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Megan Frances Edwards (born December 17, 1952) is an American writer and editor. Edwards was born in Great Lakes, Illinois, near North Chicago. She graduated with a B.A. from Scripps College in classics and an M.A. in education from Claremont Graduate University, after which she worked in Germany, Greece, California, Texas, and Nevada, as a teacher and also a school principal. She was also a columnist (1993–1998) for the Pasadena Weekly and a contributing writer (2000–2001) for the Las Vegas Weekly. On October 27, 1993, the house where she and her husband lived in California burned down in a wildfire, destroying nearly all their possessions. Instead of rebuilding, they bought a custom motorhome, christened it "Phoenix One" and began a road trip that lasted six years. During this time the couple pioneered the (then difficult) art of connecting to the Internet while traveling.〔Samantha Miller, People Magazine Dec 2 1996 pg. 38, "Lost in America"〕〔Annette Winter, Westways Magazine March–April 2000 pg. 60, ("Millennium Gypsies" )〕 One result was "RoadTrip America", a web resource started in 1996 for touring in North America. The first four years of her adventures in Phoenix One are recorded in the book "Roads from the Ashes".〔Megan Edwards, "Roads from the Ashes", Trilogy Books, May 1999; ISBN 978-1-891290-01-5〕 In general, the book was well received.〔Al Martinez, LA Times March 19, 1999 Metro Section page B1, "A Song of the Open Road"〕〔JoAnne Mary Benson, Library Journal, May 1, 1999, Vol. 124 Issue 8, p. 100.〕〔Jayne Clark, USA Today July 9, 1999 Life Section pg. 4-D〕〔June Sawyers, Chicago Tribune July 11, 1999, Travel Section pg. 14 in "The Resourceful Traveler"〕〔Charles Solomon, LA Times Sept. 23, 1999, Highway 1 Section pg. 9, "One for the Read"〕 In 2008 a collection titled "Caution: Funny Signs Ahead" was published. The book contains pictures of actual signs that are humorous due to juxtapositions, misspellings, double entendres, etc., and which were originally published online at RoadTripAmerica.com.〔RoadTrip America (Compiler), "Caution: Funny Signs Ahead", Ulysses Press, November 2008; ISBN 978-1-56975-687-4〕 In 2010 Edwards contributed a short story to "The Perpetual Engine of Hope," an anthology featuring stories written by seven Las Vegas writers.〔Geoff Schumacher (Editor), "The Perpetual Engine of Hope", Stephens Press, November 2010; ISBN 978-1-935043-35-5〕 She became a contributing writer for Nevada Public Radio's Desert Companion magazine in 2012. ==Notes== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Megan Edwards」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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