Author Archive
Monday, April 17th, 2028
All things must pass…
Hey everyone! You may have noticed that I haven’t been posting lately. The truth is, I really love this blog and I haven’t been able to devote the attention to it that it deserves. Between working with the ever-expanding Pittsburgh Women’s Foundation and working on my book and taking part in my writing group and […]
No Comments » - Posted in Life, Writing, Personal by Gretchen
Tuesday, March 7th, 2028
Femiyinz!
So there I am, hanging out at my favorite little café after work, waiting for Andi to show up so she can tell me all about her law school classmates’ drama and I can tell her the cute things my girls did today. I’m leafing though this magazine we got at the office this week […]
No Comments » - Posted in Life, Pittsburgh Women's Foundation, Squirrel Hill by Gretchen
Saturday, March 4th, 2028
Insomnia
Last night, at about 8:30, I finished the first draft of the first third of the book project I’m working on right now. I felt happily exhausted, pleased with what the characters had done in these first several chapters, and excited that I would now be moving even deeper into the story and what I […]
3 Comments » - Posted in Life, Writing by Gretchen
Saturday, February 19th, 2028
I heart Pittsburgh
Frank and I like to talk about all the ways Pittsburgh’s changed since our parents were our age, and there’s a lot to be said for the city’s development. Good jobs abound, better opportunities leap at you from every corner, you can get from Downtown to the airport in fifteen minutes on the train. But […]
3 Comments » - Posted in Life, Personal by Gretchen
Friday, February 11th, 2028
Thoughts on a bitterly cold day
I should have worn pantyhose under my pants because this thin cloth is just not cutting it.
I hope the office isn’t still out of tea and coffee.
What’s the freezing temperature of snot?
I wonder what it’s called when the wind blows so hard on your forehead that you get a headache from it.
Why did I buy […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Life, Personal, Out and About by Gretchen
Monday, February 7th, 2028
From the vault
Today I’m going to post more writing that I did when I was a college undergrad, seeing as how I had my wisdom teeth removed a few days ago and I’m still feeling rather sore and out-of-it. This piece was written when I was a sophomore and it’s part of a larger essay about my […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Life, Writing, Gretchen's Fam, Personal by Gretchen
Tuesday, February 1st, 2028
A good day
Early February during my junior year of college – three years ago today, to be exact. The spring semester (if you can even call it that, since the wind chill regularly hovered around the single digits) had just started and I was already overwhelmed by the classes I was taking. Writing the Memoir? The Politics […]
4 Comments » - Posted in Life, Oakland, Personal, Out and About by Gretchen
Tuesday, January 25th, 2028
Scenes
The day is winding down and I’m in desperate need of some peanut M&Ms to get me through the last agonizing hours. I check the temperature before heading out - yikes. The wind chill is really 5 degrees? I wrap my scarf around my neck three times and button my jacket all the way just […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Life, Writing, Personal by Gretchen
Sunday, January 23rd, 2028
Author reading in Aspinwall
Between attending the opening of a new Artist’s Marketplace and having my yearly exam, it’s been a pretty full week. So I was glad that last night I attended the chillest author reading I’ve ever been to.
Magda Hausmann is one of the coolest young adult fiction writers out there. Her books are realistic and funny […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Aspinwall, Life, Writing, Out and About by Gretchen
Tuesday, January 18th, 2028
That time of year again…
Oh, boy. Yesterday morning I headed down to the Midwife Center for my yearly well-woman exam - a great way to start the week, ladies, am I right?
(Side note: It’s kind of funny to me that just a few months ago when Frank convinced me to co-author this blog with him, I was a little […]
