Stephanie Klein Greek Tragedy

QUESTION FROM A GREEK TRAGEDY READER: I’m currently visiting my boyfriend who lives in Austin. This is my second extended visit, and when I come I typically stay for a couple of weeks. I still feel like I haven’t gotten…

Today I scooped up my cream sugars and headed to Blendz Café for an 8AM breakfast. And it was glorious. Bagels, bialy, fruit, toasters, mini jams, three varieties of cream cheese, coffee, and (of course) a tank of Crystal Light.…

I will spare you the photo, but here it is: we have plaster bagworms everywhere I look. It is disgusting. Not as horrendous as the scorpions of Texas, but ew. They basically look like white watermelon seeds, only THEY MOVE,…

Despite the fact that this here blog is titled StephanieKLEIN.com, apparently I’m still Mrs. Dines —at least according to Social Security. And the colored girls sing.
Drop tots off at tot camp, then hit the road to Delray Beach DMV…

Phil is already complaining. He’s comparing—dare I say it—WAL-MART’S. “The Wal-Mart here is just not what it is in Austin. Not even close.” Well, it’s not like we’re buying in bulk anyway. ‘Cause this here storage situation ain’t what he…

Seriously, holy fuck. Too much. This is all too much. When I moved from New York to Austin, went from single in the city to married and Peg Perego in the ’burbs, it was a culture shock, but it was…

i once made a Georgia peach pie with a cinnamon lattice crust and served it alongside home-spun brown sugar ice cream. But I cant recall with whom I’d enjoyed such a summer pleasure. And that’s when my obsessions made perfect…

They won’t always get far on it, but kids (and parents) will whine. I try not to respond to it, but sometimes I slip into a stir-crazed state of empathy and can’t help but jump on the boredom is bad…