There is this book I read in the library at my elementary school, and I have been trying to remember what it was called ever since, because I loved it so much. It was a …

It is entirely possible that I have managed to conjure the most bizarre Ask the Readers question in the history of The Vine. It is also possible that no one has an answer other than, …

I’m hoping crowd-sourcing an answer on this might get better results than my fruitless Googling? I’m after a kids’ or YA book that I would have read back in the early ’80s, most likely. The …

Hello, friends. I apologize for the spotty service as I try to finish the Oscars Death Race. Things should return to normal next week; I haven’t forgotten the Read-Along, or Jump Street recaps, or any of …

In the mid-1980s there was a kids’ show on PBS. As I recall there were several recurring segments of the show and one of them took place on a treasure island. I think there were pirates …

I have been going nuts trying to remember the name of this series. From what I can remember it was about a girl who moved to a new town, and got a new (hot) boyfriend. They …

Okay, Nation: I need your help. Between claw pulls, tears, and the fullness of fashion time, my black-cardigan fleet is down to one acceptable option, and even that one is kind of a C-plus. I …

There is an earworm that has been crawling around inside my brain for the better part of three decades, and I am seeking the assistance of TN’s loyal readers in identifying (and possibly purging) it.
My …

About two to three years ago, I occasionally read a blog about a woman going through her second pregnancy. She had some kind of rare blood-clotting disorder that really only became a problem while pregnant. …

I have hair.  And when I say that, I mean I have hair.  It doesn’t go far past my shoulders, but it is thick, and coarse, and full of weird waves and cowlicks.  It has …