Hello!
I'm Mickie,
a writer, surfer, & sommelier, + the owner of The Buzzed Word bookshop, natural wine shop, & bar in Ocean City, Maryland.

I do many things. But first, always, and forever, I’m a writer. Of many things. For publications, primarily essays and longform feature journalism, often for The Bitter Southerner, and including my own monthly-ish newsletter, Wax On, about the practices of life through the lens of surfing and experiences in grief; a memoir based on the same is on submission. I also hold an MFA in Fiction from The New School, where I was a Creative Writing Fellow, and am at work on a novel. (For inquiries, see my agent’s information below.)

Previously, I was the Events Director for Guernica, where I also did interviews and book reviews. For 2 years, I co-hosted the New York writer's variety show, Same Page, at New York’s KGB Bar. And before The Buzzed Word was a store, it was a literary/wine event series in New York and elsewhere. For 10+ years prior to business ownership, I was also a creative copywriter and editor for many brands.

I spent 12 years in New York before moving back to my hometown of Ocean City, Maryland in 2020. I opened The Buzzed Word in July 2021 to champion diverse books and natural wine in my hometown—visit it here. You can find me there, bartending and book-slinging, most days, and surfing every moment I’m not; or on social media here.

I am represented by Lauren Bieker at Fine Print Literary Management.
For book inquires, please contact her: lauren@fineprintlit.com
To work with me on feature stories:
mickie.meinhardt@gmail.com
For anything The Buzzed Word-related:
info@thebuzzedword.com