Very excited that my book, IS THAT THE SHIRT YOU’RE WEARING?, was reviewed by the talented Liesl Testwuide who writes at HairpinTurnsAhead as well as the Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/591389bde4b083051e2a14ca Check it out – and here’s an excerpt: A long-time humor writer,…
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My book reviewed by Huffington Post!
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Posted in books, News, PUBLISHING, Uncategorized, Writing
Posted in books, News, PUBLISHING, Uncategorized, Writing
Guest Post in Writers Digest Today!
Honored to have a column run in Writers Digest today! After completing a final polish on Is That The Shirt You’re Wearing? my collection of humorous essays, I diligently researched and targeted literary agents, and sent personalized query letters. And…
BY BOOK RELEASE IS TODAY!
IS THAT THE SHIRT YOU’RE WEARING? is released today! And available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble now! Thanks to Tidal Press and everyone who helped make it happen! Advanced praise: “Apparently, Brakeman lives in the cushions of our couch, for how else…
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Posted in books, mother daughter, News, parenting, Uncategorized, women, Writing
Posted in books, mother daughter, News, parenting, Uncategorized, women, Writing
I’m featured today on “Who’s That Indie Author?”
Happy to be featured today on Barb Vitelli’s “Who’s that Indie Author” column!
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Posted in books, News, Writing
Erma’s Humor Writer of the Month!
I’m honored to have been named Humor Writer of the Month at the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop Nice plug for the book and a link to pre-orders!
IS THAT THE SHIRT YOU’RE WEARING?
It’s finally really happening! My debut collection of comic essays is set to be released in May 2017! You can pre-order now at Tidal Press.
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To Heck With Waze, I’m Taking Metro
“I can survive two weeks driving to Santa Monica. How bad could it be?” I told my husband after accepting a freelance job there recently. How bad could it be? I’ll tell you — an hour and a freaking half bad,…
Tagged with: EXPO Line, Gridlock, LA Traffic, Los Angeles Metro Trains, mass transit, Measure M, public transportation, Santa Monica
Posted in humor, los angeles, News, public transit, Uncategorized
Posted in humor, los angeles, News, public transit, Uncategorized
TRUMP AVERSION THERAPY BILL
Posted today under pen name Bunny McGillicutty on The Dandy Goat In an unusual show of unity, House Republicans joined Democrats in a 421-2 vote to pass the Trump Aversion Therapy Act, which would allocate $300 million towards the rehabilitation…
Tagged with: Aversion Therapy, Donald Trump, election campaign, politics
Posted in comedy, humor, politics
Posted in comedy, humor, politics
I Saw A Meteor and Lost My S…
It’s 6:38 AM and I’m making my kids’ lunches and staring out my kitchen window mindlessly at the valley below, when this light – this incandescent neon green light – catches my eye low on the horizon. The light gets…
Flashback Thursday: A Trumped Up Government
I was doing a little housekeeping in my blog and discovered this piece I wrote back in May 2011 when Trump first made noise about running for president, then backed out. I wrote this back when the idea of Trump,…
Kristen Hansen Brakeman 