Bonded Pairs
September 11, 2024 · 99 Comments

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a lonely girl in possession of a library card must be in want of a twin. The child who spends a lot of time in books also spends …

Baseball

“I wrote 63 songs this year. They’re all about Jeter.” Just kidding. The game we love, the players we hate, and more.

Culture and Criticism

From Norman Mailer to Wendy Pepper — everything on film, TV, books, music, and snacks (shut up, raisins), plus the Girls’ Bike Club.

Donors Choose and Contests

Helping public schools, winning prizes, sending a crazy lady in a tomato costume out in public.

Stories, True and Otherwise

Monologues, travelogues, fiction, and fart humor. And hens. Don’t forget the hens.

The Vine

The Tomato Nation advice column addresses your questions on etiquette, grammar, romance, and pet misbehavior. Ask The Readers about books or fashion today!

Stories, True and Otherwise

Broken Bread
September 11, 2020 · 101 Comments

Photo: Mr. Stupidhead

Hello. It feels…quaint, nearly, doesn’t it, this thing we do each year together?

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Who We Were
September 11, 2019 · 142 Comments
Who We Were

Sarahs Bunting past.

I was 28, no greys. I had two
cats, one grey. I lived, for a moment, in a loft in Toronto I was subletting
from a college friend. The cats have gone. They are also …

Holding The Line
September 10, 2018 · 90 Comments
Holding The Line

Last of a dying breed.

The Vine: June 19, 2018
June 19, 2018 · 15 Comments
The Vine: June 19, 2018

I had to give up my absolute favorite purse I have ever had.

Order Of The Shallows: French Open 2018
June 4, 2018 · 3 Comments
Order Of The Shallows: French Open 2018

Mais oui, we’re back at Roland Garros!

Order Of The Shallows: The 22s Of MLB
May 22, 2018 · 2 Comments
Order Of The Shallows: The 22s Of MLB

Ranking the major-league gents wearing the double deuce.

Met-lediction: Is There A Curse Of Flushing?
April 13, 2018 · No Comment
Met-lediction: Is There A Curse Of Flushing?

Listen to my presentation from the 2018 Baseball In Literature And Culture conference!

MASTAS 91: Ranking The 91st Oscars’ Best Song Nominees
February 28, 2018 · No Comment
MASTAS 91: Ranking The 91st Oscars’ Best Song Nominees

Joe Reid joins Mark and Sarah for a ranking — and handicapping — of this year’s Best Song candidates.

Order Of The Shallows: Australian Open 2018
January 22, 2018 · 2 Comments
Order Of The Shallows: Australian Open 2018

New year, new rankings…new blood on the panel!