I've known Karen Hattrup since college, where I think it's fair to say we both desperately tried to avoid the social scene, me by going abroad by a year, and her by going to Thailand for a semester. Even back then, Karen was known amongst us liberal arts types as an incredibly … [Read more...] about Karen Hattrup
creativity
Nishta Mehra
This is the first in a series about writers who are also parents. If you're a parent, then you know the first commodity to go is your time. Your whole sense of time changes when you have a baby. You look back wistfully at the hours you used to spend reading, writing, watching … [Read more...] about Nishta Mehra
A Blog is Born
I'm so excited to launch my blog Side of the Egg. No, it's not a food blog. I hate cooking. This blog was born of a question I've been facing in my thirties: what am I doing? We got the degrees, the family, the kids, the jobs, and yet, I'm left wondering, Why? And for how … [Read more...] about A Blog is Born