posted Friday May 6th, 2011
This Saturday, May 7, my dear friend and co-teacher Deborah Sussman and I are proud to present the 9th (we think it’s 9th, we’ve lost count!) Mothers Who Write, Mothers Who Read event at stage 2, Scottsdale Center for the Arts. The event will begin at 2 p.m. It’s free and open to the public, […]
posted Thursday August 12th, 2010
My old friend Tim is popping up everywhere these days. He was the staff photographer at Phoenix New Times when I arrived in 1993 (a position that sadly hasn’t existed in years) and we pal-ed around for a few years, working on stories together and wasting time the way people waste time before they have […]
posted Friday July 30th, 2010
Robrt Pela is a dear friend and longtime colleague. If you live in metro Phoenix, you might know him as the theater critic for Phoenix New Times and KJZZ, the local NPR affiliate. He writes about other things, too — he’s done a book about John Waters, and New Times stories about every art form you […]
posted Sunday July 25th, 2010
Yesterday I shared Trish’s gorgeous piece about her daughter Abbie. Now, reading that, you might wonder what Abbie thought when she saw it. In fact, she sat in a crowded auditorium and cried as her mom read it aloud, through her own tears. (Trish did share it with her before the reading — Abbie cried then, […]
posted Friday July 23rd, 2010
Long before either of us had kids, I was in awe of my friend Tricia Wasbotten Parker. But I’ll admit that it’s her mothering skills I’ve really studied and envied and tried to emulate over the years — skills matched by her talent as a writer. Trish read the following piece at our annual Mothers Who […]
posted Thursday July 22nd, 2010
My kingdom (why doesn’t anyone ever say queendom?) for five minutes alone in the bathroom. Not to be. Sophie barged in this morning and started asking questions. My favorite: “What are those dots on your face?” Not interested in explaining the fundamentals of foundation (which I later managed to squirt all over the bathroom, really […]
posted Wednesday July 21st, 2010
Both my girls are getting more interested in what I’m doing on the computer. Well, Sophie just wants me off, so she can get on and watch Amy Sedaris’ Tooth Fairy appearance on Yo Gabba Gabba (which is so disturbing I will not embed the video EVEN THOUGH I CAN). But Annabelle has asked me […]
posted Tuesday November 17th, 2009
Last week marked the end of another Mothers Who Write workshop. I’ve lost track of how many we’ve taught. This one, like those before it, was the best yet. We don’t play favorites, of course (wink, wink — what teacher doesn’t?!) but Deborah and I both have very cushy spots in our hearts for our […]