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 Plant by Any Other Name Feb 24, 2026

"What do you think of our new succulent?" I asked my husband as I presented the small plant resting on our family room coffee table. I had decided to take the leap from plastic plants to live ones and figured this would be one I couldn't kill too eas... Read More

A Little Tickle in Your Throat Feb 17, 2026

I recently read that the average person will ingest eight spiders in his or her lifetime. Apparently, this happens when we are sleeping, which would make sense, because I don't know anyone in their right mind who would choose to eat a spider when the... Read More

Playing Possum Feb 10, 2026

One morning I walked around the back of our yard and discovered a dead animal. I poked it with the toe of my sneaker to make sure it was really dead, not just playing possum. But as they say in The Wizard of Oz, it wasn't just merely dead, it was rea... Read More

Tipping the Scales in My Favor Feb 03, 2026

As I was settling into bed one night, I happened to catch my husband out of the corner of my eye. He was getting on the scale. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" I yelled at him. He jerked his head around and looked at me with alarm. "What? I'm weighing myself." ... Read More

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