Lizbeth Finn-Arnold

my stuff

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my bio

my scripts

my freelance writing

my production experience

my resume

my news/reviews

my writing awards

my blog

my writing awards

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RELATIVE DISTANCE (screenplay)
Advanced to 2nd Round of Austin Film Festival's Screenplay Contest.
CAYCE PLACE -- Original pilot (series proposal)

4th Runner-Up -- TVwriter's People's Pilot Competition (Fall 2006)

MY NAME IS EARL: FLUSHED GAM GAM'S VALIUM (Spec Script)

Finalist -- Acclaim TV (Fall 2006)
Semifinalist -- The AAA Screenwriting Comp. (Spring 2007)
Semifinalist -- Writesafe's Present-a-Thon Competition (Fall 2006)
Semifinalist -- WriteMovies.com International Writing Comp. (Spring 2007)

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES: INTO THE WOODS (Spec Script)

Semifinalist -- The Itty (Fall 2005)
Finalist -- Scriptapalooza (Spring 2005)
Semifinalist -- TV Spec Scriptacular (Spring 2005)

SHOOTING STARS - Original Drama Pilot

Finalist -- Acclaim TV (Spring 2005)
Finalist -- TalentScout (Winter 2004)
Finalist -- 2005 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards

SEX & THE CITY: MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL (Spec Script)

Finalist – TV Spec Scriptacular (Spring 2002)
Honorable Mention – Writer’s Digest Writing Contest (Fall 2002)
Semifinalist – aTalentScout (Fall 2002)
Honorable Mention – PrimeTime TV (Fall 2002)

THE INDIES - Original Sitcom Series Pilot

Finalist – People's Pilot Competition (Fall 2002)
Semifinalist – Acclaim TV (Spring 2002)
Quarterfinalist – Hollywood's Next Success (Spring 2003)

my bio

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First things first. I was born on October 23, 1967 in Red Bank, New Jersey. I'm a twin and a Scorpio. My favorite holiday is Halloween, and I'm a bit obsessed with Harry Potter at the moment.

I received a certificate in film from New York University at about the same time that Kevin Smith unleashed Clerks -- which coincidentally was filmed in the town where I grew-up (Leonardo). As a child, I spent more hours in that infamous Quick Stop (it used to be a Cumberland Farms) buying milk and cigarettes (for my dad) than you can imagine.

Thanks to my brother (who knew Vinnie who knew Kevin), I soon found myself working on the following films made by Smith's View Askew Productions and Miramax: Big Helium Dog, A Better Place, and Vulgar.

Eventually, I tired of toiling long hours for zero pay and decided to start a family. I found myself once again toiling long hours for zero pay. During this time period, I focused my energies on producing shorter, more personal films. And for several years I acted as the Co-Coordinator for the NJ Filmmakers Group (a member salon of AIVF).

In 2002, I began writing personal essays with a focus on feminist and philosophical mothering. My essays appeared in print in Brain, Child, Pregnancy Magazine, Nurturing Magazine, and Welcome Home Magazine, and online at Literary Mama, The Imperfect Parent, Alternet.org, and more.

Now before I lose you completely (I see your eyes glossing over), you should know that I didn't spend all my time writing about diaper rash and post-partum depression. I also wrote a bunch of scripts (all brilliant, of course) just waiting for a buyer (someone brilliant AND visionary, of course).

Most recently I completed a writing assignment for Discovery TV and helped shoot a feature-length documentary about female friendship, called The Bluebelles (which we're currently editing).

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Write to me: lizfinnarnold(at)yahoo(dot)com

my scripts

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ORIGINAL TV PILOTS (click here for details)

celebs
The Indies
Breeding Ground
Ultimate Pioneer
Ames Harbor (Treatment Only)
Cayce's Place (Treatment Only)

TV SPEC SCRIPTS (Click here for details)
My Name is Earl
Desperate Housewives
Sex and the City

SCREENPLAYS (Click here for details)

Relative Distance
Wynhaven
Survival of the Fittest

SHORT SCREENPLAYS (Click here for details)

The First Date After
Malled
Hairspray Hero

my original tv pilot scripts

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celebs (Original Drama/Soap Opera)
An internationally famous pop star elopes in Vegas with an unknown documentary filmmaker, thus creating cosmic turmoil for those who orbit her in her celebrity universe, including her demanding stage mom, her obsessive fans, and the ravenous paparazzi.

