"On Rage and Motherhood"
Excerpt from A Brie Grows in Brooklyn"This may get me in trouble, but I get my bad temper from my father. My father is Mr. Nice Guy to strangers, and especially those
A Brie Grows in Brooklyn
"Thanksgiving at the Estate Vs. Thanksgiving in the Lemon Trees"
EXCERPT FROM A BRIE GROWS IN BROOKLYN Yesterday, I called my parents’ house by accident. They haven’t talked to me since I wrote a blog post about my mom back in June,
"Someone Wants to Sue Me Over This Blog..."
Excerpt from A Brie Grows in Brooklyn"The thing is, back when I was 18 years old, and a sophomore in college, my sister, who had just escaped from a boarding school, and
"Krisha: I love emotional abuse"
Excerpt from A Brie Grows in Brooklyn"This past weekend, I went to go see Krisha, a film that apparently is making some waves amongst hipsters....I guess one might call it an
"I know that fear exists...I learned about it from my parents"
Excerpt from A Brie Grows In Brooklyn"I know that fear exists however. I first learned it from my parents. My parents who came of age in the Bronx in the 1970s, in
"The Beginning of the End of Something"
EXCERPT FROM A BRIE GROWS IN BROOKLYN"I’ve been working on an essay about my relationship with alcohol, and the way that alcohol and addiction, which both of our family’s struggle
"ANY EPIC STORY LEFT UNTOLD"
EXCERPT FROM A BRIE GROWS IN BROOKLYN"My parents live in a house that was built in 1781. It’s name is Tara Knoll. When they bought it, my dad was a prince
"On Money by Martin Amis and Why I Think You're An Alcoholic"
AN EXCERPT FROM A BRIE GROWS IN BROOKLYN "But I grew up with the fear of alcoholism instilled in my heart by my mother, who gave me a shot of whiskey when I
'My Parents Cut Me Off...And Now I am Way Better Off'
-Forbes, July 2012 "...The moment they told me they wouldn’t help me with graduate school was the moment that I realized that they wouldn’t help me with anything, and that I