Here I am in a Midtown diner, crying a little because joes babysitter says he walked into my office and said mama’s not here! But then the waiter brings my cheesecake, and I sit and …
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Cheesecake, alone
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Ma’am would you like to sit down
Last fall when I was fully a YEAR post partum, I was in NYC on the train, and a man got up and very humbly and kindly (and a little too proud of himself?) got …
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November Surprise
We’re all familiar with the October surprise, a last minute bomb of sorts that turns an upcoming election, but did you know about the November surprise? It’s when EVERY YEAR I get really sick in …
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23 weeks
HIGHLY recommend setting your pregnancy tracker to Parisian Bakery, this way if you’re ever in one, which is probably not anytime soon given that you’re about to have a second baby? You’ll know what all …
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One, Two, Ten, Nine
Joe has started learning and saying his ABC’s and 123’s and we are so proud, we barely fit through doors anymore. ONE, TWO, TEN, NINE, he counts, and we’re calling Columbia to see how early …
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My Vote
Kamala Harris won’t stop emailing me, the problems seeing bigger than any one candidate, everyone is slandering everyone, so after much research and deliberation, I’ve decided to to make this Apple Chess pie from Southern …
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Jump to Recipe
Before I forget (and I probably will) two strong potential titles for my memoir are Jump to Recipe and Buy Now, as I am ALWAYS ALWAYS wanting to do domestic and pastoral things, whimsical and …
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humans vs. ideas
At the risk of sounding VERY VERY OBVIOUS I think the hardest part of character-driven writing is writing about human beings instead of ideas. So often I’ll be crafting something and realize, I’m thinking about …
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Candy
Us to Joe: Do you want some candy! Joe: No Us to Joe: C’mon! it’s candy! Joe:…No Us to Joe: You’re gonna love it! Candy’s awesome! Joe: …Cars? Us: JUST EAT YOUR CANDY Joe: NO …
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catalytic convertor
The other night, Mo and I woke up at 4 AM to the sound of someone sawing his catalytic converter off his car, and then peeling off into the night. (Please note that I JUST …