See You Soon
(this essay first appeared in Purple Clover) Frank* and I are like an old married couple except that we aren’t married, until recently didn’t live… Read More »See You Soon
How To Get Away With No Makeup and Hair
(This originally Appeared in The Broad Side) Recently, during a debilitating illness and after reading three novels and catching up on all my past New… Read More »How To Get Away With No Makeup and Hair
That “Little Pink Pill” Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be
Here is what Viagra does: it allows a man to get an erection so that he can have intercourse with a woman when his body… Read More »That “Little Pink Pill” Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be
Hey Whiny Parents, Get Over Yourselves!
Full Disclosure: I do not like whiners. Especially adult whiners. Especially adults who constantly whine about how hard child-rearing is. (With this caveat: if you… Read More »Hey Whiny Parents, Get Over Yourselves!
Dear Jessica Valenti, You’re Missing the Cat Calls?
Dear Jessica: At 36, I was still getting catcalled in the street. At 46, I was being accosted by men on the streets of Paris… Read More »Dear Jessica Valenti, You’re Missing the Cat Calls?
Yeah, But I Still Feel Bad About My Face
Some days I look in the mirror and I think: You look pretty good for a woman pushing 60. Other days I glance at myself… Read More »Yeah, But I Still Feel Bad About My Face
At Six Months Shy of Sixty, A Six Pack
At six months short of my sixtieth birthday I have a six pack. Well, practically. I can see the ripples of muscle more clearly than… Read More »At Six Months Shy of Sixty, A Six Pack
Psst! You Can’t Handle the Truth About Women!
Hey you. Yes, you. Come here. Yes. Closer. I have something to tell you. Are you ready? Are you sure? Can you handle it? Ok.… Read More »Psst! You Can’t Handle the Truth About Women!
Wife Bonuses, Mad Men and The Mommy Wars
In a recent Sunday issue of the New York Times two very different articles on women and their households appeared. One, “Poor Little Rich Woman,”… Read More »Wife Bonuses, Mad Men and The Mommy Wars
Téa Leoni Saves the World
Better than Keri Russell who is tough but on the wrong side, way more interesting than any Wonder Woman incarnation, more fully realized than any… Read More »Téa Leoni Saves the World