Bobbie says she wants to go to work with mama, I tell her there’s no toys there, she says BYE MAMA! Joe comes to set with me and finds it full of trucks and snacks, …
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Birthdayxiety
Noun: the feeling when you’re at work and it’s your birthday and you’re at once VERY ANXIOUS about how and when there will be a big group moment with cake and singing and also VERY …
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Body apology
We have officially started SET LIFE with The Five Star Weekend. It’s my first time on set in six years, first time as a Showrunner, and I am officially confronting my innate desire to apology …
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SPORTS
NC —- > NYC playwright transplant who, as a child, scored on her own team in both soccer and basketball not one but multiple times and in fact celebrating her goal / point for a …
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the house my words bought
I sit in the shade outside of the house my words bought, trying to write more words. Even though my words were worthy enough to afford a house with a shaded spot out back and …
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A room of one’s own
I RAN MY FIRST WRITER’S ROOM! I can’t believe it began, and I survived, and that it’s done. Showrunning is basically like suddenly becoming a CEO after spending many years making little bracelets in your …
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again I dream of bacon
If I wrote my dreams into an episode I would get a note that they’re too on the nose, they live on my nose as I sleep. I dream, again, of bacon, always bacon. I’m …
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Scout
TO SCOUT: to venture to an island with a film crew, to poke around where you Intend to film, to snoop first and ask permission later, to lean into your biggest ideas and strategize and …
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worst case scenario
Making our will, we’re forced to think about the worst case scenario, what if we both died, where should the kids go, who should take care of them? We decide what makes the most sense …
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you’re doing a good job at home
My hair stylist asks me if I’ve noticed a texture change in my hair, since I’ve gotten older, have I noticed the fact that I’ve grown a full bowl cut of post partum hair under …