"Stephanie has been delighting Skirt! readers with her meditations on motherhood, family and relationships for several years, and now her essays shine in one volume." Nikki Hardin, editor Skirt! Magazine"Stephanie's essays on family are golden." Fred Thompson, attorney and 3 time winner of SC Fiction ContestPeeking Under My Skirt resonates with humor, poignancy and truth as it takes readers through the jungle gym of family life. If you've ever been mad enough to kick a hole in the wall, you'll be relieved to read "Mad Mama." If you, too, swore you'd never drive a minivan, then "If the Van's a Rockin." is witty consolation. If you've packed up a family homestead, then you'll recognize the bittersweet "Closing Costs." From intimate peeks at marriage to ruminations on candlelight, to an expose of the mayhem surrounding the annual extended family beach trip, Peeking is both lyrical and light-hearted.

As it explores wide-ranging topics in a singular, authentic voice, it's more than a collection of personal essays-it's a celebration of shared experience.