Magazines have a short shelf life, anthologies go out of print. These are some of my favorite pieces I've written over the past six years. Most of them can no longer be found in print. You can read/download them in PDF format.   "Precious Possessions" SELF magazine Read article "Not-So-Vital Statistics" MAMM magazine Read essay The Mother Connection The New York Times Sunday Magazine Read article "Bruce Springsteen and the Story of Us" From The 1997 Pushcart Prize XXI Originally published in The Iowa Review Read essay