A children’s book for adults, A is for Ambien adopts the familiar grammar school construction of the Alphabet Poem to lampoon mommy’s reliance on pharmaceuticals from A to Z. Given the overstressed, overworked, tough economic times we’re living in today, who doesn’t need a good hearty laugh-out-loud moment or two about pre-existing conditions?
Amy Ferris is an author, screenwriter, editor and playwright. Her memoir, Marrying George Clooney, Confessions from A Midlife Crisis (Seal Press) is Off-Broadway bound in 2013. Amy co-edited and contributed to the anthology, Dancing at The Shame Prom (Seal Press, 2012) and has contributed to numerous anthologies. She is on faculty at The San Miguel Literary Festival and serves on the Advisory Board of The Women’s Media Center. Her blog, Marrying George Clooney, was named one of More’s ten best for women over 40. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, Ken.