Other writing
Jul 9th, 2011 by OMGchronicles
As my nephew once said to his mom when he was about 5 years old, “Mom, I just can’t stop thinking.” I feel the same way, and when I think, I write.
I have an essay in “Knowing Pains: Women on Love, Sex and Work in Our 40s,” which you can buy here (all proceeds go toward the Breast Cancer Fund).
I’m a regular contributor to the Huffington Post divorce section (hey — if you are twice divorced, you generally have something to say about divorce); Mommy Tracked: Managing the Chaos of Modern Motherhood, a great site addressing issues moms face today, as well as ModernMom.com; and, of course, you can find my articles on the Marin IJ Web site.
Here are some recent ramblings:
Huffington Post:
Is It OK to Ditch Your Spouse for Your Soul Mate?
Tragedy Reminds Us of What Really Matters
Why Divorced People Turn to Bad Habits to Cope
Are Childless Couples Headed for Divorce?
‘Friends With Benefits” and The Newly Divorced
Is Divorce Harder on An Only Child?
Hot Or Not Why Women Shouldn’t Pick Attractive Husbands (this post caused quite the flurry — everyone from Rush Limbaugh to Jezebel to “The View”)
Does Porn Watching Lead to Divorce?
Q&A’s with:
Christine Carter, “Raising Happiness” author
Allison Evanow, CEO of Square One vodka
Jessica Herrin of Stella & Dot
Laurie David of “The Family Table” and “An Inconvenient Truth”
Kimberly Danek Pinkson, EcoMom founder
Anne Zehren, Common Sense Media founder
Julie Aigner-Clark, Baby Einstein founder
Kate Thorp, DivineCaroline founder
Sharla Sumpter Bridgett, Disney TV producer
Kristin van Ogtrop, editor of Real Simple
Marni Jameson, columnist and author
Laura Howard, Laloo goat milk ice cream entrepreneur
Penelope Trunk, Brazen Careerist blogger
Michelle Slatalla, NYT cyber-columnist
Ayelet Waldman, “Bad Mother” author
Mommy Tracked columns:
Bad Parents: Are We Teaching Our Kids to Misbehave?
Heard it through the grapevine
Key to career success: Divorce
What a mom wants
The cure for sick kids
A pretty good mom
The party house
Ann Coulter vs. single moms
My husband, my career
Baby on board
Mad at dad
Who you calling cheap?
Single mama drama
IJ articles:
Elizabeth Gilbert: The marrying kind after all
Rich history of Fort Baker comes alive
Daughter’s Down syndrome inspires San Rafael’s Dixie James
Philosophers to ponder ‘What is love?’ in Mill Valley
San Anselmo filmmaker’s documentary questions whether marriage is still relevant
Author Iris Krasnow reveals secrets to staying married
Marin’s Beth Behr is 1 lucky girl for role in ’2 Broke Girls’
Tiburon author’s anthology looks at mom’s conflicted feelings
Thanks for your article “Can Loving a Robot Lead to Divorce?” It was handled with humor and a little distance that hopefully made it palatable for most. In your scenarios, your questions dealt with a strictly robotic “adversary” for attention and affections. Hold on to your hat because I can predict the future! The next twist is going to be a sexbot with full human interaction. Some entreprenuer is going to see that all they have to do is add a wifi link and take a credit card and put a live sex-chat operator into your robot. Maybe they’ll even add some web-based movement options so the operator can literally push your buttons. Please don’t forward this email to the makers of Roxxxy. I’d hate to be responsible for setting this revolting development into action.
Thanks again,
Rich Brown
This war on monogamy you perpetrate in most of ur writings are a Cop out BS -easy way out–why bother to tend the garden? If the plant is sick and the weeds grow–rip it out by the roots and buy another one! Speak to the X-husbands. Sure they have plenty to say too! Tata
Twitter: OMGchronicles
says:
Thanks for your comment, Rich, and your kind words. I always try to write with humor but that often falls flat when it’s about what people just don’t want to imagine!
What you describe is a very real scenario. The robots of the future will be highly interactive, which, even as an old sci-fi fan, I find somewhat unsettling. Fascinating, but unsettling. Happy holidays!