My Journey Between Christmas and Hanukkah

My Journey Between Christmas and Hanukkah

Click here to read article on NEWSDAY This year, Christmas Eve and the first night of Hanukkah coincide, which is very rare. My family is excited. The moment I kissed Jeff’s freckled mouth on the dance floor of a Washington, D.C., club, I was electrified. He was a...
My Marinara Sauce Helps Bridge My Family’s Easter-Passover Gap

My Marinara Sauce Helps Bridge My Family’s Easter-Passover Gap

CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE ON RACHAEL RAY EVERY DAY Although I’m an Italian-Catholic, I’m very aware that Passover is just around the corner. Since I married my husband and we decided to raise our children in his religion, I’ve embraced celebrating the...
A Horrible Mother

A Horrible Mother

Click here to read the article on Brain, Child Summer camp had just begun and it was the first hot day of the year. The air outside looked wavy. I strapped my child into her car seat and kissed her chubby cheeks. She was my third so I’d learned to take the time to do...
Interview with Jessica Strawser

Interview with Jessica Strawser

Click here to read the full interview for Literary Mama Jessica Strawser works literary magic from two distinct angles. As an author, her debut novel, Almost Missed You, was recently named to the shortlist of Best New Fiction by Barnes and Noble and is a PopSugar...
A Letter to My Daughter as She Enters Middle School

A Letter to My Daughter as She Enters Middle School

Click here to read the piece in full on Sammiches and Psych Meds   Important Notes for Middle School   “How was middle school orientation?” you asked the other day when I returned. The look of hope in your eager eyes, my sweet girl, was so pure that I had to...