Quarterfinalist -- AAA Screenwriting Competition (Spring 2007)
Finalist -- Acclaim TV (Spring 2005)
Finalist -- aTalentScout (Winter 2004)
Finalist -- 2005 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards

THE INDIES (Original Comedy Pilot)
Six aspiring independent filmmakers live AND work together in Jersey City in the hopes of making it big in the toughest business on the planet.

Finalist -- People's Pilot Competition (Fall 2002)
Semifinalist -- Acclaim TV (Spring 2002)
Quarterfinalist -- Hollywood's Next Success (Spring 2003)

ULTIMATE PIONEER - (Original Drama Pilot)
In space, no one can hear you scheme.
In 2025, ten contestants agree to live together on the International Space Station and have their lives documented as part of a Reality TV show. The contestant who outlasts the others, wins a $1 billion cash prize. However, the game turns deadly when one contestant is brutally attacked and left for dead.

BREEDING GROUND (Original Comedy Pilot)
An eclectic group of Manhattan moms lean on each other for friendship and support as they navigate the turbulent waters of motherhood and marriage. In the spirit of "Sex and the City," Breeding Ground is a provocative, intelligent, edgy, adult comedy that explores the modern mating habits of a new breed of women.

AMES HARBOR (Original Drama)
Every SMALL town harbors BIG secrets.
After spending time in prison, Patience Stanley returns to her hometown, Ames Harbor, hoping to rebuild her life as a licensed masseuse. But Ames Harbor is a small town with small-minded residents, mainly concerned with protecting their own INTERESTS and their own SECRETS. Treatment available only.

CAYCE PLACE (Original Drama)
Sometimes being special can be deadly.
A grieving mother, Sylvia Pagano, opens a boarding home for troubled teens from all wakes of life with one thing in common -- they all have PSYCHIC powers -- just like her deceased son, Cayce. Sylvia is determined to create a nurturing environment for psychic teens, while also protecting them from outside forces -- both real and spectral. Treatment available only.

4th Runner-Up -- TVwriter's People's Pilot Competition (Fall 2007)

my tv spec scripts

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MY NAME IS EARL: FLUSHED GAM GAM'S VALIUM
As a boy, Earl flushed his grandmother's Valium, setting off a series of events that ruined her life. Earl tries to make it right, but Gam Gam wants more than an apology; she wants blood.

Finalist -- Acclaim TV (Fall 2006)
Semifinalist -- The AAA Screenwriting Comp. (Spring 2007)
Semifinalist -- Writesafe's Present-a-Thon Competition (Fall 2006)

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES: INTO THE WOODS

The women of Wisteria Lane embark on a "Ladies Only" rustic weekend in the woods, but don't quite escape the trappings of modern society.

Finalist -- WriteSafe's Present-a-Thon Competition (Spring 2006)
Semifinalist -- The Itty (Fall 2005)
Finalist -- Scriptapalooza (Spring 2005)
Semifinalist -- TV Spec Scriptacular (Spring 2005)

SEX AND THE CITY: MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL

Carrie ponders: "Do we ever really see each other for whom we really are?" After viewing themselves in the so-called "True Mirror", the ladies deal with issues of image, vanity, and self-perception.

Finalist -- TV Spec Scriptacular (Spring 2002)
Honorable Mention -- Writer's Digest (Fall 2002)
Semifinalist -- aTalentScout (Fall 2002)
Honorable Mention -- PrimeTime TV (Fall 2002)

my short screenplays

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The First Date After
A man struggles with his grief following the loss of his wife in 9/11.

MALLED
A mother loses her SON and her SANITY while Christmas shopping at the mall.

Hairspray Hero
A young New Yorker uses hairspray to fight back against an assailant, inspiring others to fight back vigilante-style in the same manner.

my screenplays

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RELATIVE DISTANCE (drama) Co-written by Sandra Longo
How far should you go for family?

Rebecca Brennan begrudgingly embarks on a cross-country odyssey with her estranged alcoholic father in search of the half-sister she never knew existed. Along the way, Rebecca learns some hard truths about herself and gains some insight into her father's past.

Advanced to Second Round -- 2007 Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition (Only top 10-12% of 4000 scripts submitted made it to the distinguished Second Round)

WYNHAVEN (thriller/drama)
One person's haven, is another person's hell.

A young family moves into their dream home in an affluent enclave only to discover that suburbia has a sinister side.

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST (dramedy)
Only the fit survive.

