An essay about my great-grandmother, cookies and memory appears in the StylePlus section of today’s Washington Post. Excerpt: "Do you remember, honey?" After she turned 95, every conversation I had with my great-grandmother, Babcia, seemed to both begin and end
An essay about my experience performing publicly after I gave up my dreams of being a dancer appears in today’s Christian Science Monitor. Excerpt: I waited in the wings for my cue. My last performance had been more than 12
An essay about haggling in the Khan-al-Khalili market in Cairo, Egypt appears in the Travel & Leisure section of the February 24, 2007 edition of the Ottawa Citizen. Excerpt: My husband tapped his foot impatiently as my son started to
My essay, "A New Kind of Living Space," was reprinted in the regional parenting magazine Irving Parent in November 2006. The essay first appeared in the Christian Science Monitor titled as "Our Home’s Designer Look, Courtesy of Fisher-Price."
"Taking Care of Me," an essay about how my relationship with my dog changed during my husband’s deployment to Iraq was published in Issue #40 of the Bark. Excerpt: I did it again. I know that I shouldn’t have. I
My essay "A New Kind of Living Space" was reprinted in Kansas City Parent magazine. The essay originally appeared in the Christian Science Monitor titled "Our Home’s Designer Look, Courtesy of Fisher-Price" in December 2005.
My essay on being my son's favorite toy (and the many embarrassing public performances that accompanied that honor) appears today in the Christian Science Monitor. Excerpt: Like most expectant mothers, I read a number of books about pregnancy, wanting to
An essay about watching war movies with my husband, a soldier who is fairly picky about how the great battles of the past are portrayed, was published in the Christian Science Monitor today. Excerpt: We were less than 30 minutes
My essay, "Understanding, Lost and Found in Translation" appears today in the Style section of the Washington Post. Excerpt: Alittle less than a year into my husband’s tour of duty with the Army in Germany, I lay in a bed
My essay "Mozart Played on Kazoos? Welcome to Salzburg!" (originally appearing in the 13 July 2006 edition of the Christian Science Monitor) was reprinted in USAToday. To see the essay online, click here.
A passionate traveler and science writer, she has no problem tackling interesting (and often taboo) subjects spanning love, sex, neuroscience, travel and politics. Her work has appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, the New Scientist, USA Today, Pacific Standard, the Washington Post, ISLANDS, Parenting, the Bark, American Baby, National Geographic Traveler, and the AARP Bulletin. She is a partner at the award-winning family travel website Travel Savvy Mom, and is also a frequent contributor to the Dana Foundation's many science publications. Read More...