I asked my mom who’s a college english professor, and she suggested Billy Collins’ “Picnic, Lightning.”She said she didn’t think it was about suicide, but it does start out with a death by lightning.
K

The only …

Sars:
I’m a somewhat regular bike commuter to my new job and the trick I’ve discovered is to simply bike in with my hair wet.That way, since I don’t have access to a shower, I can …

I agree with you for the most part [about resubmitting an ms.], but I wanted to chime in on just
one thing, speaking from experience as an editor who reads a lot of
unagented material.
See, I probably …

Flipping through the digital-cable programming guide, trying to find something to tidy up the apartment by, I settled on VH-1 Classic, the existence of which I had utterly forgotten despite various friends of mine extolling …

Hey Sars,
Now that you’ve opened the floodgates for ATR messages, I have one that I hope you’ll put out there.It involves LP furniture.
Yeah, I’m that old.I have about 300 LPs.When I was younger, they were …

Hi Sars,
The colour choice is important, but you’re right in that it isn’t so much the “light colours vs. dark” issue.
What Shoe needs to do is look for cold colours as opposed to warm. …

Hi Sars,
A couple quick makeup recs —
Wet ‘n’ Wild eyeshadow in the little squeeze tube, in cafe au lait,
makes a great eyeshadow base.
Revlon 12-hour Colorstay Eyeshadow quads.
Stila Convertible Color (really pretty on your cheeks, but …

The best replacements for Umbros that I have come across are the Adidas soccer shorts.
I have actually been able to find Umbros every now and then at soccer shops. Actually any the shorts designed …

Many’s the time I’ve been mistaken
And many times confused
We’ve told our stories of that day a hundred times, a thousand times: where we were, what we did, with whom, how. It’s not rehearsed; it’s just …

Dear Sars,
I think you have touched on this subject before but I couldn’t find it through Google.If you can’t help me, I know your wonderful readers can.
I am getting married in a year and through …