Erika Schickel is the author of You’re Not the Boss of Me: Adventures of a Modern Mom. Her essays, journalism, and criticism have appeared in The Los Angeles Times, The LA Weekly, Salon, Tin House, The Los Angeles Review of Books and elsewhere. She lives in Los Angeles, and is nearly finished with her second book, The Big Hurt, a memoir of unrequited love. You can read all about her at www.ErikaSchickel.com.