Parent Teacher Conference — How To Write A Solo Show.

Kicking the Habit

I grew up in Paterson, NJ. It was a tough neighborhood where the second graders cursed, the nuns smoked and the dogs snarled. But the most feared group in all of Paterson… the ones who terrorized children… the ones who promised that retribution would be swift and merciless… was not the Jersey Mob but the Jersey Moms.

Arlene MalinowskiNovember 1, 20181960's, Bully, Catholic school, coming of age, Deaf, disability, Growing Up, Memior, Nightmare, Nun, Parent Teacher Conference, Paterson NJ, Saint Brendan's, sign language, Sister Mary Concepta, solo show