I’ve tried several methods of broaching difficult subjects with my husband over the course of our marriage. I’ve tried talking to him directly about them.  This is the method most often suggested by people with “degrees” or “long marriages.”  I have to say, I don’t care for it. Perhaps if when I brought up the…

“I love autumn dahling,” Nancy said from the back seat  of their chauffeur driven Lincoln. “It’s perfect weather for pairing my leopard print dressing gown with open-toed heels.” “I know dahling,” Darcy said.  “I’ve just been dying to wear this cheetah print dressing gown with my open-toed heels..” “I completely understand why,” Nancy said.  “You…

One evening, I sat down across from my husband at the dining room table with a yellow pad and pen. He politely marked his place and put his book down, readying himself to humor me. “I was listening to the radio,” I said.  “They were talking about saints and how each is generally known for…

I’d come up with an episode for Seinfeld when I was in high school (which may or may not have been a little over twenty years ago).  I vaguely remembered the plot I’d formulated but thought, for the most part, my youthful stint at comedic screen-writing was lost to posterity.   Then during some deep…