Welcome to my site. My name is Megan Ault Regnerus, which you shouldn't try to say aloud, because it always falls apart at the end. I live in Bozeman, Montana, with my husband, Shawn, three sons (two of whom are in puberty) and an ex-husband, Steve, who lives down the road. Our dog Angus is a Jack Russell Terrier — also the proud owner of a penis.
My house is a mess, and most activities around here are unsafe. If you’d asked me a year or two ago, I would have bragged that all of the men in my home adore me. Then as my oldest son says, “’Pubert’ came to visit.” That changed everything.
In any case, I’ll weather this new chapter in our family, even if it means matching the testosterone around here with a few estrogen surges of my own. Blogging seems to help. I’ve survived more than a few minor catastrophes thus far.
I have a degree in journalism and have been writing for the past 15 years. When using my Good Parent and/or Respectable Writer voice, fine magazines including Family Fun, Runner's World, Parents, 'Teen, Shape Fit Pregnancy, Big Sky Journal, Montana Quarterly, Brain, Child and many more have published my work. I pay the bills by day working as the managing editor of Montana Quarterly magazine.
Mostly though, I’m tired, do the best I can and make things up as I go. I hope it all comes out okay, and that you might find something in my stories that makes your day a little better. Thanks for checking in.
Oh, and if you're new to my site, here are a few past favorites to get you up to speed:
the Angus chronicles, chapter one: "howdy neighbor!"
rodent, it's what's for dinner
boat wreck part I and boat wreck part II
how to craft a message that gets noticed
business time (Hey, this spicy post won an award. That was pretty nifty!)
the angus chronicles, chapter two: tapeworms are so wrong
*Also, I LOVE comments. Comments help me get to know you, too.