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Another Threshold
Single motherhood forced me into a reality I didn’t fully understand. I left something I couldn’t stay in, but I wasn’t prepared for what came next—the financial pressure, the constant problem-solving, the lack of backup. Now I’m starting a new job and facing another transition, still unsure, still learning. I don’t feel ready, but I’m moving forward anyway.
Meridith Byrne
May 12 min read
Hibernation
I’ve been hibernating. Like the bear who wakes in March to find the forest still icy and unforgiving, I will return to my cave after testing the air. Meanwhile: Single parenting teenagers and young adults. Trying to find a job that doesn’t leave me scrambling for spare change at the end of the pay period. Juggling bills and debts and creditors and overdue notices. Shoveling mountains upon mountains of snow. The lumps, bumps, aches, and indignities of getting older. A car that
Meridith Byrne
Mar 32 min read
It's a Distraction
In moments of war, outrage, and nonstop headlines, it’s worth returning to first principles. A functioning democracy depends on the well-being of its people: food, shelter, healthcare, and learning. Anything that pulls us away from securing those basics for everyone is a distraction.
Meridith Byrne
Jan 32 min read
Winter Break, Three Ways
or: Gratitude, Grit, and a Self-Serious Cornish Man Winter break has almost passed, and like most pauses in the year, it’s revealed what actually holds my attention. I've spent these days of leisure and cheer on three things: Being thankful — with and for my family, in that quiet, non-Instagram way where gratitude looks like shared meals, tolerance, and laughing at our imperfections. Looking for more income — pragmatically, persistently, and without pretending it’s fun. Bin
Meridith Byrne
Jan 13 min read
AI and Human Judgment in Practice
I often work in collaboration with AI, using it to sort ideas, request feedback, and clarify my thinking. As a neurodivergent writer and educator, I’ve found this to be a practical way to amplify my strengths rather than fight my process. That idea of amplification matters. Because while AI makes it easy to generate words, it also makes it easy to produce what I think of as empty calories : fluent language without substance. As large language models become part of everyday wo
Meridith Byrne
Dec 28, 20253 min read