Emma Tattenbaum-Fine

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My New Book: "Trash Mermaid" /April 17, 2021 by Emma Tattenbaum-Fine

Read Trash Mermaid. It’s a collection of rants, ramblings, stories, essays and memories that came to me by the Jersey Shore. You will giggle and feel the Jersey sand beneath your toes.

← Started a Substack for my storytelling! Marla →

Photo by Chris Scalzi, Joe’s Pub, 2025

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View fullsize The @newportmarathon was my third marathon this year/ever. My ninth time doing a marathon distance since 2020 — on the day when I thought — the world is breaking, how ‘bout a long, long walk? 

This marathon had many hills, especial
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View fullsize Officiating the wedding of @alilevinhere and @davey_jones_is_here was a peak life experience. I’ll never get over it, but I do have to put it on the grid so that I can begin to understand that it has happened and is now complete. 
There are rep
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1st photo taken by @finemargery ~ I was writing in my head an upcoming story about the time I narrowly avoided being attacked in a bodega. (It’s on my ancient Tumblr and due for a rewrite. I was thinking how to best revise it
View fullsize My beautiful mother @finemargery @finemarge on her 79th bday (Sept 8) ~~ celebrating with iconic accessories sourced by the Kristen (Schoen-Rene) Carr costume department.
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Q4 of age 40. Looking forward to the next 80 years. 

First photo taken by @justinmcconney 
Second by me. 
Third by Mount Sinai, where my spine doctor said: “People walk around their whole lives with ugly X-rays like this and d
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View fullsize Some Cape Cod photos! 
Luke and Zara snuggle fest. 
Sisters in law witchy coven gathering for spells. 
My niece Felicity decked out in the necklace and matching clip-on earrings I gave her. 
Zara as Odysseus. 
Artful rocks. 
Lighthouse rainy photos t
View fullsize We lost a dear friend recently and there’s so much to say about her life, but for now I’ve written about my brief time with her in hospice. Thank you to all of you on @substack who’ve read this, cried, and told me so. It’s as
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View fullsize Some podcast tech testing that is also couple’s therapy. Please enjoy the gentle chaos, featuring @theprimalcellist
View fullsize Come for the science, stay for the pain!! 

Excerpts from my new story, THE MODERATE DRINKER, about my upcoming 3 year anniversary of quitting alcohol. 

Thanks to @gather_nyc and Impact Theatre Salon / @greenhouseensemble for graciously supplying th
View fullsize Me in 2013 filming a sketch with Ari and @nateplusplus called “Mobsters Playing Candyland.” Makeup by @kellijbartlett 🙏🏻and costume by me, hingeing largely on the power of one strong sports bra. 
I would honestly love to play a villain
View fullsize I have two classical music/storytelling shows coming up. I’m the only storyteller/narrator in them, so it’s me surrounded by music! Honestly: perfect. 

But wait! There’s more. @theprimalcellist is also on the program with me on May
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View fullsize Happy Mother’s Day to mine 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟and to all the others! 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗
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Blood, Sex & Fears: Tales from my 20’s

Ever done something stupid with pure intentions? You’re in good company here.

In her 20’s, Emma Tattenbaum-Fine just wanted to be a good person. 

The result? A collection of classic coming of age stories: lap dancing for the mafia in Times Square; passing out while donating blood and having a near death experience; losing a boyfriend's declawed, indoor cat in the wilderness. 

Things that could happen to any one of us. But somehow all happened to Emma.
Here she delivers true, autobiographical stories. She lived them, so you don’t have to. 

A NEW PODCAST:

Written by Emma Tattenbaum-Fine

Directed by Michelle Tattenbaum

Original music by Richard Lowenburg

Audio engineered by Doug Widick at Suite Tea Studio