Category Archives: Red Room Re-run

Why I (Still) Love Nora Ephron

Posted on June 26, 2012

I wrote this post two years ago in honor of Nora Ephron, and today seems like an appropriate time to re-post it. I will miss her. Nora Ephron is my biggest girl crush. My biggest fantasy lunch date. And my … Continue reading →

Posted in Literary Influences, Red Room Re-run, Role Models | 7 Comments

Native New Yorker, Not*

Posted on June 10, 2012

When I was eight years old, my parents took us to see the Ice Capades in Madison Square Garden. Even then I had the sense that going to the city was exciting and special, and required a certain look. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Finery, Red Room Re-run | 12 Comments

Project Writer

Posted on April 10, 2012

I love to sew. And strangely enough, what I love about sewing are the same things I love about writing. A new piece of fabric laid out flat is a lot like the story in my head, and the pattern … Continue reading →

Posted in Red Room Re-run, Writing | 2 Comments

Dorothy’s Lord Peter*

Posted on February 8, 2012

I’ve always been a Dorothy Sayers fan girl, but a recent reading of Barbara Reynolds’ biography sent me scurrying back to Sayers’ Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries. After a delightful re-read of Busman’s Honeymoon, I now plan to back up and start with … Continue reading →

Posted in Comfort Reads, Literary Influences, Red Room Re-run, Writing | 2 Comments

What I Learned from Jo March*

Posted on January 13, 2012

Jo March made me want to be a writer. When Jo March escaped to her attic to eat apples and write stories, I did the same. And when she announced to her sisters and her friend Laurie that her greatest … Continue reading →

Posted in Comfort Reads, Literary Influences, Red Room Re-run, Role Models | 4 Comments

The Truth about Me and Dogs*

Posted on October 28, 2011

I am not a dog person. I never was. As a child I was deathly afraid of them, and I dragged my feet for years when my boys begged for one. When the last kid was finally toilet trained, I … Continue reading →

Posted in La Famiglia, Miscellaneous, Red Room Re-run | 6 Comments