Articles by Sarah D. Bunting

Sars,
I just had a seriously depressing epiphany about myself, and, as a result, went spelunking in your archives, unsuccessfully. I seem to recall a Vine within the last couple of years where folks went off …

Hello —
I guess I am writing because I am hoping to get some tips in how to best handle my relationship with my parents. A brief (I hope) background: I am an only child and …

The Atlantic City trip is set for the weekend of August 20. When exactly I will do my thing at the blackjack tables/on the boardwalk, and what specifically that “thing” is, I don’t know yet; …

Okay, so that last one wasn’t so awesome. Live and learn.
The poll for the third TN Read-Along is below. The Wallace and the Cutrone have returned, as you’ll see, but I have a bet with …

Above, Abdi’s “Intruder Alert.”
I’ll grant that it’s functionally impossible for the show to do what its tagline says it will — find “The Next Great Artist” — but I think the attempt is really interesting. …

Dear Sars,
I am a single woman with limited amounts of time and money. I’d like to start eating healthier and thriftier, but the two don’t seem to go together very well.
There have been a …

Perfection is boring. Oh my God, it’s the dullest thing in the world. Stop trying to achieve it, now. (179)
I tend to avoid books like Backwards in High Heels, assuming that tired passive-aggression about socks …

Dear Sars,
Almost 4 years ago now, I met “Steve” through a work project that our two companies were collaborating on. The project required us to work very closely together (emailing and talking on the phone …

I’m not even sure this is a book, but I figured the TN universe might have someone who remembers it too. I recently read Cyteen and while doing so, had intense déjà vu of a …

Dear Sars,
I’ve been searching the web for help on this problem and I couldn’t find anything on this topic: Pressure to defriend someone on a social networking website.
A year ago I dated “Albert,” who …