This Earth Day, Celebrate our Ultimate Mother
This essay was originally published on Medium.com. I set out to write a blog for Mother’s Day; all my novels,…
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The Value of a Grown-Up Gap Year
This essay was originally published in the Travel section of Moms Don't Have Time To as "The Value of a…
AT HOME before it was a thing…
This essay was originally published on Medium.com. For many women of my generation, kitchens are command central, the headquarters from…
The Price of a College Admission Scandal
I had to pull my jaw off the floor reading the recent reports of parents and college admissions consultants gaming…
Competitive Parenting: No One Wins
The following article was originally published on GrownandFlown.com. It's not like a gymnastics competition where the judges hold up scores…
Learning to Say Goodbye to your Children is an Overrated Skill
The following article was originally published on GrownandFlown.com. I scoffed at the parents, briefcases in hand, dressed smartly, waving furiously…
Back on Campus – School Stories
You've probably seen all the photos on Facebook and Instagram – it's graduation season and I can't believe how my…
In Preparation for Passover
We hosted our first Seder as newlyweds in Cincinnati with other transplant friends, and later in our walk-up on Hancock…
Handwriting – On and Off the Wall
I attended the Brooklyn Book Festival a few weeks ago on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. Two other She Writes Press…
Purification: Gratitude in Simplicity and Newness
The essential oil I’ve been rubbing on the souls of my feet the past few mornings is called “Purification.” It…