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The Vine: February 6, 2003
February 6, 2003 – 12:10 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars,
I love all the grammary goodness in The Vine, and was especially glad
to see you enact the necessary (albeit a little half-hearted)
smackdown to the they-naysayer yesterday.
One thing that the naysayers often overlook is that …

The Vine: January 23, 2003
January 23, 2003 – 6:04 PM | No Comment

Hey Sars,
Just quick recommendations from someone who has read these books, and oh, too many others:
Terry Eagleton’s Literary Theory: An Introduction is short and engaging. It provides a quick overview of many schools of thought …

The Vine: January 23, 2003
January 23, 2003 – 5:57 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
Regarding Spinny, if she is shaving her pubic hair,
it’s probably an ingrown hair or something like that,
nothing to worry about. She should get it checked out
anyway, and should go to her gynocologist every six
months, …

The Vine: January 17, 2003
January 17, 2003 – 5:16 PM | No Comment

Sars,
I am at the end of my creative abilities here, and I turn to you for help.
I’m a children’s librarian. We run a program that gives kids prizes for completing a certain amount of reading. …

The Vine: July 10, 2002
July 10, 2002 – 4:25 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
The letter from Take Me Out To A Ballgame…Any Ballgame reminded me of a column by the Sports Guy called “Rules For Being A True Fan.” I don’t agree with all of it, but …

The Vine: April 19, 2002
April 19, 2002 – 5:37 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
In response to Always — aside from all the confidence boosting, if she is looking for a more systematic approach to finding a new city to live in, she should check out What Color …

The Vine: October 24, 2001
October 24, 2001 – 11:32 PM | No Comment

Re: books about baseball.
I also suggest all of W.P. Kinsella’s novels and short stories that have to do with baseball.I’m not a huge baseball fan, but my dad was —
Kinsella’s baseball books make me all …

The Vine: October 23, 2001
October 23, 2001 – 11:29 PM | No Comment

Dear Sarah,
I have a question, but first a little background.My parents are not sports fans, and seeing as how my home team, the Seattle Mariners, basically sucked for most of their, and my, existence, I …

The Vine: September 8, 2000
September 8, 2000 – 11:47 AM | No Comment

Okay Sarah,I am a radical, embittered undergraduate student in creative writing, emphasis on poetry (as you can tell, I have yet to master grammar). Lately I’ve been in need of a vision quest, something that …