Columns & Collected Essays

News flash! According to a new, long-term US study, people who are married with children are not all that happy. Now that’s not exactly...

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...

It was around this time last year that I had to face a harsh reality: my 20th high school reunion was quickly approaching. I don’t know...

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,...

I know she’s probably very busy right now, but I’d really like to sit down with the new First Lady and have a little chat about our...

I am on the verge of finishing my dissertation. After 12 years of work on this monster, I think it’s fairly safe to say that This Will...