Four diverse women and one man are stranded together at the gym during a blizzard and must put aside their differences in order to survive.

my freelance writing

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Click here to read
my TV Squad posts.
(January 2007 to January 2008)

Click here for all
my Literary Mama columns.
(October 2003-January 2006)

THE PHILOSOPHICAL MOTHER

Click here to read all
my Philosophical Mother essays.
(December 2002-December 2005)

I've also had essays and articles (see below) published ONLINE at Absolutewrite.com, The Imperfect Parent, Women's eNews, Alternet, moxiemag.com, flak magazine, The National Ledger, and The Mothers Movement Online. I've been published in PRINT in The Independent (Film & Video Monthly), Pregnancy Magazine, Brain, Child Magazine, Welcome Home Magazine, River City (The Literary Journal of the University of Memphis), Nurturing Magazine, Literary Mama (Reading for the Maternally Inclined), and No More Periods: The Blessings of the Curse.

2005

1. Desperate Housewives: Shallow Characters a Recipe for Staleness
2. Recipe for Desperation: Desperate Housewives Reconsidered
3. Judging Mentally

2004

1. Poor Cindermama
2. Finding True Romance
3. A Season to Bleed
4. Launching Olivia

2003

1. Bush Propaganda Seasons Ladies' Home Journal
2. Ladies' Home Journal Channels Bush Propaganda
3. The Mommy Tug-of-Wars
4. Queer Eye for the Straight Mom
5. Doing Their Jobs
6. Hollywood and Mom?
7. Craving Slow News Days
8. Surviving Morning Sickness
9. Pissing Like A Man
10. Days Like These
11. Field Report From Edison, NJ

2002

1. Nobody Told Me There Would Be Days Like These
2. Desperately Seeking Solitude
3. New Jersey Salon is Making Movies!
4. Adopting Elvis

my resume

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Lizbeth Finn-Arnold
jona musa productions

contact: lizfinnarnold(at)yahoo(dot)com
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EDUCATION:
CERTIFICATE IN FILM (December 1994) - NEW YORK UNIVERSITY - School of Continuing Education, Department of Film, Video, and Broadcasting, New York City

BACHELOR OF ARTS (May 1990) - RUTGERS COLLEGE, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J. Major: Communication Minor: English

FILM & TV EXPERIENCE:

WIT'S END Writer/Creator/Director/Editor
(sitcom pilot/Whirlaway Productions/Like-Minded Entertainment) 2008

THE BLUEBELLES - Associate Producer/Camera Operator/Assistant Editor
(DV feature doc/Chrysalis Productions Inc.) 2006 - 2007

GREATEST INVENTIONS WITH BILL NYE - Segment Writer
(Tapestry International/Discovery Channel) 2006

THE FIRST DATE AFTER - Director/Writer/Producer
(DV, short/OlivJar Films) 2004

MOON DANCE – Editor
(DV, music video/Moon Dancer Productions) 2003

WITH STARS IN HER EYES - Director/Writer/Producer
(DV, short doc/Oliv Jar Films) 2003

EXPRESS YOURSELF - Director/Producer
(DV, short doc/Artworks) 2003

THE COLLECTOR'S ITEM - Art Director
(DV short/Exit 131 Productions) 2003

THE INTERVIEW - Producer
(DV short/Exit 131 Productions) 2002

TASTE OF BETTER DAYS - Producer/Art Director
(DV short/Exit 131 Productions) 2002

BUST A MOVE - Script Supervisor
(16mm, short/Native Films) 1998

THE BLACK SHEEP - Script Supervisor
(16mm, short/Native Films) 1998

THE WALKING HACK OF ASBURY PARK - Script Supervisor
(16mm, short film, Native Films) 1997

VULGAR - Script Supervisor
(16mm, feature film/View Askew Productions) 1997

BIG HELIUM DOG - Continuity
(16mm, feature film/View Askew Productions) 1997

A BETTER PLACE – Production Manager, 1st AD, Script Supervisor, Assistant Editor
(16mm, feature film/Providence Films/View Askew Productions) 1995

SOFT FOCUS A.M – Production Manager, 1st AD, Script Supervisor
(16mm, music video) 1995

LIES THE RADIO TOLD ME – Script Supervisor
(16mm, feature film/First Born Films) 1995

CLOCKWORKS – Production Assistant
(16mm, experimental/Film Video Arts) 1995

SING A-LONG WITH JANET – Production Assistant
(Video, pilot for children’s television show) 1995

HAIRSPRAY HERO – Writer/Director/Producer
(16mm, short film/NYU) 1994

THE WILL TO LIVE – Script Supervisor
(16mm, experimental short film/NYU) 1994

COLUMBUS - Production Assistant
(16mm, short doc/NYU) 1994

TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE – Writer/Production Assistant(Video/United Way/Schering-Plough) 1993

WRITING EXPERIENCE:

I have written numerous teleplays and screenplays. Click here to view my writing awards.

