The following post was inspired by the book Dad is Fat, by comedian Jim Gaffigan. Jim riffs on his adventures co-parenting 5 kids (yes, 5!) in a two-bedroom (yes, 2!) Manhattan apartment. Join From Left to Write on April 22nd as we discuss Dad Is Fat. As a member of this blogger book club, I […]
Creating My Own Happier Home
This post was inspired by the first month’s ideas of Gretchen Rubin’s Happier at Home — in which she discusses the nine-month experiment she ran to create happier surroundings. Join From Left to Write on January 6th as we discuss Happier at Home. You can also chat live with Gretchen Rubin on January 7 on […]
Pieces of Me
“She’s your twin!” “Really? Everyone says my kids look just like my husband.” “Yeah, really. She’s just…you.”
The Words That Will Echo
The following post was inspired by Elizabeth L. Silver’s novel The Execution of Noa P. Singleton. Mere months before Noa’s time on death row is coming to an end, her victim’s mother changes her mind about Noa’s sentence, and vows to help stay the execution. Join From Left to Write on July 30th as we […]
A Toast to Us
Ten years ago today, I sat at my parents’ kitchen table stuffing pretty little blue bags with personalized wine corks, and sealing them with an Irish toast: May you have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night, and the road downhill all the way to your door. I was […]
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