Rachel Meghan

Freelance Writer

United States

Rachel Meghan (they/she) is a mother, editor, and writer based in Providence, RI. They began writing professionally at 15 years old, with their first byline being the cover story for Blood and Thunder, a roller derby magazine. Currently, Rachel is the Assistant Online Editor for Rue Morgue, and an Associate Editor for The Hot Mess Press. Rachel has additionally been featured in the literary magazine The Olivetree Review, and the horror analysis anthology “What’s Blood Got to Do With It?”

Portfolio
Books By Page
09/16/2026
Review Burnside by Devyn Defoe

Burnside: The gloom and the depression of small-town America By Rachel Meghan There's a specific kind of malaise that comes from existing in a dusty, middle...

Books By Page
09/15/2026
Review Public Access After World

Public Access Afterworld: The book for you -- so you're creeped out By Rachel Meghan The bridge between filmmaker and novelist is a tough one, with...

Substack
08/10/2026
I am not a content creator. I am a writer.

In the past, the life of the writer was one blessed with getting to be all by yourself with no one to answer to, alone with your words, just minding your own business, without having to worry about something called clout.

Substack
07/30/2026
A Conversation with John Devore

The 'Theatre Kids' author speaks on his writing career, learning how to handle rejection, and being a voice of a generation

Substack
Volume 2 - June 2026

A new quarterly literary journal of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction

Her View From Home
06/15/2026
I'm raising a sensitive son

I'm raising a sensitive son in a world that is not always kind to them, and I want him to grow into a man who is tender and strong.

Books By Page
05/10/2026
Margosgotmoneytroubles | Books By Page

Editor's Note: Rachel Meghan spoke with novelist Rufi Thorpe about her latest novel, Margo's Got Money Troubles, and cultural views about sex work, wrestling

Medium
05/08/2019
How I Found Myself Through Burlesque

For the very first time, I was unashamedly me onstage, and it was a thrill that couldn't be replaced by any other type of performing. I got made fun of for my body as a teen, just like everyone else. I was tall and gangly. Super awkward and never comfortable in my own skin.

Motif
04/04/2018
Drinking Modifiers Is Mod - Motif

Cocktail modifiers might not just be for cocktails anymore. Lately, many bars have taken to serving mixers, such as vermouth or bitters, by themselves, without any hard liquor to accompany [...]

Rue Morgue
03/23/2018
Movie Review: "IMITATION GIRL" is one-of-a-kind

By RACHEL MEGHAN Starring Lauren Ashley Carter, Neimah Djourabchi and Adam David Thompson Written and directed by Natasha Kermani Epic Pictures/Dread Central Presents It's not often that a film can so delicately balance the innocent and the disillusioned.

Motif
03/14/2018
Girls Rock Rocks - Motif

Didn't everyone, at some point in their lives, dream of being a rock star? The desire to make music and art can start very young; however, the music scene tends to [...]

Vulture
06/01/2016
On the UCB Rise with Dan Chamberlain

Above Average's new original series Thingstarter premiered on Seeso on May 19th, parodying the absurdity of Kickstarter and other crowdfunding websites. The show stars a number of New York comedians, many hailing from the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre. Dan Chamberlain plays Justin, Thingstarter 's hipster Michael Scott equivalent.