Stephanie Klein Greek Tragedy

“Mama,” Abigail said to me as I buckled her into her car seat, “shh, we can’t ruin the cupcakes surprise because that wouldn’t be any fun.”
“Yeah, we can’t talk about the cupcakes!” Lucas chimes in.
Delicious surprises from the…

This PR material (above) landed in my inbox this morning, and I couldn’t help but think of John Witherspoon’s bit in the movie Boomerang. Is it just me, or would this outfit make his mushroom swell? David Alan Grier is…

At Island Burgers & Shakes: “Yes, I’d like a side of cottage cheese with some celery please. Oh, and then kill me.”
It was a rock bottom moment. A lot of people speak about bottoming out, getting to that hellacious…

Cheesy confession: I opted IN to receive inspirational daily quotations. It was from a low dysfunctional dieting moment, no doubt, where I was ready to do whatever it took… even if it took me to the intersection of Velveeta and…

In third grade, we were charged with decorating the hallway outside our classroom with a mural of the solar system. Girls all but yanked each others’ braided pigtails for a chance to place Saturn. For whatever reason Saturn just seemed…

Jen Lancaster, Stephanie Klein; photo by Luc Van Braekel
What amazes me most is that we used to do it. In high school, we managed to balance AP English with AP Economics, with calculus, with AP art and AP Bio,…

I have plenty to post, but you’re gonna have to wait for it. I need to collect myself, defrizz, hydrate, and sit with the thoughts. I need sleep.
We all screamed and wept like little girls when Sandy won. Sobs.…

Shopping drunk in a Marshalls was my high point.
I’ll admit it; my step wasn’t the sturdiest, and when I faltered—wiggling out of my winter coat, dumping it into my cart—I thought, Total ‘let’s watch the hidden camera footage’ moment.…