Claire Miccio

TMN Contributing Writer Claire Miccio lives in Jamaica Plain, Mass, and takes care of a lot of plants. She is trying her damnedest to keep up her Italian, write in her journal, and get out of the country at least once a year. She is a morning person who would rather not speak until the afternoon. .

Better Baby Names Bureau

Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week CLAIRE MICCIO helps a pair of harried parents figure out the best baby name for maximized optimum results. (The Non-Expert | March 9, 2007)

This Is Not a Eulogy

This is an appreciation. Our friend, writer, editor, and teacher LESLIE HARPOLD recently died. A memorial for a woman who was difficult to describe—and who couldn’t stand sentimental bullshit. (Profiles | December 18, 2006)

The Vanishing Date

Halloween: time for stories of headless horsemen, escaped psychos with hooks for hands, and ghosts other than the white-sheet variety. But the same stories year after year can get a little dull. THE WRITERS retell a scary tale. (Spoofs & Satire | October 31, 2006)

This Modern Love

If your dance taste errs towards women in potato sacks, can you still applaud for men in tights? CLAIRE MICCIO takes in opening night at the Boston Ballet’s new staging of Don Quixote. (Reviews | October 25, 2006)

Boston

Boston’s rich past is evident in its “Emerald Necklace” of carefully designed parks and gardens. What really keeps things interesting? The living history—the city’s and its residents’. CLAIRE MICCIO chimes in for the next installment in our parks series. (A Walk in the Park | August 17, 2006)

L.A. Figments

A visit to the Hockney exhibit, now en route to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Expecting more of the same, CLAIRE MICCIO ends up finding a portrait of her own. (Reviews | May 22, 2006)

April 2006

It’s the last Wednesday of the month, so it’s time for another page of what THE WRITERS have been watching, reading, eating, hearing, quaffing, and loving oh so much. (Of Recent Note | April 26, 2006)

For March 2006

A new month of what THE WRITERS have been watching, reading, eating, drinking, hearing, and enjoying. (Of Recent Note | March 29, 2006)

Port, Portamento

In America it’s the after-dinner drink of champions, and it’s not just for winter anymore. Whether gunning for a spot in the boardroom or a way to impress friends, if you know a thing or two about this sweet stuff, says CLAIRE MICCIO, you’ll go far. (Guides | March 27, 2006)

Brushes With the Law

Who knew what evil once lurked in the hearts of THE WRITERS? Arsonists, accomplices, troublemakers all, here are nine lives of crime, cut short. (Personal Essays | March 22, 2006)

For February 2006

What THE WRITERS have been enjoying, watching, reading, hearing, eating, viewing, and digesting for the past 28 days. (Of Recent Note | February 28, 2006)

Signed, Sealed, Delivered

Which is more effective: a valentine to him that says “Be mine,” or one sent to his ex that says “He’s mine?” CLAIRE MICCIO’s childhood practice gets back into swing with valentines carrying a hidden agenda. (Personal Essays | February 14, 2006)

Auld Lang Syne

Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything—though some problems are so big, so perennial, that even the Non-Expert can’t tackle them alone. Edited by Intern BETH MILTON, six writers offer ways to avoid being kissless on New Year’s Eve. (The Non-Expert | December 23, 2005)

Holiday Travel Hell

It’s a toss-up for what’s worse about Thanksgiving: visiting the family homestead, or simply getting there. Travel stories by THE WRITERS, collected by intern Nicole Pasulka. (Personal Essays | November 22, 2005)

Tight Wine

We love high-dollar wine, but we don’t love panhandling for it. And while the savvy know a good bottle can be picked up for under 10 bucks, we are not savvy: We are cheapskates. Here, then, are seven reds, four whites, and a rosé—all cheap, all perfect for Solo-cupping. (Guides | October 12, 2005)

Our Faded Summers

It may be something in the sunscreen, but funny things happen during summer—dehydration, Lyme disease, brief romantic flings. Collected writings of love lost and won (but mostly lost), presented by TMN Summer Intern HEATHER RASLEY. (Personal Essays | August 17, 2005)

Of Recent Note: For Spring 2005

THE WRITERS spring on you the stuff they’re into right now—including what they’re reading, hearing, watching, finding, eating, using, installing, applying, and, yes, even scratching this season. (Opinions | March 22, 2005)

