"Mom, Are We There Yet?" is a heartwarming collection of family humor vignettes from Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnist, Monica Anderson. Anderson's topics and writing style are reminiscent of the great humorist, Erma Bombeck. Readers will laugh, cry and readily identify with these slices of family life.
Dr. Monica "Moe" Anderson is a versatile journalist, author, motivational speaker, and practicing Doctor of Dental Surgery. She has written five books in three different genres. Her debut novel, When A Sistah's Fed Up, was an Essence and Dallas Morning News Bestseller. She is the author of two additional novels: Sinphony (2011) and I Stand Accused (2007). She has also authored two non-fiction books: Black English Vernacular and Mom, Are We There Yet? and contributed to three anthologies. She is a graduate of Baylor University and the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry.
In 1996, she became the first African-American columnist for the Arlington Star-Telegram. She was a freelance, weekly columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, a leading Texas newspaper, for seven years. Her favorite topics are parenting, humor and lifestyle issues. Her editorials have appeared in various newspapers across the country including: the Seattle Times, the San Jose Mercury News, the Courier-Journal of Louisville, KY, the Minnesota Viking Update, the Cincinnati Bengal Update, and the Marshall News Messenger. In 1999, the staff of the Fort Worth Weekly named her "Best Columnist" in Tarrant County. Currently, she is a freelance columnist for drbicuspid.com and she gives frequent keynotes for university, corporate, civic, and church groups. She lives in Austin, Texas. She is the Founder and President of Austin's Black Newcomers Association, a community service project to help new residents quickly connect with existing resources and organizations. Dr. mOe is a mother of two adult sons and a grandmother. In her spare time, she enjoys sleeping.
