Why, hello there. Alice Bradley is a writer, and this is her blog.
Besides Finslippy, Alice Bradley writes both fiction and nonfiction. Her short stories have been featured in the Berkeley Fiction Review and Fence Magazine. She has written for Wondertime, Nerve, Wellesley Magazine, Good Housekeeping, Parents, Time Out New York, the Onion, PBS.org, and various custom publications. She has an M.F.A. in writing from the New School University.
And that's not all! Alice has contributed to the books "Things I Learned About My Dad (in Therapy)," edited by Heather Armstrong, and "Sleep is for the Weak," edited by Rita Arens. Her work will also be featured this year in the anthologies "A Best of Fence: the First Nine Years" and "The Best Creative Nonfiction, Vol. 2." A letter she wrote at the tender age of 11 appears in Sarah Brown's "Cringe."
She is currently working on an exciting new project with the esteemed Eden Kennedy.
Sometimes Alice is foolish enough to appear on things. In things? Whatever. Once she was on Bravo. Fortunately, no video evidence of that exists on the Internet. Another time it was Good Morning America. During which the world watched her feeble attempts to interact with her child. Sigh.
Other members of the Finslippy household include Scott, her husband; Henry, their five-and-a-half-year-old son; Charlie, their dog; and Izzy, their semi-rabid cat. They once lived in Brooklyn, then moved to New Jersey, and have recently returned to Brooklyn.
She receives many nice emails from readers. Her favorite comments from them include the following:
"You write as if you're listening to the voices in my head."
And:
"I usually find things amusing online, but don't always laugh, like with my voice. Today I did."
And:
"Your posts are, like, this really funny form of birth control."
If you email Alice Bradley and she doesn't write back, rest assured that she bears you no ill will. She's just busy, is all. Sometimes she means to respond, and then she forgets. Forgive Alice Bradley. If not for her sake, then for yours.
However: if you are a PR person or any kind of professional emailing human or machine, please note: Alice Bradley does not review products on her site. She does not want to promote your movie, or your television show, or your new baby-quieting invention.
In conclusion, here is an explanation of the word "Finslippy." Here is a post about Henry's birth, featuring Dan Rather. Here is a kitten. And here is the kitten, all grown up and experiencing strange new sensations.
Finslippy banner courtesy of Heather Armstrong, who can do anything, including set things on fire with her mind.
