NANCY DAVIDOFF KELTON

My Almost Date With Jackie Mason (this was published in different form in New York Newsday, Sept. 6, 1991) DREAM DATE In 1991, I spotted...

AN ODE TO PASSOVER/EASTER PAST On Easter Sundays when I was young Dad took my sister and me to the zoo To participate in the egg hunts We...

SOME ENCHANTED OSCAR (and other things I experienced, read, and saw in the last two weeks) I am a little postpartum-y. My spring NYU...

I made my debut as a stand-up comedienne twenty seven years ago shortly after Michael, an actor, and I became friends. We met at an...

Five Things I Read, Saw, and Experienced the First Twelve Days of March Did that NY Times article (March 2) “A Twist on Posthumous...

THE JOYS OF NOT DOING YOGA At the beginning of February, I tried yoga. Again. Years ago, I took yoga classes. My not-too-flexible body...

Whitney’s singing to angels in heaven Jeremy L. is shooting hoops and on his toes Like most white girls, I can’t jump. Or sing. I do My...

Hoping Cupid's Quiver Contains Lots of Extra Arrows By NANCY DAVIDOFF KELTON MANY boys and men have found their way into my heart. These...

AN EYE FOR AN EYE, A TOOTH FOR $6,OOO Last March, I got a new tooth and a new eye. The eye—okay, a lens—involved one renown surgeon, my...

MY STUDENTS / MYSELF (and Elmore Leonard) This photo of my second grade class and me was taken 40 years ago. Ten children pictured here...