I don’t want to open the email. Nooo you can’t make me. The subject line makes my blood run cold. …
Coffee+Crumbs: Out Damn Spot
“Stop washing your hands so much,” the dermatologist tells me in February of 2020. I went to the dermatologist because …
Coffee+Crumbs: All By Myself
“I am alone. I am utterly alone.” I was 11 years old and felt seen watching Winona Ryder write these …
Coffee+Crumbs: Falling to Pieces
There’s this word puzzle I work every morning. It has letter tiles like Scrabble but it’s a solitaire version I …
Coffee+Crumbs: Scream Queen
She’s a screamer. I’ve tried everything but two-year-old Evie just needs to yell it out. I pick her up. She …
Coffee+Crumbs: Explaining 2020 to My Grandkid Someday
“Grandmommy, tell me the story of 2020,” the little girl begged. “Are you sure, sweetie? The story of 2020 is …
Lighten Up #132: Calm the H*ck Down
Our series “Lighten Up about Parenting,” wraps up today, which is perfect because, drumroll please, Calm the H*ck Down is …
Lighten Up #131: Alex Dale
After a brief hiatus, we’re back with the penultimate episode of our 10-part series, “Lighten Up about Parenting,” and in …
Coffee+Crumbs: Conversations in the Land of Nod
When my kids were little, I looked at the bleary-eyed older parents around me with pity. They spoke of weekend …
Coffee+Crumbs: Maybe I Could Fake My Own Death
I keep fantasizing about faking my own death. After—how many months of lockdown? I’ve lost count—this seems almost reasonable. Surely …
Coffee+Crumbs: Flat Colorado
The thing they don’t tell you is how Colorado is flat. As a kid from Ohio, I always pictured mountains …
Lighten Up #130: Osheta Moore
We are in our 10-part series, “Lighten Up about Parenting,” and in each episode, we have not one but two …
Lighten Up #129: Alli Worthington
We are in our 10-part series, “Lighten Up about Parenting,” and if you’re just joining us, this series is cool …
Lighten Up #128: Lorren Lemmons
Today’s podcast is sponsored by a bag of frozen riced cauliflower that I found in my freezer, because in a …
Lighten Up #127: Sarah Hauser
We are in our series, “Lighten Up about Parenting,” and if you’re just joining us, let me tell you why …
Lighten Up #126: Jamie Sumner
We are in our series, “Lighten Up about Parenting,” and if you’re just joining us, let me tell you why …
Lighten Up #125: Bronwyn Lea
We are in our series, “Lighten Up about Parenting,” and if you’re just joining us, let me tell you why …
Lighten Up #124: Kara-Kae James
We are in our series, “Lighten Up about Parenting,” and if you missed last week, let me tell you why …
Lighten Up #123: Jennifer Fulwiler
Today I’m kicking off a new series, “Lighten Up about Parenting,” and let me tell you why I’m so excited. …
Coffee+Crumbs: Parenting in the Buff…y
We decided to spend the apocalypse introducing our kids to our favorite TV show of all time, Buffy the Vampire …
Coffee+Crumbs: On Cloth Diapers and Coming of Age in the Age of Coronavirus
My son just turned thirteen. His grand plans to take friends to a fully-immersive virtual reality experience are scrapped until …
20 Ideas for Zoom Calls BESIDES Talking about Coronavirus
Greetings from my basement. We’re in week seven of lockdown and I’m noticing a pattern. I get so lonely I …
Lighten Up #122: Knox McCoy
Today I’m talking with Knox McCoy, swashbuckling co-host of The Popcast with Knox and Jamie and author of the new …
Lighten Up #121: Sophie Hudson
Today to wrap up our series Lighten Up about Pop Culture, I’m talking with Sophie Hudson, author of the new …
