Four or five years ago I had just joined a new synagogue and had taken my oldest son Jake to a program one evening. Our rabbi was also new, and in a conversation that evening about books he mentioned that his sister-in-law is a writer. I figured I probably wouldn't know of her … [Read more...]
Hong Kong Charms
Since I announced my book deal last week, friends have encouraged me to celebrate to the fullest. I must say that I have enjoyed an action-packed week.First my sister-in-law sent me a beautiful arrangement of flowers. A couple days later I flew to Washington, DC, which was … [Read more...]
The makings of a book deal
Yesterday between picking up my kids at school and darting off to my book group, I announced on Facebook that I have book deal!When I finally made it back home, I was overwhelmed (in a good way!) by all the well wishes and congratulations. After working on my memoir for five … [Read more...]
Saturday night hotpot
Tonight was a frigid one in Chicago, so Tom, Jake, and I headed up to Chinatown for mouth-numbing hotpot. It had been years since I'd had hotpot, so long that 14-year-old Jake didn't remember the last time we went about seven years earlier. (Years before that, my dorm cafeteria … [Read more...]
On the eve of the great escape
It's hard to believe that on this Friday 13 years ago it was the eve of my great escape from San Francisco. It's like an anniversary in a way, a day when I regained command of my life that had somehow spun wildly out of control several years before.I took this photo with my … [Read more...]
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