Even the cat was impressed. This morning, as I was heading out for the porch with my laptop, phone, and coffee whilst also negotiating...

Because I travel a lot, I often eat out alone. This habit began a long time ago, back in the days when I was single. I’d bring a book and...

I’ve waxed poetic about McIrish’s excellence as a husband many times, and there will undoubtedly be more of the same, because he is the...

From my Pinterest board… As you know, I’m pretty active on social media. I like it, because I love you guys, and it’s so easy to connect...

But it’s so pretty! I accidentally made a New Year’s resolution…not sure exactly how, but I decided not to buy any new shoes or clothes...

As you may know, I’ve been here in Southern California, working furiously on a book, failing at the occasional yoga class (there is no...

Never gonna happen Here I am in La Jolla, California, trying to finish a book whilst also escaping the cold and gray New England winter....

Yes, I cracked. Couldn’t take the New England winter any more, so I ditched and ran to sunny California. I regret nothing. Back home,...

Maybe you know that one of my besties, Joss Dey, and I started a podcast—www.crappyfriends.net. Both of us are fascinated with female...

I have this weird fantasy I probably shouldn’t admit to, but hey! Why not, right? It’s not kinky (or it’s very kinky, depending on your...

Some of the best conversations I have with my kids take place in the car. Maybe because there’s no escape, maybe it’s because I threaten...

One of the things I find so interesting (objectively) and so painful (personally) is when a friend turns out not to be such a good friend...

The other night as I was driving home, I saw what I thought was a deer crossing the road. It wasn’t a deer, though; it was a horse...

I’ll admit, I like giving presents more than I like getting them (with the exception of chocolates in my stocking, which I immediately...

My son was a preemie, born 10 weeks early by emergency C-section in the wee hours of the morning. He weighed one pound, ten ounces and,...

Besties. The Plotmonkeys at one of our writing & laughing weekends. The most poignant, difficult parts of my books always come from...

Nora! He’s a jerk! Dump him! In the opening chapter of NOW THAT YOU MENTION, Nora Stuart, M.D., finds herself in an emergency room, not...

I think it’s clear by now that I’ll buy just about any beauty product. My latest, however, was something of a disaster, but being a...

I’m a great lover of renting other people’s places. This weekend, my friends Julie and Mags, also writers, and I went to New York City to...

This past week, I’ve been blessed by staying at my family’s little house on Cape Cod. The weather has been in the 60s and 70s, clear and...