Lost in Translation: The Writers Workshop
A piece that appeared in Poets & Writers, poking fun at writing workshop-speak.
Submission Guidelines
Literary journals intimidate me, so I made fun of them in this piece for The Funny Women series at The Rumpus.
Why I Finally Joined a Church
A feature article on Salon.com about our family’s decision to join a Unitarian Universalist congregation. Be sure to read the comments for a demonstration of thoughtful, respectful Internet discourse at its finest.
My essay, “The Secret Password” (about a very naughty word I said to my mom when I was 10) is one of 16 pieces in this Momoir Project e-book anthology. The essays, written by some of the leading ladies of the Mom-blogosphere, range from funny to touching to thought-provoking to (in my case) downright embarrassing.
Elsewhere on the Web:
The Story of My Hair is the Story of My Life Huffington Post
The Didn’t Have a Chance – Huffington Post. Reflections on Newtown as a mother of a critically ill child.
Parenting Through Depression: How I tend to my kids when I’d rather stay in bed. Babble.com
One of them: The Day My Daughter was Diagnosed with Cancer Babble.com
Steve Almond and me on humor: Or, why underpants are always funny. Beyond the Margins
Is Your Novel Fictional? Beyond the Margins
Researching Myself Beyond the Margins
Various pieces of useless advice for writers on the Grub Street Writers blog,