga (2003-present)
• Rhythm tap with Margaret Morrison (2000-2003)
• Captain of nationally-ranked Columbia University Dance Team (2000-2002)
• Summer programs on scholarship at Hartford Ballet, BalletMet, and Virginia School of the Arts (1991-1997)
• Residential student at Virginia School of the Arts under Petrus Bosman and David Keener, with Leslie Peck, Lorraine Graves, et al. (1994-1997)
• Ballet, tap, jazz, modern, and character at Chamber Ballet in Williamsburg, VA under Heidi Robitshek; workshops and dabbling in Irish step, African, ballroom, Native American, Benesh Notation, Labanotation, mime, etc. (1989-1999)