Email Author Megan Feldman

Awards

• 2011 - National Council on Crime and Delinquency/Prevention for a Safer Society Award, published January 14, 2010

  "Unhooked"

• 2010 - Pen Center USA West Literary Awards, published March 12, 2009

  "Gimme Shelter"

• 2009 - Lone Star Awards, published May 22, 2008

  "Terrain of Grief"

• 2009 - Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, published April 3, 2008

  "Who's Your Daddy?"

• 2008 - Livingston Awards for Young Journalists, published July 26, 2007

  "El Tren de la Muerte"

• 2008 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published July 26, 2007

  "El Tren de la Muerte"

• 2008 - Lone Star Awards, published April 5, 2007

  "Ground Meat"

• 2008 - Lone Star Awards, published July 26, 2007

  "El Tren de la Muerte"

• 2008 - Lone Star Awards, published September 20, 2007

  "Teenage and Transgendered"

• 2008 - Lone Star Awards, published July 26, 2007

  "El Tren de la Muerte"

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2009 Stories by Megan Feldman

• Recession Blues Got You Down? The Folks at Get Motivated! Have a Solution: Think Happy Thoughts.

  published November 5, 2009

  An autumn storm soaks the streets and paints the outdoors a dull shade of gray, but inside the Fort Worth Convention Center the scene is... More >>

• Lakeside Inspiration

  published October 15, 2009

  Often when you see a work of art in a gallery, strategically placed and illuminated, its creation seems unimaginable. For nosy art-lovers and... More >>

• Can an over-analytical control freak find inner peace— or at least get up in the morning—with help from an Indian life coach?

  published September 24, 2009

  I'm on my way to see a Delhi-born meditation guru who once worked for Gandhi and who specializes in the virtues of discipline and... More >>

• Spinning Through The Age Gap

  published August 27, 2009

  The plot of Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks sounds oh-so-vagely reminiscient of The Graduate. "A widow decides to reawaken her... More >>

• Mexican Citizens Seeking Help from the Local Consulate Get Snared in a Legal Grudge Match

  published August 13, 2009

  The whole sordid story began with a pile of concrete and a malfunctioning Bobcat. On a hot, sticky Monday in mid-August 2006, crews in... More >>

• My, My! How Can We Resist You?

  published August 13, 2009

  I never saw Mamma Mia! onstage, but I did enjoy Meryl Streep's performance in the movie (which, since it was filmed in the Greek... More >>

• Part Coach, Part Cheerleader, Sunset High Principal Anthony Tovar Aims to Prove That Inner-City Schools Can Be Winners

  published May 28, 2009

  It's a balmy morning in April, which to Anthony Tovar means only one thing: crunch time. Instead of walking the halls of Sunset High School in... More >>

• 2 To 3 Miles Of Adventure

  published May 28, 2009

  Now's the time of year when you suddenly notice it. That first day at the pool, all these months of being out of the sun and too lazy to meet your... More >>

• Meet Ron White, the Texas-Born Memory Champ You’ll Never Forget

  published May 14, 2009

  Standing chest-deep in the hotel pool, Ron White felt foolish. Were the people on lounge chairs near the deep end watching him? Well, screw it.... More >>

• No Sympathy for Deserters|Dallas: A Great Place for Worship (And Titty Bars)

  published March 26, 2009

  "Gimme Shelter," by Megan Feldman, March 12 More >>

• Bi-Partisan Inspiration

  published March 26, 2009

  Personally, I find the idea of running for office exhausting--it's something about the constant blow-drying, suit-wearing and speech giving. Yet... More >>

• Gimme Shelter | Addition by Subtraction

  published March 19, 2009

  "Gimme Shelter," by Megan Feldman, March 12 More >>

• Military Deserters Once Again Flock to Canada

  published March 12, 2009

  Just 5 feet tall, with a baby strapped to her chest and a soft, faltering voice, Kim Rivera is anything but soldierly. Yet two years ago she... More >>

• Easier Being Green

  published January 22, 2009

  I"Going green" used to be considered a luxury, especially in a faltering economy. But as the Legislature convened last week amid a budget... More >>

• They're All Winners

  published January 22, 2009

  I've always loved Mexican loteria cards. There's something about the way folksy, artistic kitsch and cultural iconography come together in a... More >>

• Section 8 Improv Comedian Mark Orvik Fights Back From a Near-Fatal Illness With Sidesplitting Humor

  published January 15, 2009

  Absurd as it sounds, he insists the culprit was a piece of plastic. Mark Orvik—small-town boy, high jinks master and improv... More >>