I’ve signed on to do book reviews for the New York Journal of Books. Here is my first! It’s on Aasif Mandvi’s essay collection, No Land’s Man Perhaps you know Aasif Mandvi from The Daily Show. I didn’t, however. Because I…
I’ve signed on to do book reviews for the New York Journal of Books. Here is my first! It’s on Aasif Mandvi’s essay collection, No Land’s Man Perhaps you know Aasif Mandvi from The Daily Show. I didn’t, however. Because I…
Hey, I’m big in Germany ! My 10 Parenting Tips The Experts Won’t Tell You column was on Huffington Post Parents and then got translated for the German version of Huffington Post. For some reason I find this thrilling! Check it…
I was asked to participate in a Q and A about writing by the good people at WordPress. Check it out here! http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2014/03/20/freelance-writing/ Thanks!
Featured in the Huffington Post Media Section Dec 9, 2013 Back in October, essayist and cartoonist Tim Kreider wrote an entertaining opinion piece for the New York Times, Slaves of the Internet, Unite! that admonished young writers to do the…
I’ve been smiling a lot in the last 24 hours. Yesterday I found out I am a finalist in the annual Bloggers Idol contest, and today I have a parenting piece in the New York Times Motherlode Blog! Sorry if…
I’m honored to be featured in a special WordPress Mother’s Day Feature on MomBlogs! Thanks WordPress and welcome new WordPress visitors! As Cheri wrote in her lovely post, I write about life with my three daughters, my aging and heightist…
Yesterday I took Buddy to get his shots in case we have to board him during our vacation. I’m really hoping that our friend Barry will house-sit and watch Buddy because he gets so nervous at that boarding place. (Buddy,…
Hey, I was on the radio today, talking to the very kind Frank Carmichael and the gang at WLIP radio in Wisconsin, talking about everything from Girl Scout cookies to the Oscars! It was fun. Thanks for having me Frank!
Hey Mateys! Welcome aboard my new blog!* Frankly I’m not sure anyone wants to read my unedited narcissistic ramblings, but this website came with a built-in blog feature and now I’m stuck trying to fill this empty column. And, I…
Kristen Hansen Brakeman 