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The intervention

The theme of 2015 has been, so far, for me, “Everyone who cares about you thinks it’s time to start dating again.” It’s beginning to look like an episode of Intervention. I was invited to (and attended) not one but two parties this weekend. Both invitations were sprinkled with, “I have a great guy I […]

And here’s why I love Shakespeare

Yesterday, my daughter pulled a dog-eared copy of Romeo and Juliet from her backpack and sighed, “I have to know what Act One Scene One means by Monday.” She rolled her eyes without rolling them, her disapproval a textured thing. Finally. The moment I’ve been waiting for. That ninth grade rite of passage, the reading […]

My Charmed Life

Lately I’ve gotten into the habit of joking that I have a charmed life. It can certainly seem that way, with my healthy family, good, steady income, comfortable house and the achievement of my lifelong dream of being a traditionally published author. But “charmed” has many suggestions built into it that are probably setting me […]

Being a teenager’s mom

Today is my eldest child’s fifteenth birthday. The birthdays of my offspring make me think about a lot of things, ranging from what the appropriate present might be to planning the inevitable family dinner with the ex. But the 15th birthday of a girl child makes me think more than usual, about the passage of […]

Multicultural Children’s Book Day

Have you ever wished that there was a resource to help readers find children’s and teen stories that are about more than blond princesses and white action heroes? So have the folks over at Multicultural Children’s Book Day. They’ve put together a great list of books that help readers see a more diverse set of […]

Snow!

I love snow. I love it slightly less since I became a home owner 15 years ago, since it involves some logistical hassle. But it still captivates the dreamer in me. I grew up in New Jersey, so I have lots of pictures of me as a little girl in hideous 70s winter hats and […]

Distance

Last night I had dinner in Manhattan with friends from my old job. It was a great time, but, more than that, it was a great moment to reflect on how much life can change in a few short months. The traffic on the way in was bad. Epically, only-Manhattan-can-be-so-congested bad. It seems that a […]

Cuba!

Howdy, sugar plums. Here’s one of my wishes: I hope 2015 is the year I finally go to Cuba. Here’s why: I am not Cuban or even descended from Cubans. But I did grow up in Hudson County, New Jersey, which at the time had the highest concentration of Cuban exiles outside of Miami, so […]

The Paralysis of Perfection

I have a serious love affair with leather-bound journals. I love paper in general and can geek out for an hour even in the stationary aisle of a CVS. It’s a lifelong thing. Take me to that wall full of leather-bound journals at Barnes and Noble and watch me be mesmerized by the beauty, the […]

Fresh Eyes

I rarely get to see anything with anewanymore. I remember the feeling from childhood, the absolute wonder if seeing something for the first time. I have memories of staring at ant hills for what seemed like hours, marveling at their clever cooperation, or of losing myself in clouds onendless afternoons. But who has time for […]