Hmm.I have to disagree to some extent with your advice for Uncelebratory.Yes, we’re all adults, and learning to be comfortable with others in the family you’ve joined is part and parcel of being an adult.However, …

Dear God’s Gift to Intellect,
How do you say no to gifts?More specifically, how do you say “hell no” to the suggestion that it will be in your best interest to accept gifts from people in …

Recently this fall, I moved back to my childhood home on the south tip of Nova Scotia after being a round a variety of cities for college and internships, and had planned to start a …

Ugh.I have a problem.
I have been dating probably one of the most amazing boys on the planet for three and a half months.We are extremely happy/amazed that we even met anyone like each other.He (we …

Hi Sars!Long-time reader, first-time whiner.
My little group of five is splitting up.Granted, we’ve only known each other for a couple of years, but we all worked at the same place this year and have gotten …

This is going to sound bathetic, drawn-out and yucky.Bear with me.
I just came out of a car accident that did a real number on me.Mercifully I suffered no debilitating spinal cord injuries, no freak amputations, …

Dear Sarah,
I have recently entered a graduate program for creative writing. My workshop class began a few weeks ago, and though it’s for the most part full of creative people who are also fun and …

Hi Sars,
You probably get a lot of letters for advice on this type of thing, but here is my dilemma anyway.I have a very close friend, one of my best friends, whom I basically fell …

Dear Sarah,
I have a problem and I hope you can help me. I’m twenty years old and have been going out with this wonderful guy for about six months. He’s funny, intelligent, extremely kind, and …

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 …