Published Pieces « Nicole Garner Meeker

A non-exhaustive archive of published pieces around the internet.

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I researched this piece while living and working at a local paper in Nevada, Mo., fascinated by local cemetery lore. It remains a top-traffic piece on Mentalfloss.com as of 2024.

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Bylines at Interesting Facts

An archive of pieces written for Interesting Facts, an Optimism brand. As a self-proclaimed history and trivia nerd, this role allowed me to explore a variety of topics and helped widen my general knowledge of world history, science, and pop culture. This mental archive helps every day in my other areas of work, such as copy and research editing.

Bylines at Mental Floss

An archive of work from my time as a freelance writer for Mental Floss. My time with there helped hone in my skills at researching and uncovering the unusual.

Bylines at Better Report

My work at Better Report appears in the home and health verticals, where I have a chance to dive deeper into food, garden, and home-related content.

Bylines at Trivia Genius

My freelance writing role at Trivia Genius (now defunct) helped provide a great creative outlet during the earliest portion of the pandemic.

Dave’s Garden

Writing a few pieces for Dave’s Garden helped me test the waters of garden-related content, something I really enjoy working on (when I’m not on my own garden).

Bylines at Refinery29

I had the opportunity to contribute a few college-related pieces to Refinery29 while I was completing my masters degree at the University of Missouri.