The Non-Expert: A Love Unsexy

Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week CLAIRE MICCIO answers a lovelorn reader’s plea for a suitable locale where true affection can found in this way-oversexed world of ours. (How To | February 4, 2005)

The Non-Expert: People Watcher

Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week CLAIRE MICCIO helps a college student out of her end-of-school doledrums by suggesting a hobby both interesting and adventurous, but that sometimes skirts the wrong side of the law. (How To | January 7, 2005)

Of Recent Note: For Fall 2004

Books, movies, shows, albums, artists, clothing, writing instruments, online “services,” ways to cook, things to eat, and more things to digest. What’s that? It’s what THE WRITERS have been very into lately, and think you might be too. Here are their Fall recommendations. (Opinions | October 13, 2004)

Mirah

Musician Mirah talks to Claire Miccio about appearing on Double Dare, getting her audience to sing along, the details of her new tour, and exactly why she stays away from the word ‘coxswain.’ (People | October 8, 2004)

Knee-Jerk Notes on New Fiction

To properly find a new book to read takes a great deal of time and energy. Barring that, one might as well resort to scanning the shelves with gut instinct. And that’s exactly what Claire Miccio does with the current crop of fiction. (Opinions | September 30, 2004)

Wonderful Tonight

Prom doesn’t have to be only cheap corsages and blundered makeouts, even if that’s all anyone remembers from it. Armed with a new-old dress and a pair of secret weapons, Claire Miccio had a prom night she’ll always treasure. (Stories | August 16, 2004)

If on a summer’s vacation…

Now past the halfway-mark for summer, we’ve all either taken our summer vacations or we’re still planning where to go. For those of us who fall into the latter camp, beware your choices. THE WRITERS remember ways summer vacations have gone so horribly wrong. (Stories | July 28, 2004)

Letters from Edinburgh: Return to Sender

In the final installment of her letters from Scotland, Claire Miccio, who lived in Edinburgh for a year, returns home with a heart full of remembrance for the experiences she’s had, as well as for friends she’s made in her time abroad. (Personalities | June 24, 2004)

Letters from Edinburgh: A Day at the Races

In the eighth installment of her letters from Scotland, Claire Miccio, who is living in Edinburgh for a year, blissfully listens to a talking head, then turns around and runs for her life. (Personalities | May 28, 2004)

Letters from Edinburgh: Bulgarian Rhapsody

In the seventh installment of her letters from Scotland, Claire Miccio, who is living in Edinburgh for a year, jets to Sofia to meet a friend, explores the city in all its relative weirdness, and learns to speak, or at least gesture, a new language. (Personalities | April 22, 2004)

Letters from Edinburgh: Term Break Fashion

In the sixth installment of her letters from Scotland, Claire Miccio, who is living in Edinburgh for a year, considers the weather on her term break, then jaunts down to London and attends an alternative fashion show. (Personalities | March 31, 2004)

Letters from Edinburgh: Lazy Sunday Afternoon

In the fifth installment of her letters from Scotland, Claire Miccio, who is living in Edinburgh for a year, settles into a routine abroad, learns from a friend how she needs to break away from the everyday, then does her Sunday shopping. (Personalities | March 9, 2004)

Letters from Edinburgh: A Calm Uncharacteristic

In the fourth installment of her letters from Scotland, Claire Miccio, who is living in Edinburgh for a year, visits Italy, where she marvels at people and architecture, and can never seem to elude those church bells. (Personalities | January 28, 2004)

Letters from Edinburgh: London Calling

In the third installment of her letters from Scotland, Claire Miccio, who is living in Edinburgh for a year, visits London, where she fights crowds and considers looting the British Museum. (Personalities | January 6, 2004)

Letters from Edinburgh: Quick Change Terrain

In the second installment of her letters from Scotland, Claire Miccio, who is living in Edinburgh for a year, watches Neighbors, hits the Highlands, and meets the most helpful shaggy dog in Scotland. (Personalities | November 20, 2003)

Letters from Edinburgh: Colorful Lullabies

In the first of her series of letters from Scotland, Claire Miccio, who is living in Edinburgh for a year, moves into her flat, learns the Scottish hoedown, and goes on a countryside jaunt that turns out to be anything but Withnail & I. (Personalities | October 16, 2003)

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