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#89 Supremely grateful to all of my readers!   

Hello friends and readers.   Should you happen to be in the Decatur area this Labor Day weekend, please join me at the Decatur Library on Saturday, September 2nd from 3:00-3:45 pm as part of the Decatur Book Festival.   I'm honored to be speaking on a panel with fellow authors Patti Callahan Henry andContinue reading “Decatur Book Festival, Sat 9/2 3-3:45 PM”

Our boy Ari started kindergarten this week. He was scared, as was I. It's a big deal, this kindergarten business. We went to the meet and greet and I was okay. I said hello to other parents, held Ari's hand, watched him with awe and pride as he negotiated this brand new terrain. The newContinue reading “firsts”

today marked thirty days. thirty days since he took his last breath. thirty days since i took mine knowing he was alive.  what have they been like, these thirty days? they have been filled with phone calls and meetings and paperwork and tantrum navigation. with kind messages and careful texts; with a bounty of delicious,Continue reading “shloshim”

except it's mine and i'm living it. i hope to be more eloquent about what's happened, but right now words are just messy paint splatters on the canvas of my disbelief. that said, words have always been my therapy, so i am trying to cling to them, even if they don't make the sense iContinue reading “watching a sad movie about someone else’s life”

Friends. Readers. All of whom I'm so grateful for. Something horrible has happened, beyond what my imagination could possibly conceive. Last Friday, June 9th, my beloved husband, partner and friend passed away suddenly from a massive AVM brain aneurysm. Ronen Shacham was his name and there was no kinder, more compassionate, curious, excitable and lovelyContinue reading “when the writer has no words”

It's a pretty surreal and incredible feeling to listen to smart women discuss your characters so passionately! Especially after a week plus of being quarantined with two sick kids. Thanks to my good friend Lisa Shore for suggesting Inheriting Edith to her book club aka The Book Club Mafia and to all of them forContinue reading “Big Fun with The Book Club Mafia!”

A lovely evening speaking about Inheriting Edith and a gorgeous flier!