It's February and I'm in a rut. I work in a school and it's been a very mild winter here in Maryland so we haven't had any snow days. ...

Today is Galentine's Day, that beautiful holiday created by Parks and Recreation's Leslie Knope to celebrate lady friendships. I love...

It's practically a cliche: a girl wakes up in bed with a boy. She had a few drinks the night before. She's usually so inhibited. She...

It's the end of the year and I'm feeling sad. This hasn't been an easy year for many of us. In the last couple of days, events have...

Last month, I visited F. Scott Fitzgerald at his final resting place. This month, I'm off to Atlanta to get a peek at Margaret...

For seven years, I taught F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby to 11th graders. Before that, I had read the bulk of his work as an...

Well, I'm a little wound up about this one. I'm no stranger to Mary Downing Hahn's work. I've loved Wait Till Helen Comes since I was...

Luna Luna Magazine published my essay, "Portrait of a Fat Girl": http://www.lunalunamagazine.com/blog/portrait-of-a-fat-girl

This one is a little different. I'm going to discuss two books (both titles in a two-part series). Imagine it: the end times. You wake...

Son of Sam tormented the outer boroughs of New York during the spring and summer of 1977. Queens, especially, was feeling it because the...