Writin' on Empty

An indispensable and heartfelt collection of essays written by parents about the universal experience of children leaving home. A must-read for parents on the brink of this life transition.. This heartfelt collection includes a raucous chorus of diverse voices: all of them full of excitement optimism and hope about life with no kids left at home.. This is not a how to book It's a volume that captures how it is. You'll want to mark it up with exclamation points and your own thoughts--and return to yourfavorite entries again and again.. -- Karen Levin Coburnco-author Letting Go: A Parents' Guide to Understanding the College Years( Harper Paperbacks2003). -- Carin Rubenstein PhDAuthor of Beyond the Mommy Years (Springboard Press 2007). I wish I'd read this book before my daughters headed off to college. These fine writers make the empty nest a little less lonely. . -- Ellen Sussman Bad GirlsS: 26 Writers Misbehave (WW Norton 2007) and On A Night Like This (Warner 2004).