Sober, aging caregiver for a parent w/ dementia, formerly known as that naked drunk girl. Funny. Lucid. Heart-wrenching ™ . I write what I know is true. Multiple anthologies, Hippocampus, Oldster, ShortReads…
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I couldn't have had more fun than I did interviewing Michael Lowenthal about Place Envy, a sharp, funny collection of essays about searching for—and sometimes finding—who we are. Guest appearances: Tiddlywinks. Vanna White. Carol Merrill.
Caregiver was never, ever what we wanted to be when we grew up. Long-distance. Complicated Relationships. Finance. Oy!
Five ways to lower your risk—and my report card after years of caring for my mother.
Facebook has quietly become where we learn who has died. An essay about grief, memory, old friendships, and why leaving social media isn’t as simple as it seems.
Think I can't judge a book by its cover? Calla Lilies and Garter Belts? Just watch me.
Caregiver was never, ever what we wanted to be when we grew up.
Times Square predators weren’t looking for beauty. They were looking for need.
I’d only get one chance. If I didn’t kill him, he’d kill me for trying.
A memoir of food, family, addiction, scarcity, and love—how childhood meals shaped an emotional relationship with eating that lasts today.
Who knows better? Me, who actually looked at the book cover, or Nina B Lichtenstein, who wrote the words? You decide who got it right.
