Nancy RommelmanninArc DigitalMonsters, Monsters EverywhereThe cancellation of Chris Matthews and the question of accountabilityMar 6, 202011Mar 6, 202011
Nancy RommelmanninArc DigitalThe Shiv in the Hand of KindnessAfter the death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant, a story of compassion in the age of Twitter mobsFeb 9, 20201Feb 9, 20201
Nancy RommelmannThe Tyranny of My RootsTy says the stains in our bathroom sink remind him of the ones in his kindergarten classroom.Oct 2, 2019Oct 2, 2019
Nancy RommelmannWhat happens when you find out the mother you never met has thrown siblings you didn’t know you…THE LIGHTENINGFeb 21, 20192Feb 21, 20192
Nancy RommelmannAtonement for a Murdered ChildI was at the kitchen counter when it occurred to me that I might soon be hated.Aug 10, 2018Aug 10, 2018
Nancy RommelmannBite and SmileBack in 1990, after I’d had a baby and before I’d given up illusions of being an actress, I accepted my then-neighbor’s offer of commercial…Jun 25, 2017Jun 25, 2017
Nancy RommelmannThe Pathos of FailingA friend and I once played a game around the pool at her apartment in Los Feliz, a game that we called How the Celebrity Died Badly. It…Jun 23, 2017Jun 23, 2017
Nancy RommelmannYou Hear the Splash, then the ScreamsOn May 23, 2009, Amanda Stott-Smith drove her two young children — Trinity, age seven, and Eldon, four — to the Sellwood Bridge in…May 18, 2017May 18, 2017
Nancy RommelmannJT LeRoy, Laura Albert and the Story that Keeps on GivingIn the wake of two documentaries about Laura Albert/JT LeRoy — Marjorie Sturm’s The Cult of JT LeRoy (2014) and Jeff Feuerzeig’s Author…Feb 12, 2016Feb 12, 2016
Nancy RommelmannChristopher Hitchens, Panama, and the Dead and Almost-Dead ChildrenThe following is adapted from To the Bridge (Little A, 2018), my upcoming nonfiction book about Amanda Stott-Smith, who threw her two…Jan 27, 20163Jan 27, 20163