NON-STOP QUEENS My friend Sharon and I hopped into a taxi and headed to the opening of Bushwig 2017, Brooklyn's weekend-long explosion of drag, music and love. I unfolded the three-page... read more →
The thick Rapunzel braid knotted on top of my kid Harry’s head hung draped over her* right shoulder. Dressed all in black, from feathered boa and long slit skirt to... read more →
The big outdoor sign greeted me last Sunday with “Hi Queen!” And my smile opened as wide as the Bushwig logo. Gal pal Sharon and I dodged a few raindrops... read more →
Like the cherry trees at Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, my cousin Rickshala Tarkovka’s imagination was in full... read more →
I introduced Naomi Waxman, social media manager for My Son Wears Heels, last fall. She’s currently spending a month in Japan with her family. Today’s post is her latest contribution to... read more →
(This piece also appears on HuffPost.) On a sub-zero February morning in 1997, I stopped at my son Harry's bedroom door. I wanted to see if he was dressed for... read more →
(This piece also appears on HuffPost.) An entire wall of Hallmark Christmas ornaments loomed large in the gift shop at Chicago's Palmer House Hotel. My seven-year-old son, Harry, his dad,... read more →
A guest blog from family historian Rikshala Tarkovka. Tashkent, 1762. The Winter of Big Troubles. Every winter was a winter of big... read more →
For years my cousin Rich (aka Rikshala) has been sending me “true” stories about our Russian Jewish ancestors, the Tarkovka family. According to Rikshala, as early as the 7th century... read more →
My readers in Turkey and I found each other by pure serendipity. Yep. It was my clueless foray into Facebook advertising and an inadvertent “Country” click that launched an audience... read more →
