“I wrote 63 songs this year. They’re all about Jeter.” Just kidding. The game we love, the players we hate, and more.
From Norman Mailer to Wendy Pepper — everything on film, TV, books, music, and snacks (shut up, raisins), plus the Girls’ Bike Club.
Helping public schools, winning prizes, sending a crazy lady in a tomato costume out in public.
Monologues, travelogues, fiction, and fart humor. And hens. Don’t forget the hens.
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Hello, Sars. Love your web site. I’m behind on my work catching up on Ketchup and the old Vine columns. It’s worth every “wasted” minute.
I am actually writing this on behalf of a friend of …
I’ve had three early miscarriages. I didn’t name any of them, nor do I “celebrate” the birthdays or due dates or anything like that, but I will defend to the end the right of a …
I felt like I should comment on the problem that Lise is facing with her mother, as I have been in her mother’s situation.
She says that she and her family “did not have a chance …
It’s nearly two weeks now since the 11th. It doesn’t seem like that long; the size of that day makes it feel much closer. At the same time, though, it seems like much longer ago, …
Dear Sarah,
First of all, I wanted to thank you for “For Thou Art With Us.” Like all your readers, I’m so relieved that you’re safe and still writing.
And actually that provides a perfect transition to …
I haven’t worked out a coherent essay for today; most of the things on my mind now don’t hang together very well. It’s funny, the things that come to mind at times like these — …
O Wise Sarah,
Should I get a tattoo?And if I do, should I talk to my husband about it first?Sheesh.
Here’s the situation. Firstly, we’re both grown-ups of the late twenties/early thirties variety.I had the thought that …
I met a guy through a personal ad. We emailed and IM’ed each other for a month or so, but because we live about an hour away from each other we didn’t meet until recently. …
Dear Sars,
Okay, I guess I should start by telling you that I’m a huge fan. I actually first came across you at MBTV, because a friend sent me there to read the DC recaps, which …
I didn’t really want to go downtown in the first place. I had to speak on a breakfast panel, but I didn’t feel very well and I didn’t like my outfit so much, and I …