People often ask why I wrote Things That Break Us. Sometimes I give the short answer: that I sat down in front of my computer during the pandemic and the story simply poured out of me. But the real reason runs deeper […]
On Friday, my elementary school kids had a lockdown. Not a drill. A real one that lasted hours because three armed men were loose in our suburban neighborhood. Before the police clarified that the threat was external to the school, my kids […]
Pub Day: On Holding Joy and Grief Together Today, my debut novel Things That Break Us steps out into the world. It follows yesterday, the two-year anniversary of my mom’s death. There’s something about that timing that feels so lifey (to quote Anne […]
(Me, trying to hide from the world). My debut novel, Things That Break Us, publishes on September 30. People keep saying, “You must be so excited!” or “What an accomplishment!” But here’s my truth: publishing this book has not been enjoyable. At […]