Columns & Collected Essays

I am not a huge fan of cooking.  Or baking.  Or cleaning the dishes.  Or making beds, for that matter.  But, unbelievably, even to...

The other day, I was waiting in line at a local bakery, just minding my own business, when I overheard a conversation that made me want...

Originally published on The Huffington Post, April 18, 2013 Chapter 3: Getting the Word Out Dear Friends, Sorry I have been away for so...

“Do I need to take two pairs of jeans, or only one?”  I asked my husband, Brett.  I was doing some last-minute packing adjustments to the...

Have I ever mentioned to you how much I hate skiing?  There’s the cold, and the ice, and the shlepping to a mountain.  There are boots...

Chapter 2: Font, Cover, Action! “When your book gets bought by a publishing house and they need to design the cover, do you think I can...