The Waiting Room
I’m sorry for the delay. I thought sending my proposal out would give me more time to write. Instead, it’s given me more time to think—which is far worse.
Lately I’m spinning between wondering if I’m getting divorced, pining for
You’re in trouble
My husband has always been embarrassed by me. If I’m honest, that’s been the through line of our marriage. I’m too much. Out of line. For years, I took this at face value—believing everyone else must see me that way too. Only
Forgive & Forget (Pt 4 of What Happened Last Week)
On the third day of my involuntary incarceration in Psych Ward 2, my husband finally called.
When I spoke to him, my heart lightened when he said he was proud of me. Happy I was taking this seriously. That he and my children would be waiting for me.
Yet as
What Happened Last Week? (Pt. 3)
The first two days I spent curled up in the fetal position. Trays of food were brought in, taken out, and replaced with others that would remain untouched. I couldn’t pick my head up off the pillow. Sleep was the only escape I had.
Hours earlier, they’
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 […]