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All this time I thought my generation had made new rules about aging, with our “geriatric pregnancies” and frozen foreheads and we-can-have-it-all tomfoolery. Come to find out, there is no outsmarting the system; birth date still trumps Botox.
Is There a “Right” Age For Women at Work?
“As I glared at him with wide, terrifying eyes, I wanted to light him on fire.”
Your Husband’s Job Is Not More Important Than Yours
“Don’t give her a gift that says, ‘Please clean the house and then bake me a chicken.’”
Moms Have Changed. It’s Time to Change Gifts for Them Too
Glamour.com, May 10, 2019
“He didn’t stop until he had exposed every last mansplainer and manspreader.”
Ronan Farrow, Nobel Prize Winner and Patriarchy Smasher, Dies at 80
The Satirist, October 18, 2018
“How many of the 7,368 hours since I gave birth had been utterly, selfishly, mine?”
How to Deprogram a Mombot
Observer.com, October 14, 2018
“I closed my eyes, then BAM!—like someone punched me in the face!!—the baby was up.”
To a New Dad on Father’s Day, From Your Exhausted Wife
Observer.com, June 15, 2018
“That first terrible year was all scotch and bad decisions poured into my open wound.”
This Mother’s Day, I Can Finally Stop Grieving the Loss of My Mom
Observer.com, May 11, 2018
“At 40, I am too old for one thing: playing make-believe at the expense of my dignity.”
Forty Is the New Forty: Why I’m Not Hiding My Age
Observer.com, April 25, 2018
“People far more important than our dog walkers forget we exist, or no longer care that we do.”
I God Dumped by My Dog Walker: How the World Screws New Moms
Observer.com, March 22, 2018
“This was about my right to swear, cry, and pee my pants with dignity.”
No, You Aren’t Invited to the Birth of My Child
Observer.com, February 28, 2018
“Never mind my 27 hours of labor. This is the pain I will remember.”
How Not to Piss Off a Pregnant Lady
Observer.com, February 7, 2018
“It’s time to move forward unafraid—or at least with a convincing brave face.”
I Thought Having a Baby Would Be Exciting, but in Donald Trump’s America, It’s Terrifying
Glamour.com, May 24, 2017
“Grief isn’t always logical or flattering, and it’s certainly not always kind.”
I Can No Longer Spend Mother’s Day in a Dark, Painful Place
Cosmopolitan.com, May 8, 2017
“The robotic bitch always gets the promotion. I’ve been promoted twice.”
The Real Reason People Question if Hillary Clinton Is Human
Cosmopolitan.com, October 20, 2016
“I stared at my scallops, hoping the person to my left would either shut up or choke.”
Why Everyone—Yes, Everyone!—Should Eat Alone Until November 9
Observer.com, August 12, 2016
“Maybe this one woman’s voice was so powerful that we not only heard her—we listened.”
Why the Stanford Rape Case Gives Me Hope
Observer.com, June 30, 2016
“What I wouldn’t give to be embarrassed by her in a restaurant just one more time.”
How to Cope on “Motherless” Day
Observer.com, May 6, 2016
“We’ve never really belonged anywhere else and we both belong here so completely.”
Are We Doing This Wrong? The Doubts of One “Wealthy” New Yorker
Observer.com, April 12, 2016
“Song’s not over, better light another cigarette. Cigarette’s not done, better play another song.”
From Awkward Teen to Cigar Lounge Queen, How Cigarettes Brought Me to Life
Observer.com, December 31, 2015
“I'm uneasy knowing I could throw on a suit and argue both sides of the case.”
The Night That’s Haunted Me for 20 Years
Cosmopolitan.com, May 27, 2015
“In extreme cases, a remodel can even demo your relationship.”
How to Survive a NYC Renovation
Observer.com, August 28, 2014
“A little Cuban flavor is not the worst thing to happen to my vanilla cake of a life.”
I Spurned Susan Patton’s Advice: Race, Religion and “Marrying Smart”
Observer.com, May 9, 2014
“It was a familiar feeling, the literal pain that accompanies my metaphorical broken heart.”
Missing Memories and Underpants
Hippocampus Magazine, March 1, 2014
“Billy Joel wouldn’t have sung about an Uptown girl if it wasn’t a nice place to visit.”
Uptown
Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood, January 8, 2014
“In a building where Christmas hams are contraband, how did the owners get away with this?”
Technical Foul in an East Side Co-Op
The New York Observer, December 11, 2013
“Suddenly I was bold, brave, confident—everything I wished I was but didn’t know how to be.”
Banana-Yellow Magic
ModCloth, November 7, 2013
“Newtown/Sandy Hook, the sign overhead read. It nearly stopped my heart.”
The Kids
The Avalon Literary Review, Fall 2013