FREELANCE WRITER (2002-Present)
I've written essays and articles for various online and print publications, including WomenEnews, Alternet.org, AbsoluteWrite.com, The Imperfect Parent, Mothers'
Movement Online, The National Ledger, The Independent (Film & Video
Magazine), and Moxiemag.com. Click here for full list of articles.

BLOGGER (Since January 2007)

TV Squad
Providing recaps and complete coverage on everything related to American Idol for the TV weblog owned by AOL.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF (September 2002-July 2005)
The Philosophical Mother Webzine
An online monthly webzine for “mothers who think too much.” Provides thought-provoking, sincere, humorous, honest, intelligent, and feminist essays without being judgmental or sappy.

CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST (October 2003-January 2006)
Literary Mama
Provided a regular column, MOM & Pop Culture, for this national literary journal for the maternally-inclined. BLOGGER (May 2003 - Present)

MOM & Pop Culture
An ongoing account of my observations about motherhood, media, and culture in an online weblog that has been featured in the Jersey Section of The New York Times and in The Star-Ledger.

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE:

OFFICE MANAGER -- The Daily Pennsylvanian
(January 1995 - September 1995)

CAMPAIGN MANAGER -- Somerset County United Way
(March 1993 - July 1994)

ASSISTANT, COMMUNICATIONS & VOLUNTEER SERVICES -- Somerset County United Way
(October 1990 - March 1993)

PUBLIC RELATIONS ASSISTANT -- Rutgers Department of Health Education
(May 1989 - May 1990)

MEMBERSHIPS:

FOUNDING MEMBER - Exit 131 Productions, a filmmaking co-op. (Since August 2002)

ASSISTANT COORDINATOR - The New Jersey Filmmakers Group, Edison, N.J. (Since October 1997)This group is a member salon of AIVF (The Association for Independent Video and Filmmakers)

MEMBER – Cinewomen, NY (Since December 2003)

MEMBER - AIVF, The Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers (Since 1995)

my production experience

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WIT'S END Writer/Creator/Director/Editor
(sitcom pilot/Whirlaway Productions/Like-Minded Entertainment) 2008

TOTALLY RADICAL INVENTIONS WITH BILL NYE - Segment Writer
(Tapestry International/Discovery Channel) 2006

THE BLUEBELLES - Associate Producer/Camera Operator/Assistant Editor
(DV feature doc/Chrysalis Productions Inc.) 2005-2006

THE FIRST DATE AFTER - Director/Writer/Producer
(DV, short/OlivJar Films) 2004

MOON DANCE – Editor
(DV, music video/Moon Dancer Productions) 2003

WITH STARS IN HER EYES - Director/Writer/Producer
(DV, short doc/Oliv Jar Films) 2003

EXPRESS YOURSELF - Director/Producer
(DV, short doc/Artworks) 2003

THE COLLECTOR'S ITEM - Art Director
(DV short/Exit 131 Productions) 2003

THE INTERVIEW - Producer
(DV short/Exit 131 Productions) 2002

TASTE OF BETTER DAYS - Producer/Art Director
(DV short/Exit 131 Productions) 2002

BUST A MOVE - Script Supervisor
(16mm, short/Native Films) 1998

THE BLACK SHEEP - Script Supervisor
(16mm, short/Native Films) 1998

THE WALKING HACK OF ASBURY PARK - Script Supervisor
(16mm, short film, Native Films) 1997

VULGAR - Script Supervisor
(16mm, feature film/View Askew Productions) 1997

SOFT FOCUS A.M – Production Manager, 1st AD, Script Supervisor
(16mm, music video) 1995

LIES THE RADIO TOLD ME – Script Supervisor
(16mm, feature film/First Born Films) 1995

CLOCKWORKS – Production Assistant
(16mm, experimental/Film Video Arts) 1995

SING A-LONG WITH JANET – Production Assistant
(Video, pilot for children’s television show) 1995

HAIRSPRAY HERO – Writer/Director/Producer
(16mm, short film/NYU) 1994

THE WILL TO LIVE – Script Supervisor
(16mm, experimental short film/NYU) 1994

COLUMBUS - Production Assistant
(16mm, short doc/NYU) 1994

TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE – Writer/Production Assistant(Video/United Way/Schering-Plough) 1993

my news/reviews

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Quoted by AP regarding Jamie Lynn Spears Pregnancy (12.19.07):
How Do You Break the 'Zoey 101' News to a Child?
Click here for full article.

