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.

A Memory Like an Elephant Sep 08, 2026

"We need to talk about the elephant in the room," said my husband. I gulped and nodded. It was a conversation I had tried to avoid for some time, but it was clear that there was no putting it off any longer. This was something that was not going to g... Read More

The Dirty Dozen, Less One Sep 01, 2026

I recently experienced something of a meltdown in the egg aisle at the supermarket over which kind of eggs to buy. After much consideration, I finally settled on the eggs I wanted (organic, free-range and cage-free), when I discovered another problem... Read More

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

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