WHAT ARE THESE NUMBER ESSAYS ABOUT?
I’m a slow writer. I want to write better. I want to write faster. And like Marianne Williamson says, I have one last chance to get it right. Because there’s no time like the present; because turning 50 is better than the alternative; and because you only live once, I’m going for it. This year, […]
When You Were Once Extraordinary, What Happens When You’re Just Ordinary (in NextTribe)
Andrea Askowitz was a young phenom at tennis. Now at 54, there’s more at stake than winning. Twice a week, I play in an advanced-level clinic at Neighborhood Tennis in Coral Gables. Recently, I partnered with a guy who didn’t seem to trust our coach’s scorekeeping and shouted the score after every point. He didn’t […]
Abortion rights activists have been doing it wrong for 50 years (in NBC News)
Men never have to admit how relieved they feel once an abortion is over. They don’t have to worry about being judged irresponsible, a whore or a murderer.
If You Give a Mom a Bowl of Oatmeal: An All-Too-True Parody (in Next Tribe)
We all know the children’s book “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.” Here, Andrea Askowitz recasts a harried woman in the lead–someone you’ll surely recognize. FacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailI’m heading out for a dermatology appointment, but first I’ll put my breakfast dishes in the dishwasher, because my wife gets pissed when the oatmeal hardens on the bowl. […]
If I’m Not the Runner I Was, Who Am I? (in Oldster Magazine)
At 53, Andrea Askowitz reckons with the effects of menopause on her athletic abilities, and struggles to keep up with her 12-year-old son. I’ve been a runner my whole life. Until a year ago, I’d injured myself only once, while sliding, drunk, across a recently mopped floor. I never stretched growing up. Now, I have […]
WRITING LIFE: Writing Class Ruined Me for Social Reentry (in Hippocampus Magazine)
On Thursday, just after noon, I bike to Bagel Emporium. My kids are at home in their rooms, Zooming into class. Sebastian, who’s 12, may be playing Minecraft. Tashi, 17, is probably flipping through TikTok. On my way in, I bump into three moms I know from when Tashi was in elementary school. One mom […]
I Offer You Love, Light, and Blatherskite During this Trying Time (in The Haven)
Thank you for joining me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Clubhouse, Zoom, Google Meet, Facetime, Reddit, LinkedIn, Snapchat, YouTube, TikTok, my podcast, my vlog, and in the cosmos for Love, Light, and Blatherskite. Clever, right? Did you hear the rhyme? I am not a yoga teacher, but I’ve taken an Intensive, Light, Kundalini, Ashtanga, Ayurveda, Pacifist, […]
August 2022
August 2022 Live at Edinburgh Fringe
August 12-29, 2021
August 12-29, 2021 Zoom Hollywood Fringe
July 2021
July TBD, 2021 Live at The Palace, Miami
June 10th
June 10, 2021 Live at The Palace, Coral Gables
