I’m not by nature a hoarder, but I do have multiple boxes in storage filled with letters. Hundreds of them, adding up to thousands of...

For my husband David’s birthday, we decided to celebrate overnight in Santa Barbara. We needed to be in Southern California for a...

After waking up to the smell of smoke and ash this morning, my son Noah observed that what we’re living through right now is eerily...

I cannot remember a time when the writing we put out into the world was met with such intense scrutiny and loaded meaning as it is today....

Last March, when we were just beginning to shelter in-place, I had a Zoom meeting with a new client. I kept noticing his eyes darting...

Right now, we need true leadership. We need someone who can project common decency, humanity, kindness, and compassion. Tragically, our...

We have a New Yorker 365-Day Cartoon calendar on our kitchen table, a gift that serves as an entertaining reminder of what date it is....

My nephew shared a diagram from CU Boulder this morning entitled, “Who do I want to be during COVID-19?” The darkest zone is the Fear...

"As soap is to the body, so laughter is to the soul." —Yiddish Proverb My father, who turned 80 in February, remains among the most...

Now that we're sheltering in place, communicating and advertising online is essential, especially for those of us who need to keep our...

Ernest Hemingway wrote some of his greatest novels on a Corona typewriter. So did Agatha Christie, Tennessee Williams, and Dr. Seuss. Tom...

We've experienced a major shift in our work lives in recent days, including the absence of a daily commute to the office as more and more...

A colleague referred me to a client who was in a bind—he needed to make substantial changes to a journal article profiling his Silicon...

When I began my first job fresh out of grad school as the editor of a publication for K–12 students, I kept a printout of editor's marks...

Do you remember the days when your mailbox would be filled with holiday cards—real, actual, hand-written cards? I loved receiving them,...

I lost my silver clog the other day, a shiny patent leather Dansko that was, along with its partner, my go-to footwear for errands, dog...

Most people associate auditions with acting or voice-overs or music. As a writer, I often have to audition, too. My first writing test...

I was raised to believe that “our souls live on in the memories of others.” In other words, the type of person we are our in our...

There’s more to this glass than meets the eye. Sure, it has a lovely faceted tulip shape, but the picture already tells that story. The...

One of the best pieces of professional advice I’ve ever received was to “leave your ego at the door” while editing someone else’s work or...