NANCY DAVIDOFF KELTON

I have never used the word “putz” in my writing, but I have never written about Eliot Spitzer. When he announced his comeback, my first...

Write about a toy or game you played with as a child, revealing something important about your experience. (The New York Times Book...

1. I stopped going to overnight camp at age 13 once the fast boys started pairing off with the fast girls. The necking (that’s what it...

A colleague has her students write about a humiliating experience. For many reasons, I would not dream of giving that assignment to my...

On my last trip to Las Vegas at age 25, I played roulette every day after swimming. One afternoon, Richie Havens gambled at the same...

(This appeared in The Buffalo News (May 10, 2013 op-ed page) in a slightly different form.) As a new grandmother this Mother’s Day I am...

PLEASE TREAT GENTLY: EYE OPENERS WITH MY NEW EYE At the last session of my spring Wednesday night writing workshop, my lower back/leg...

HALLELUJAH You are getting notice of my new blog post on Tuesday morning at the same time that I am getting my new eye. Not a whole eye....

After following Sheryl Sandberg’s advice to lean in, you might want to: order in stay in come in(from shopping, the gym, the snow or...

Last week was family-rich and full. My husband and I saw all our kids and grandson in new and different ways. He had lunch alone with...