My Buffalo Friend, My Prison Fan, and a Contest for You
A conversation with my Buffalo friend, Ann, and my correspondence with my prison fan, James, are making my heart sing. James, whom I...
Aaron Burr, the Strand, and the Room Where It’s Happening
Before my Strand workshop Wednesday, I was nervous. I’m always nervous before a workshop or book talk. Then, 15 minutes before show...
My Biker Guy
My biker guy rode in the Dana Farber Pan Mass Challenge in Massachusetts Saturday in loving memory of our niece, Jill Birnbaum, who died...
The Strand
The people who work at the Strand Bookstore, among my favorite places and my regular haunt since I moved to New York in 1967, do not call...
Dear Angry Evan Hansen Fans Including a Tweeter
On July 4, I read in The New York Post that Ben Platt fans waiting at The Music Box stage door after the show were angry he did not come...
June Stuff ‘n Love ‘n Eloise
I had a paint job. Not me, my home office/daughter’s onetime bedroom. Walls before: either very pale yellow or very, very off white....
Pride
-The 48th Annual Pride March -Sunday down Fifth Avenue a half a block from my apartment -I’ve seen all but a few -My friend, Judy, and I...
Fan Mail from Prison
The other day, I got a letter from a man in prison. A fan letter about my book, Writing From Personal Experience. The prisoner—I’ll call...
From Fade in to FEUD
What fun to see Feud. What fun to see the credits and the name, Michael Zam. My stepdaughter, age 28, a huge Feud fan, got excited when...
Shifting Gears
It’s not that I don’t love NYC and my work, but returning to both was hard after 9 days in CA with my family. My book talk at their...