Ready or Not – Thanksgiving Is Coming Up
By The Word Mavens We’re in the midst of the “fall holiday season,” the time of year when we’re stashing away the plastic skeleton that was taped to our light post and trying to avoid […]
Author: The Word Mavens
Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic are The Word Mavens. They’ve been writing partners for 15 years – dispensing their advice and opinions on everything from new technology and hosting Thanksgiving to sneaking out of a party early. Their features appear in The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Forward, The Writer, Interfaith Family and more. Their hilarious book talk, "Shmoozing with The Word Mavens" garners rave reviews from audiences everywhere. Together, Joyce and Ellen are the authors of the best-selling Dictionary of Jewish Words and The Whole Spiel: Funny essays about digital nudniks, seder selfies and chicken soup memories, a collection of some of their favorite essays. Their third book, Stuff Every Grandmother Should Know, will be published in early 2019 by Quirk Books.
Another Shopping Rewards Club? Count Us In
Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic write, speak and blog together as The Word Mavens. As we waited in the airport for a flight back to Philadelphia, we glanced at our boarding passes and were pleasantly […]
You’re Never Too Old for Halloween Candy
Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic write, speak and blog together as The Word Mavens. As our children get older, we miss some of the fun little kid things we used to do with them: visiting […]
Lost and Found: St. Anthony and the Sock Pile
Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic write, speak and blog together as The Word Mavens. These days, we find ourselves losing things. We leave a half-full mug of coffee in the linen closet when we go […]