A friend in my writing group says that my writing reminds her of Lydia Davis. Not having read Lydia Davis before, I buy the book Kelly recommends, Almost No Memory. I immediately fall in love with Davis’s microfiction — each piece has a voice quirkier than the last, with compelling…

I check the list of toys that came in today. Copy the SKU, paste it into the backend of the website. Check the price, update the inventory. If it’s a new product, I find it online, copy the relevant information and upload it. Onto the next item. One by one…

“It’s Mozart! Absolute clarity! Don’t ‘dee…dee…deee,’ plunking through.” My daughter’s piano teacher is Russian, and I think that is all you need to know — he lives up to the stereotype. He pushes her, accepting nothing less than her best. “Make your fingers work, lift them higher. Do you hear…

Princess Luna Lovegood looks like she would be wiry, but her fur is soft, except for her face, which is crunchy from the weepy eyes that afflict Yorkies and the dinner stuck in her beard. Because I can’t bring myself to spend $75 on a dog’s haircut, we bath and…

Part I: Accountability Actions have consequences, and we, as a nation, have a choice – the consequences can be of our choosing, controlled by the laws of this country. Or we can incur the unintended consequences that will result from not taking action, not punishing those who participated in this…

After reading my post about my parents’ advice, a dear friend remembered the advice I’d given her as she “learned to be an adult.” She inspired me to write down my additions to living a good life. 1. Live well and die broke. 2. When negotiating, your first response should…

My most vivid childhood memory is waking up in the pitch dark, grabbing my Winnie the Pooh and my pillow, bundling into the car, turning around to look out the back window and saying goodbye to our house. It’s not a vivid memory because of the import of the moment…

Or The Things My Children Teach Me As any parent knows, one of the delights of parenthood is learning along with your kids. As they excitedly share their interests, I am excited to learn, too. (With some exceptions — I’m looking at you, Pokemon.) Lately, my 13-year-old is fascinated…

1. It’s just as easy to fall in love with a rich man as a poor man. 2. Don’t marry the first person you have sex with. Well, you can marry them, just make sure you have sex with other people first. 3. You can handle anything. You could stand…