Being a writer may be one of the most humiliating jobs. I only like to give readings in bars ’cause when I do it’s usually for some event and I have an accidental audience that’s been drinking and it’s dark and I’ve been drinking as well so I’m a little more chillaxed. Reading [...]

Today is Take Our Daughters to Work Day. Sons are also included. I didn’t want to pull my daughter out of school so she could watch me tinker on my computer while watching The View. My husband’s in court in Maui and I doubt he’d want her to interrupt the trial by [...]

I pillage the earth in so many different ways that I feel I have no authority or right to dole out advice on Earth Day, but I will say that eating a primarily plant-based diet has saved me some dollar dollar bills ya’ll and given me a new appreciation of simple foods. So, [...]

Did anyone see Oprah’s showabout mom’s “breaking the silence” about motherhood? Moms talked about their secret lives and feelings. They talked about embarrassing incidents mainly involving their children’s bodily fluids. I don’t know. While I loved what some moms had to say (I always like hearing from Stephanie Wilder-Taylor at Baby [...]

My four-year-old made me so angry yesterday I had to call my husband so he could talk me down. It was just the usual antics fed on by tiredness and boredom. She just kept pushing and whining and sassing and at one point I looked at her and thought, “Oh, man. There’s [...]