Interviewed in the Star-Ledger (7.26.07):
Last month, 20 dreamers arrived at the L.A. airport Hilton to attend The Sitcom Room, a two-day "sitcom writing fantasy camp" set up by Ken Levine, an Emmy-winning 30-year TV veteran...Lizbeth Finn-Arnold, 39, came from Morganville, where she's been writing scripts while raising two kids...Click here for full article.

Featured in the New York Times(3.28.04): "
Lizbeth Finn-Arnold, a filmmaker in Aberdeen, has a Weblog called Mom and Pop Culture. She started blogging to find mothers more sharpe-tongued than those she was finding in the physical world. "Motherhood is about not being honest," she explained, adding, "I had to talk about things other than dirty diapers." Click here for full article.

Reviews of "Out of the Woods" from Literary Mama: Reading for the Maternally Inclined:

From Chicago Parent: Lizbeth Finn-Arnold’s thought-provoking essay "Into the Woods" is like a creamy caramel, giving readers something to chew on as she reflects on her need for solitude while visiting Walden Pond—with her children in tow. Contrasting her brief visit with Henry David Thoreau’s two-year stay at the famous pond provides food for thought for any mom who’s struggled with the sticky issue of carving out "me" time in her busy schedule.

From Mother-in-Chief: In her essay, Out of the Woods, Lizbeth Finn-Arnold found a way out of a nurturing rut and ultimately rediscovered herself, her interests, and her passions. She wrote:

"I had become stuck in a maternal pattern of nurturing others before myself...It has become easier to reclaim some of my former self, as my children get older, become more independent, and spend more time at school. I have also learned to take the time to nourish my soul, mind, body--without feeling guilty."

From Jabberlingual: "Out of the Woods" by Lizbeth Finn-Arnold is another favorite of mine. It made me want to get out my own copy of Walden and ponder about the role of solitude (or lack thereof), writing and motherhood:

I write while there is chaos swirling around me. I write in fits and starts, between making lunches, wiping butts, getting drinks, kissing boo- boos, folding laundry, playing basketball,cleaning up broken glass, giving baths, checking homework, feeding the dog, and breaking up fights between two stubborn siblings. (39)

Boston Mommy Blogger: My first question is about Lizbeth Finn-Arnold’s piece, “Out of the Woods,” where she wrote about being overwhelmed by the 24/7 demands of parenting young children. ... Do you think that her sentiments are shared by other parents who may be afraid to talk about being overwhelmed for fear they’ll be labeled as “bad” parents.

From Hormone Colored Days: I also enjoyed some new essays like Lizbeth Finn Arnold's take on a visit to Walden Pond, "Out of the Woods". I even liked the poetry- something I never bother to read online.

From Arch Words: Another essay that drew me in was "Out of the Woods," by Lizbeth Finn-Arnold. The author engages Thoreau's words in a dialogue that questions what his ideas about solitude can mean for a mother-writer. I could identify with her struggle to combine writing and motherhood; during Ben's first year, I found myself angry with the male writers of the past who could go into a room and close the door while someone else cared for their children. But Finn-Arnold discovers her own sense of solitude and her own voice as a writer--paradoxically by realizing "my children were my greatest inspiration...my Walden Pond... a mirror into my very own soul."

From ReadingWritingLiving: Only one of the pieces in the book evoked a strong negative response, but I think this speaks to its power. When I began reading Lizbeth Finn-Arnold's Out of the Woods: Or How I Found My Muse at Walden Pond,, I was thrilled to read these words:

I am a solitary person. Where others may seek out company, I seek out secluded places of thoughtfulness and self-discovery.

I felt a shiver of recognition. Yes! I thought. That's me! I dove into the essay, thrilled to be reading a piece by a mother who also apparently loved solitude. But as I read, my heart sank. This was not about a mother who managed to champion for her own solitude, but one who resigned herself to never being able to really have it. She ends the essay saying that she writes in "snippets" in the midst of the chaos.

