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.

Chew on This Jun 09, 2026

When I was a kid, we had a Siberian husky named Sasha. My dad decided on a Siberian husky because he wanted a dog that had blue eyes like he did. Not that he's shallow or anything. Sasha was a chewer. He wasn't just a dog toy chewer or bone chewer. S... Read More

Going in Circles Jun 02, 2026

Given the choice between using a regular door and a revolving door, I always choose the regular door. I've been that way since birth. OK, maybe not birth — I'm fairly certain there was no revolving door where I made my way into the world. But f... Read More

Feeling the Pressure May 26, 2026

For a long time, I was a dedicated slow cooker fan, which worked well when my kids were little and I could dump everything in the pot in the morning and then pull it out ready to go at dinnertime. But once the kids left the nest and I was just cookin... Read More

The 'Sniffling, Sneezing, Coughing, But I'm Not Really Sick' Cold May 19, 2026

When I woke up, I felt fine. However, by noon, one side of my nose was stuffed up. And by dinnertime, I had a full-blown, eye-watering, nose-dripping, knock-the-dog-over-with-my-sneezes head cold. "Maybe it's allergies," said my husband as I let out ... Read More

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