by jennifer | Jun 24, 2018 | Family Life
I confess this will be a hastily written post, because I’m tired because I’m battling insomnia these days, I drove a ridiculous amount today (from New York City to Westchester, Westchester to multiple Boston drop offs, to home), and tomorrow I have a ton...
by jennifer | Feb 26, 2018 | Writing Research
My name is Jennifer and I’m a magazine addict. Many places in life demand I exert some self-control; in most situations, I’m capable of doing so. In fact, I’ve gone the past five weeks both (mostly) sugar- and (totally) alcohol-free simply because I...
by jennifer | Dec 31, 2017 | Family Life
While I’ve complained a great deal about 2017–the politics of the past year have made an activist of me–the year had its joys as well, and for once, I’d like to focus on the good. As arbitrary as it is to look back on December 31, I’m a...
by jennifer | Sep 8, 2017 | Writing Research
Every now and then, in a writer’s world, a strange confluence occurs when her work and her real life collide, and it’s difficult to remember what’s fiction and what’s fact. I’m deep into the writing of my next novel. Normally, I...
by jennifer | May 23, 2017 | Family Life
The circus ended two days ago. After 146 years, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closed the big tent. Slow ticket sales and protests by animal rights groups led to the demise of the three-ring extravaganza. Here’s the thing, I’ve never...
