Meet me and my fellow NY Sisters in Crime at the Brooklyn Book Festival. I’ll be signing advance copies of…
Jane Austen’s Father’s Day, or Festivus for the Rest of Us
Today, Facebook is filled with tender tributes to Dad. But for those of us whose fathers were less than perfect,…
Diets and Weight Loss…or, the triumph of hope over science
The Problem: The New York Times recently reported that dieting can make you fatter. Really? What is the average person…
The Uninvited Guest
The Problem: A friend called to tell me he had an extra ticket to the opera. The ticket was $145…
The Workplace: The Overachiever vs. the Self-Promoter
The Problem: To be honest, there isn’t one. Let’s call it an annoyance, rather than a problem. I work with…
THE OBNOXIOUS FIANCE [NOT YOURS]
My friend is engaged to an ass. Not a serial killer–just a jerk. Should I tell her she’s making a terrible mistake?…
Too Much Information
The Problem: I have a colleague at work who has started telling me very personal things about her marriage. We…