Five Things
“We have a game we play when we’re waiting for tables in restaurants, where you have to write the five things that describe yourself on a piece of paper…”
The Witch and the Beach
I can tell by her hair, her posture, the way she’s walking. It was Brittany –the witch (as I now refer to people in front of Emmy) who made my life Hell through middle school and high school.
Why Women Read
Cognitive psychologists have found that women are more empathetic than men, and possess a greater emotional range—traits that make fiction more appealing to them.
In a way, reading is a metaphor for how women deal with pain.
I Never Though I’d Say This
https://wordsofwomennewsletter.ghost.io/i-never-though-id-say-this/
The Story of Elizabeth Taylor’s $7 Million Dollar Ring Will Change The Way You Perceive Life
(THIS IS AN EXCERPT FROM ‘THE BOOK OF MOODS’) In 1963, Elizabeth Taylor had just ended her fourth marriage and was starring in Cleopatra with the currently married Richard Burton. Within a year, the two were married at the Ritz in Montreal and their fame from Cleopatra, coupled with the drama of their private lives, […]
Letter To My Children: My Mother’s Advice on Life
As promised, here is a short letter to my children with words of wisdom: Financial: You do not need a lot of money to be happy. Find something you enjoy doing and then you won’t mind working at it every day. Try not to get caught up wanting material things, these things won’t make you […]
You Don’t Have Favorites, But You Do Have Allies: Famous Women on Motherhood
When I became pregnant I told myself that I would see birth as the ultimate writing exercise. I would try and capture the elusive pain of it (it’s like squeezing a lemon out of a nostril, said one famous woman I can’t recall) and the infamous love I’d heard would fill me the moment the […]
The Importance of Supporting Characters
I know how my life seems on the outside. A published book. A good agent. Some press. I know because I’ve looked at many of my colleagues, through the lens of social media, with similar achievements and accolades and thought they had everything. They were doing so well. And I’ve looked at friends outside my […]