I sit on a hard wooden bench at the American Museum of Natural History on a rainy Saturday afternoon. My daughter has fallen asleep, and my son is looking at the dinosaurs with his grandparents in another wing. I am …

The city seen from anywhere is new to me. It’s mysterious and beautiful at times. But more often, at the moment, it feels mysterious and confusing. We arrived in Manhattan from Los Angeles just two weeks ago. Most of the …

We’re leaving Los Angeles soon, and we will no longer have a garage to store every scrap of clothing or broken toy my children have ever laid hands upon. So I’ve been spending evenings sorting toys, clothes, and other kid …

We’re moving from Los Angeles to New York in two weeks, and everyone from my best friend to the mail carrier is saying things like: “You must be so sad.” “You sure are going to miss this weather!” “It’s going …

My husband’s job is taking us to New York. We spent months trying to decide whether or not to seize this opportunity. We both knew it was a great choice for him professionally, and living in New York has been …

I’m living the life I never imagined these days. When I was a girl of nine, I dreamed I would be the first female president of the United States. I imagined myself standing on a podium before a crowd of …