Lisa Scottoline and her daughter Francesca Serritella write a column, Chick Wit, for The Sunday Inquirer's Arts&Entertainment section. Lisa is a New York Times best-selling novelist with some 30 million copies in print worldwide. She won the Edgar Award for suspense writing, and is the president of the Mystery Writers of America. She is a Philadelphia native who lives in Chester County with four dogs, two cats, and several chickens. Visit Lisa at www.scottoline.com.
Francesca Serritella graduated cum laude from Harvard University, where she won the Thomas Temple Hoopes Prize, the Le Baron Russell Briggs Fiction Prize, and the Charles Edmund Horman Prize for her creative writing. She is working on a novel, and lives in New York with only one dog, so far. Visit Francesca at www.francescaserritella.com.
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Let's pile on the airport humiliation
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You may have heard about the airline that charges passengers according to how much they weigh, which I think is a great idea.
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Jury duty: Back to high school
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When I received the summons for jury duty, I didn't know what to expect. Turns out, jury duty is a lot like high school.
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Law prepares for any eventuality
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It's good to know that if you can't rely on the federal government, you can always rely on your state government.
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Jeans with a side of moisturizer
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I'm a big fan of combinations, like soup and sandwich. Peanut butter and jelly. Spaghetti and meatballs. You may detect a pattern.
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Congress should take a papal lesson
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You may have heard that the pope has stepped down because he no longer feels he can do the job.
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Fitness crazes for the crazy
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I couldn't be more excited about two new fitness crazes - exercising in high heels and/or on a stripper pole.
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A muscle tear and blessed morphine
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I have an embarrassing story to tell you about how I tore my quadriceps muscle. I didn't do it skiing or running, snowboarding or hiking.
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A lesson in dogged endurance
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When was your last field trip? Was your mom still packing your lunch? Mine was earlier this month, when I persuaded my boyfriend and my best friend to accompany me to the Westminster Kennel Club dog show.
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Love, worry, and visiting Mother Mary
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Weeks later, I'm still recovering from my visit with my mother. She's Earthquake Mary. And I'm having aftershocks. Do you remember I wrote about how love and worry bind Mother Mary and me, in that she and I always worried about Francesca, when she was a baby?