From CarolineAndTony.com: Lizbeth Finn-Arnold’s encounter with Henry Thoreau in Out of the Woods (an essay which is inspiring some thoughtful discussion over at Midlife Mama and at ReadingWritingLiving) starts bitterly:

Thoreau may advise “Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity,” “But Thoreau wouldn’t have lasted ten minutes in his tiny cabin with my two tots.”

But a visit to Walden Pond with those rambunctious kids helps Lizbeth figure out how to create the solitude she needs to write in the midst of her chaotic life.

From Socal Mom's Travel Blog: But my favorite reading in Literary Mama was "Out of the Woods," an essay by Lizbeth Finn-Arnold. Lizbeth is one of those "How does she do it?" kind of women. A mom who is also an accomplished writer and filmmaker, she's what I'd like to be when I grow up -- except that she's a good 15 years or so younger than I, which I find really depressing.

Lizbeth writes of her love of Thoreau (who I've never read - remember what I said about not being intellectual?) and the day she took her children with her on a pilgrimage to Walden Pond.

I was reassured to read that she struggles with many of the same issues as I - that after becoming a mom, she "quickly discovered that motherhood is not conducive to the solitary life of a writer." She writes of making your "own path in the mommy woods" -- and that it's OK to do so. And she recounts how taking time off for herself has really paid off, which reminded me of the burst of creativity I experienced after I attended last summer's BlogHer conference (and why I need to get off my duff and register for BlogHer '06).

Lizbeth writes about blogging and how connecting with other mothers who write have reminded her that "the challenges of motherhood [are] not mundane or insignificant." Her visit to Walden with her kids led to another revelation: "There is no greater beauty in this universe than that of my children." They are her very own Walden Pond.

I'm inspired to go to the source and catch up on Thoreau. I hope I've inspired others to read Literary Mama. You may even enjoy the poetry!

my philosophical mother essays

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TRAVEL WITH LIZBETH:

Moving Forward, Looking Back (Nov/Dec 2005),
Band of Mothers (Nov/Dec 2005)
Wanting A Girl (October 2005)
Craving Slow News Days (September 2005)
Closing Time (July 2005)
No Mom Is An Island (May 2005)
Changing the World (April 2005)
Paradise Lost (March 2005)
Adopting Elvis (February 2005)
Year-End Review (January 2005)
Finding the Perfect Present (December 2004)
The Calm Before the Holiday Storm (November 2004)
Grave Matters (October 2004)
Shades of Gray (September 2004)
Surveying the Landscape of Motherhood (August 2004)
Feeling hot, Hot, HOT (July 2004)
The Best of Times (June 2004)
The Yin and Yang of Motherhood (April 2004)
Embarrassing Moments (March 2004)
Lovely Letters (February 2004)
The Learned Mother (January 2004)
Finding the Perfect Present (December 2003)
Fear of Falling (November 2003)
Bodily Harm (October 2003)
Sex, God, & Body Parts (October 2003)
A Day Like Any Other (September 2003)
Launching Olivia (September 2003)
Reflections (August 2003)
Miss Independent (July 2003)
My Father (June 2003)
Welcome to the Mommy Jungle (May 2003)
A Mother's Daze (May 2003)
Stranger in a Very Strange Land (April 2003)
Kicking and Screaming (April 2003)
The Boobie Tube (March 2003)
March and Madness (March 2003)
Finding True Romance (February 2003)
Love 2003 (February 2003)
Separating the Sexy Men From the Sexy Boys (January 2003)
Closet Monsters (January 2003),
Cleaning Out My Closets (January 2003)
Stressing Traditions (December 2002)
'Tis the Season to Feel Tired (December 2002)

my literary mama columns

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MOM & Pop Culture (10.03 - 1.06)

Done (January 2006)
Adopting Elvis (November 2005)
Unbalanced, Part II (September 2005)
Unbalanced, Part I (July 2005)
why we blog (May 2005)
Out of the Woods: Or How I Found My Muse at Walden Pond (2005)
Operating in the Negative (April 2005)
No Mom is an Island (February 2005)
Confessions of a Desperate Housewife (December 2004)
Cover Moms (October 2004)
Longing to Glow (August 2004)
Staying Cool (June 2004)
The Evolution of Motherhood (April 2004)
Square Pegs (February 2004)
Hollywood and Mom (December 2003)
Sharp Curves Ahead (October 2003)