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The Vine: October 17, 2006
October 17, 2006 – 12:54 PM | No Comment

It’s “The Reaper’s Image” by Stephen King. Try this for a basic plotline and such.
Keep rockin’ The Vine!
Briana

Dear Briana,
Thanks!
King also has a pretty cool story in, I believe, Everything’s Eventual, about a painting with a …

The Vine: October 13, 2006
October 13, 2006 – 12:52 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I can’t believe I’m writing you over something so stupid, but you’re the only person I know of that seems to be able to find the information I need.
I’m a 19-year-old male, and my …

The Vine: October 6, 2006
October 6, 2006 – 12:42 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars. I have a mystery that has been plaguing me for 25 years: when I was a small child I visited friends in Long Island. I was always an early riser, so one morning …

The Vine: October 4, 2006
October 4, 2006 – 9:34 AM | No Comment

I’ve done a couple of projects with a paint-stripper
called Kutzit.You definitely need to wear gloves for
this (as for any chemical paint-stripper, I expect)
but I’ve seen it go through four layers of paint at
once without tearing …

The Vine: October 3, 2006
October 3, 2006 – 11:47 PM | No Comment

While I don’t have specific artist recommendations, I would totally steer Janelle towards Greasy Kid Stuff on WFMU. The actual program itself is on temporary hiatus at the moment, but Janelle can check out the …

The Vine: September 29, 2006
September 29, 2006 – 2:47 PM | No Comment

Oh wise Sars (and all her Vine-contributing wise friends)!
I’m happy to start by saying this is NOT a relationship question. That
aside, here’s my dilemma. I’m a 25-year-old bartender and thoroughly
enjoy working in the food/beverage industry. …

The Vine: September 21, 2006
September 21, 2006 – 2:38 PM | No Comment

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 …

The Vine: September 15, 2006
September 15, 2006 – 2:16 PM | No Comment

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 …

The Vine: September 5, 2006
September 5, 2006 – 2:16 PM | No Comment

Sars,
I have had similar trouble with this book.I read it as a kid too, but I had a vague idea of the name.Recently I tracked it down, only to find that it is out of …

The Vine: September 1, 2006
September 1, 2006 – 1:48 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars —
Perhaps someone
could help me find this book?
I read it in high-school, grade 10 or so, and
I can’t recall the title or author but have thought about it often enough
that some 20 years later …