Articles
My friends and I talk about some weird things and then I write about them. Read about what I have to say about Brazilian waxing at my age on The Huffington Post (my most popular article to date):
Here’s an article for the magazine, The Aquiring Man. It’s all about grooming, guys!
http://acquiringman.com/1015ed/
With the last name, Robinson, it seemed only fitting that I write this Huffpost piece about an attraction to a much younger man.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/melani-robinson/being-mrs-robinson_b_1316787.html
Enough of these pervy articles. Sheesh!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/melani-robinson/female-sex-aids_b_1540487.html
Here’s an interview on the blog My Treat.
http://blog.mytre.at/post/32554669499/dating-interview-insights-from-1-year-of-online-dating
I love that fearless Hogan Gorman and her book, too!
This piece in The Huffington Post caused quite a reaction with the readers, both negative and positive. Read about the impact a bad parent can have even when the child is an adult.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/melani-robinson/why-i-could-still-kill-hi_b_1216872.html
I was asked to do a follow up article after The Huffington Post, “Why I Could Still Kill Him,” piece. This is that article:
http://www.postdivorcechronicles.com/2012/02/the-good-father/
I lucked out and met Ian Frazier (best-selling author, humorist, writer for the New Yorker) through a journalism class at The New School. He gave me lots of great material and was kind and generous with his time. If you have not read any of his work, I would highly recommend it. This article was originally published in the Moscow Times, and they “shared” it with the St. Petersburg Times. They didn’t ask permission, or pay me, but hey, it’s Russia. Here’s the link:
http://www.sptimes.ru/story/32962
My daughter’s dog is a nightmare. Read all about Lola in this article on NBC’s Petside:
http://www.petside.com/article/shared-custody-pug
I’m an official member of the Got Rejected By The New York Times Modern Love Column club. Those who didn’t make the cut can now submit their rejected essays to this site and face, alas, another possible rejection. Fortunately they accepted “Dressing For Neal” which was written as a homage to my very stylish late husband.