“As the months of quarantine dragged on, I worried that he might not remember who I was when he saw me again. Desperate to reach him, unable to touch him, I videotaped myself singing “Summertime” from the show “Porgy and Bess,” the same song I sang to my daughter when she was born, and posted it on Facebook.
“SiNGING MY DAD BACK TO ME” WAS PUBLISHED IN THE New York TIMES
I Had 2 ARTICLES IN THE New York TIMES THIS SUMMER
Hello to all my new readers and writing students!
I imagine many of you are joining me here from my NYU classes (Writing Parenthood, Writing Midlife & Beyond, Writing Health and Beauty and a Journalism class for high school students) and Writer's Digest classes (I teach three classes, including … Continue Reading ››
Don’t Sell Yourself Out for a Byline
By Estelle Erasmus
As an adjunct professor for New York University's College of Liberal Arts School of Professional Studies, and as a widely published writing coach and ongoing guest editor for Narratively, I want to say something important: I am getting … Continue Reading ››
The New York Times, Awards, and article pitch tips
First of all, welcome to my new subscribers. It's great to have you here. You can also follow me on Twitter, Instagram and on my professional Facebook page.
I wanted to share some news:
I had my latest (3rd) parenting article published in The New York Times today.
It is all about … Continue Reading ››
It’s 2020: i’m teaching writing parenthood at NYU
Hi. It's been a while. I've had a very busy winter since I last posted here. We had so much fun traveling with family (in from Australia) to Vail, Colorado. Truly, it was magical.
I needed the break after the busy … Continue Reading ››