About Tracy Beckerman

Tracy Beckerman

Tracy Beckerman is an award-winning author, speaker, and writer of the syndicated humor column, “Lost in Suburbia.” In her pre-mom days, she created TV and radio scripts for Lifetime Television, WCBS-TV, CBS, NBC, and more. Her honors for writing include the Writer’s Guild of America award and a New York Emmy, as well as a National Society of Newspaper Columnists award for humor writing, and the Global Humor Award Winner of the Erma Bombeck Writing Competition. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and her dog, Bowie.

Rip Van Doesn't Sleep a Winkle Sep 02, 2025

There was a time when I was a world-class sleeper. I would go to bed at midnight and wouldn't emerge from my darkened cave until noon the next day. Alarms couldn't wake me up. Firetrucks couldn't wake me up. If there were an Olympic event for sleepin... Read More

Let Them Eat Cake Aug 26, 2025

If I'd had any choice in the matter, I certainly wouldn't have planned to have two kids' and my husband's birthdays only weeks apart. The first two just kind of worked out that way. The third was completely out of my control. The problem with all the... Read More

I Got Your Goose Aug 19, 2025

When we lived in the suburbs, my dog had a squirrel obsession. He would routinely sit by the deck door watching the backyard for squirrels like a guard at Buckingham Palace. Neither sleep nor hunger nor the sound of a killer Roomba approaching would ... Read More

Getting Under My Skin Aug 12, 2025

"What do you think this is?" my husband, pointing to his elbow, asked me. "That's your elbow," I stated matter-of-factly. "No, these red spots," he responded. "Those are red spots," I replied. He sighed. "I know they're red spots. What do you think t... Read More

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