(A book excerpt from Is That The Shirt You’re Wearing?” Avail on Amazon) There are were few things more annoying than crazy dog people. They are often worse than new parents in their belief that their dog is more unique…
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Buddy, You Complete Me
Tagged with: animals, dog resuce, dogs, humor, rescue dogs
Posted in animals, dogs, humor, News, Uncategorized
Posted in animals, dogs, humor, News, Uncategorized
I’m in this show! Expressing Motherhood
This Tuesday and Wednesday! A storytelling series about the ups and downs of parenthood At the Lyric in SilverLake Tickets still available for the 7:00PM shows. Warning: I will be swearing. click here https://expressingmotherhood.com/
Unheard LA Storytelling video
Here’s my appearance at KPCC’s Unheard LA – a storytelling event – where I read an excerpt from Is That The Shirt You’re Wearing? – LUNCH WITH TWO JOANS.
THURBER PRIZE SEMIFINALIST!
I HAVE AMAZING NEWS! My humor book, Is That The The Shirt You’re Wearing? has advanced to the Semifinal round for the THURBER PRIZE FOR AMERICAN HUMOR! I’m beyond shocked and honored, especially to be in the company of such…
LA Parent Magazine Piece on IS THAT THE SHIRT YOU’RE WEARING?
Nice piece in May issue of LA Parent Magazine about my book, IS THAT THE SHIRT YOU’RE WEARING? Summertime. Your kids love it, but do you? You don’t have to answer that. Instead, sit back and live vicariously through Kristen…
Tagged with: Mothers day, parenting book, parenting humor, parenting teens, sandwich generation
Posted in book review, books, comedy, humor, mother daughter, mothering, News, parenting
Posted in book review, books, comedy, humor, mother daughter, mothering, News, parenting
How To Use A Landline (a tutorial for my kids)
Realized the other day that my kids avoid making actual phone calls – ironic because they are always on their phones texting etc. Guess I never taught them this basic life skill. So I made a helpful video!
Tagged with: how to use a landline, modern parenting, parenting humor, teenager humor, telephones
Posted in comedy, humor, kids, mothering, News, parenting
Posted in comedy, humor, kids, mothering, News, parenting
The Rise and Fall of The Once Great Nation of Merrycat
(A Fable) There once was a great nation named Merrycat. MerryCat began as a colony of a powerful king, but the independently minded colonists grew weary of being told who and how to worship, and grew angry at their ever…
Tagged with: AUTOMATIC WEAPONS, GUN CONTROL, MADNESS, RAPID FIRING WEAPONS, SCHOOL SHOOTINGS
Posted in GUN CONTROL, News
Posted in GUN CONTROL, News
IT’S GIRL SCOUT COOKIE TIME (a book excerpt)
An excerpt from Is That The Shirt You’re Wearing? a collection of essays by Kristen Hansen Brakeman It was the time of year that instilled dread and fear in the hearts of parents across the country. College application deadline? No.…
Tagged with: girl scout cookies, humor, life with kids, parenting
Posted in cookies, humor, kids, mother daughter, mothering, News, parenting
Posted in cookies, humor, kids, mother daughter, mothering, News, parenting
Too Saggy for the SAG Awards: Book Excerpt
A book excerpt from Is That The Shirt You’re Wearing? by Kristen Hansen Brakeman (me) I had a few extra minutes to spare before leaving for my office at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, so I thought I’d try…
Tagged with: award show fashion, Award shows, Hollywood, Kristen Bell, red carpet fashion, SAG Awards 2018, SAG_AFTRA
Posted in comedy, fashion, Hollywood, News, women, work
Posted in comedy, fashion, Hollywood, News, women, work
Updating Mom’s Christmas Card List Drove Me To Drink!
My mother needed her Christmas card list updated because — well there’s no gentle way to put it — her friends keep dying. Since I was the one who volunteered to print the address labels for her Christmas cards the year after my dad…
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