When Life Gives You Lemons, Write a Poem (Or Something Else)
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My three children are athletes. They’re teenagers, and we’ve been doing the competitive travel team thing since the older two were in second grade. SECOND GRADE, PEOPLE. WTH was I […]
New Essay on Why #FamiliesBelongTogether
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Yes, I know. Bad news is everywhere right now. Sometimes we have to turn away to recover and recharge, but then we must re-engage. We can’t afford not to. In […]
A new essay from me up at The Washington Post
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I don’t usually write a blog post when I publish something online, but thus far 2017 has been a rough one career-wise, so I’m pretty excited to get some work […]
Win a copy of YOU MADE ME A MOTHER just in time for Mother’s Day!
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I’ve got a fun giveaway for you all, just in time for Mother’s Day! YOU MADE ME A MOTHER is a heartwarming picture book written by my friend Laurenne Sala, […]
Announcing the winner of the YOU MADE ME A MOTHER GIVEAWAY — Plus an interview with the author, Laurenne Sala
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I’m SUPER excited to announce the winner of the YOU MADE ME A MOTHER giveaway: RUTH EBENSTEIN Congratulations, Ruth! Please shoot me an email via the online contact form here […]
On Writing, Motherhood, Inclusion and #BinderCon
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This weekend the Out of the Binders Conference for women and gender non-conforming writers is happening in New York. The event known as BinderCon offers keynotes, like today’s apparently amazing […]
Enter to win a copy of The Barefoot Book of Children, New from Barefoot Books!
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A few months ago, I published an essay in the Ties column at The New York Times called A Poster Family for Diversity. Soon after, I got an email […]
A List of Cliches That Apply to the Parenting of Teenagers
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If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times. Shit happens. Handle it with kid gloves. Bite your tongue. Bite me. Don’t let your mouth write a check […]
Remembering that terrifying pool party in McKinney, Texas
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Last week a grand jury declined to press charges against a former McKinney, Texas police officer who threw a teenage girl to the ground during a pool party raid last […]
The Courage to Be Kind
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The signboard outside my neighborhood church got my attention: “Does kindness have a chance?” Isn’t that what we’re all wondering these days? Last month’s horrific attacks in Paris staged by […]