Creativity is collaboration. As a storyteller, I stand on the shoulders of real life storytelling ninjas.
Last night I took the stage at the Music Hall in Williamsburg and won another Moth GrandSLAM. There are few things more thrilling in my life than having the opportunity…
I taught my son to pee on a tree. Is this normal?
I taught my three-year-old son to pee on a tree yesterday. We started potty training him late last week, and remarkably, he's nearly trained already. It took us months to…
Instead of spending money in an unsafe, unfair Why not just manicure and pedicure each other?
I don't get manicures and pedicures. I realize that some men do, but according to a 2013 industry study of nail salons, only 3% of their clients were men. So…
Immaturity: A teacher’s greatest weapon (according to at least one student)
On the last day of the school year, I received many cards and letters from students with beautiful, hilarious, and occasionally insightful messages. This year, I received a card from…
Stop saying that girls are sporty, girls.
When a boy plays sports well, we say that he is athletic. We refer to him as an athlete or a jock. If a girl plays sports well, we refer to…
Mysteries that annoy me because I will never have an answer
I can't stand not knowing something that I want to know. While growing up, I didn't have much support for academics, but my saving grace was my inherent curiosity. I…
