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.

Having the Time of My Shoes Aug 25, 2026

Like many women I know, I have a vast array of shoes. Unlike clothing, shoes, for the most part, continue to fit whether you gain or lose weight, so they are the bright spot in a sometimes cruel and taunting closet. For this reason, women take their ... Read More

Some Like It Hot Aug 18, 2026

"Oh boy!" exclaimed my husband. "There's a hot sauce shop in town!" We were away antiquing for the weekend in a quaint village populated by bed-and-breakfasts, art galleries and, apparently, a hot sauce shop. For my husband, this was like discovering... Read More

The Fine Line Between Goo and Slime Aug 11, 2026

I was talking to a friend one night when I abruptly ended the conversation. "I'm sorry, I have to go," I said. "Otherwise I'll miss the 8:16." "Oh, are you catching a train?" she asked me. "No," I replied. "An alien." The truth was, we had a quandary... Read More

A Stinky Time in the Suburbs Aug 04, 2026

In the time that we've lived in the 'burbs, we've had a veritable parade of icky insecty things cavorting through our home. There were the things with a million legs that crawled up our bathtubs, the infestation of little black ants that marched thro... Read More

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