Why, hello there

Come and sit down, won't you? 

So. About me. Well! First of all, I live in Brooklyn, New York, with my husband Scott, my son Henry, my dog Charlie, and Izzy the cat. We like it here. We moved to New Jersey for a while, but moved back. And now we'll probably never leave. Maybe.

I write both fiction and nonfiction, but these days, mostly the latter. My short stories have been featured in the Berkeley Fiction Review and Fence Magazine. I've written for all kinds of magazines and websites, including Redbook, Nerve, Wellesley Magazine, Good Housekeeping, Parents, the Onion, the Sun, and PBS.org. I was nominated in 2010 for a Pushcart Prize for my essay in the Sun.

Also, I wrote a book! I co-wrote LET'S PANIC ABOUT BABIES! with the beloved Eden Marriott Kennedy. It was published in March of 2011 by St. Martin's Press, and it is funny and you should buy it.

I received my B.A. from Wellesley College, plus I have an M.F.A. in writing from the New School University.

I've contributed to a whole bunch of anthologies, most of which are linked to from the home page.

I always love emails from readers, although I can't always reply to them as quickly as I'd like. My favorite comments from readers 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."

That is all. Thank you for reading.