Last week, I was invited to read at the 6th Annual Edgy Moms Event, part of the acclaimed Brooklyn Reading Works series. This pre-Mother’s Day jam drew more than 50 people to hear six short stories written by local author moms—and the last person up was me, reading my 1994 opus, “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Barbie (Sort Of).”
I was naturally a little nervous, but the piece, about struggling with my then-five-year-old daughter’s crush on Barbie, got a wonderful reception.
A Public Speaking Failure
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