Writing is such a powerful tool. I believe everyone should be writing.

For me, writing clarifies things. It gives meaning, and it makes me see the connections.

My parents are highly evolved worriers. ... If worrying were an Olympic sport, my parents' faces would have graced the Wheaties box a long time ago.

Elinor Lipman is to tweets what Shakespeare is to sonnets.

Writing is such a powerful tool. I believe everyone should be writing.

My father's motto has always been 'Room in the heart, room in the house.' As charming as this sounds, it translates into a long line for the bathroom and extra loads of laundry for my mother.

In America, Christmas is the king of all holidays. To be left out of Christmas is the ultimate minority experience.