Norma Rae moment
For the moment, I seem to be a bit of a Norma Rae figure to mistreated journalists everywhere. It’s a role I’m willing to take on. ...
26 August, 2015
The obligatory yoga portrait
Okay, so here I am in Central Park in April, doing this thing under a cherry tree. It had just stopped pouring rain, and the ground was soggy. It was also cold. I’d planned on performing my personal yoga-class showstopper,...
16 June, 2014
Why I no longer provide prospective employers with free writing samples:
A manifesto
Last week, I spent an afternoon composing the last piece of writing I will ever give away for free....
29 April, 2014
Too old for this
I’m not keen to confess the following, but the story won’t work otherwise, so here goes: I have a body piercing....
18 September, 2013
Full Frontal
“You’re not supposed to wear shoes in here,” she said. We were in the steam room at my gym. I was wrapped in a towel from neck to knees, wearing pink rubber flip-flops....
29 March, 2013
Performance Anxiety
To get an idea of how accomplished a dinner-party hostess I am, consider this: I went out today to buy myself a skillet to cook this evening’s meal....
26 May, 2012
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