Renée J. Lukas
Screenwriter – Author
Renée Lukas is a high-concept comedy feature writer. An optioned screenwriter. A published author of lesbian rom-coms (Bella Books). And a freelance writer of articles and essays across many subjects. And yes, she knows that some of these are sentence fragments. It’s for dramatic effect.
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Parenting in the Age of Technology
“Parenting in the Age of Technology: How to Stay Connected to Each Other When Devices are Always Beckoning” by Renée J. Lukas When our son came home from college, we sat in the living room, my wife and I eager to hear how everything was going. We asked him questions, but were interrupted constantly by the intermittent buzzing sounds coming from his phone. Distracted, he kept checking it, while trying to talk to us. I was frustrated. I’ve become all too aware how difficult it is as a parent to compete with the lure of algorithms and instant gratification. My
Living with an Adult Son Who Has a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
“Living with an Adult Son Who Has a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)” by Renée J. Lukas On January 2, 2010, the world stopped. It was one of those snow-covered, quiet days, except for the snowmobiles rumbling across the frozen lake near our house. Our oldest son Tucker, age 13 at the time, was on a snowmobile and crashed into the side of a house going 40+ mph when he accidentally accelerated. My partner and I were having lunch when the phone rang. All I heard her say was, “Which one? Is he dead?” Her voice was odd. We
7 Survival Tips for New Stepparents
“7 Survival Tips for New Stepparents” by Renée J. Lukas Leave Behind the Fear and Try These Instead No one ever says, “When I grow up, I want to be a stepparent.” That’s because everything you know about stepparents you learned from children’s movies, like the wicked stepmother who made Cinderella scrub floors. Not a positive image. A stepparent is the only role in the family that no one asked for. Parents split up and you were brought into the picture. The kids never asked for you. This was the situation I faced when I first started dating a