Confessions of a Boarding School Mom: Let Someone Else Play Bad Cop
This essay was originally published on Medium.com. The school year may have just begun, but many families are already in…
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The Kids, The Parents, and The Campus
This essay was originally published on Medium.com. When parents of teens gather, the conversation offer turns to what’s going on…
Let Them Make Mistakes: Parenting Teens in the 21st Century
This article was originally published on Medium.com. The best medicine I found for easing the anxiety of parenting boundary-pushing teenagers…
‘Sacred Stories as Metaphor’: Retelling of Biblical Tales
This post was originally published by the Jewish Book Council. My novel, The Nine, will be published on August 20, and…
Five Publishing Tips from a Sophomore Novelist
This post was originally published on diymfa.com as a part of the #5onFri series. As I home in on the…
Writing Rituals: Staying Grounded During Busy Times
This post originally appeared on BooksByWomen.org as "Five Weeks To Book Launch And How My Writing Practice Keeps Me Grounded."…
A Song of Gratitude: Reflecting on Japan
This article originally appeared on Indagare under the title "A Song of Gratitude: Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg Reflects on her Journey to…
How the Japanese Tea Ceremony Mirrors the Author/Reader Relationship
On our recent trip to Asia I barely scratched the surface of omotenashi, the Japanese spirit of hospitality, but I…
Women Writers over a Certain Age
The following article was originally published on BooksByWomen.org. A friend suggested recently I write an essay about how one went about…
Passover Reflections on Moab
I’ve been back to Boston for a couple weeks but there are images from Utah that I’m carrying close through…