Shake ‘n bake isn’t just a brand name, it was the story of my life during the frenzied year I spent doing my cookbook SOMETHING WARM FROM THE OVEN. What was I thinking? I often wondered as I raced back and forth between my desk, where I was finishing a novel on deadline, and the … [Read more...] about I’M BAKING AS FAST AS I CAN
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WHAT’S A GIRL TO DO? A CLOSE ENCOUNTER OF THE PENAL KIND
“Is this seat taken?” he asked. I removed my backpack from the seat next to me on the bus, and he sat down. He looked to be in his early thirties. Attractive in a boy-next-door kind of way. We got to chatting and he asked where I was headed. “I’m visiting a friend in Santa … [Read more...] about WHAT’S A GIRL TO DO? A CLOSE ENCOUNTER OF THE PENAL KIND
Thunder Thighs and Other Indignities of Life
If you’re a woman what do you see when you look in the mirror? Does your eye zero in on your thighs, your breasts, or your butt while ignoring the whole of you? Can you stand the sight of yourself naked? Does trying on swimsuits in a clothing store hold all the appeal of a … [Read more...] about Thunder Thighs and Other Indignities of Life
“God Help Me! Married Seven Years and Still a Virgin”
I was young. I was poor. I was desperate. If you think you know how the story goes, no I didn’t resort to turning tricks to support myself and my infant son. Worse than that: I became a writer. Why didn’t she just get a JOB? you might wonder. As in one with a weekly paycheck. … [Read more...] about “God Help Me! Married Seven Years and Still a Virgin”