Columns & Collected Essays

I used to think jumping up and down on a trampoline with three year olds was fun. But approaching the 50th time, I started getting a...

Last week, in Part I of this summer reading guide (written for pre-teens and teens), I confessed that I am a bookstalker. This is a...

I have this friend who is a writer in L.A. He recently read my articles and gave me some advice as I try to write a longer work. “Don’t...

Julie is going to write about Facebook today.Julie is starting her article this way in order to explain to everyone that it is not normal...

A few weeks ago, I put an ad on Craigslist for a babysitter-slash-housekeeper. Given the current economic climate, I was quite optimistic...

4:15. Lola’s mom rings the doorbell. I run upstairs to let her in, thinking how great this play date has gone. You see, my daughter, Zoe,...