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Committed Felony, Fell in Hole: How My Girls Night Out Went

Aug 103 min read

Committed Felony, Fell in Hole: How My Girls Night Out Went

I'm trying to make friends in our new home (3.5 years new) and it's haarrrrdddd. I'm only mildly social and pretty busy with kids, pets,...

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Sarah Z.

Jan 54 min read

Grit and a Starbucks Stalking

There's an older man dropping facial gymnastics about whatever he's reading in a real live actual print newspaper in front of him. I...

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Juno Temple + Jon Hamm? Yeah, You Betcha!

Sarah Z.

Dec 12, 20233 min read

Juno Temple + Jon Hamm? Yeah, You Betcha!

Best thing I've watched lately: The newest (5th) season of Fargo, "based on a true story," started back up a few weeks ago, each season...

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Sep 23, 20232 min read

Friday Finds: What I'm Watching/Reading

Hellloooooo and how are you? Happy almost weekend! Here's where I semi-regularly drop reviews on what I'm consuming, in case you want to...

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Sarah Z.

Aug 11, 20234 min read

Sex is Funner After Forty

I've been hearing that magical shift that happens after forty for decades. I had friends who swore once they turned forty, they stopped...

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Sarah Z.

Jul 30, 202312 min read

Hey Barbie, What’s Your Sign?

(Variations of this essay were awarded the 2018 Royal Nonesuch Humor Writing Contest Adult Author Category – Third Prize and 2019 Erma...

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Sarah Z.

Mar 7, 20231 min read

Interactive Visual Novels? Yes, Please!

I'm writing on a new fiction gaming platform! If you like stories but get bored reading full books and you kinda miss graphic novels and...

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My Kid Started Middle School Today: Here Are My Top 20 Fears, In No Particular Order

Sarah Z.

Aug 18, 20222 min read

My Kid Started Middle School Today: Here Are My Top 20 Fears, In No Particular Order

He wasn't raised right and that's on me, and now it's too late He'll get lost on his way to school and end up joining a band of nomads...

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Review Girls5eva: OUR NEW FAVORITE SHOW (Peacock)

Sarah Z.

Jul 22, 20222 min read

Review Girls5eva: OUR NEW FAVORITE SHOW (Peacock)

The first season of "Girls5eva," a rambunctiously strange romp with a very The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt/30 Rock-ish (musical) comedy...

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Review: "Jurassic World: Dominion" (Uh, Yep, It's Movie #6, They've Run Out of Names)

Sarah Z.

Jun 26, 20223 min read

Review: "Jurassic World: Dominion" (Uh, Yep, It's Movie #6, They've Run Out of Names)

Warning: Spoilers and sass and whatnot So, my kid and I went to see the new JP tonight and the best part was snuggling with him and...

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Review: Three New Shows- "How I Met Your Father," "Pivoting," and "Somebody Somewhere."

Sarah Z.

Feb 21, 20222 min read

Review: Three New Shows- "How I Met Your Father," "Pivoting," and "Somebody Somewhere."

Pivoting- 3/5 stars. Going into these pilots, I had different expectations. I've been seeing reviews for "Pivoting"- starring Ginnifer...

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Marriage; Does Half Plus Half Make Whole?

Sarah Z.

Feb 15, 20223 min read

Marriage; Does Half Plus Half Make Whole?

Spoiler alert: No. I was recently interviewing a sex therapist out of Los Angeles for an article I'm writing. I like to drop this into...

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THERAPY WORKS: And a Series of Colossally Dumb Events

Sarah Z.

Jan 28, 20225 min read

THERAPY WORKS: And a Series of Colossally Dumb Events

Last week I competed in my eighth or ninth NYCMidnight writing contest. I really enjoy them and have learned a lot over the years writing...

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A Little Port With Your Murder? (Part III, "A Cozy Murder in a Cozy English Village")

Sarah Z.

Jan 7, 20228 min read

A Little Port With Your Murder? (Part III, "A Cozy Murder in a Cozy English Village")

If you haven't read Part II or Part I yet, please do! Part III and on are only available for subscribers, because happy endings cost. ;)...

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Part 2: A Cozy Murder in a Cozy English Village (WITH A CASTLE!)

Sarah Z.

Dec 16, 202110 min read

Part 2: A Cozy Murder in a Cozy English Village (WITH A CASTLE!)

Read Part 1 of "A Cozy Murder in a Cozy English Village" before starting Part 2! If you haven't yet subscribed to my page, please do!...

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Sarah Z.

Nov 18, 20213 min read

“Thriller” is Wrecking My Life

Yes, I am referring to “Thriller,” the 1983 Michael Jackson thirteen-minute music video where zombies and werewolves stalk a young woman...

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Sarah Z.

Nov 11, 20212 min read

Nightbitch, by Rachel Yoder

Nightbitch has also been optioned for a film, set to star THE Amy Adams! Boom! I'm going to try to write this review of Nightbitch, by...

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Sarah Z.

Nov 5, 20213 min read

So, Sarah Z, When Can I Read Your Book???

I sent an email out to the 30 (THIRTY!!!!) friends and family members who read some or all of my book and helped me rework it and...

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Sarah Z.

Sep 30, 20213 min read

Impatient Patient Gets a Wound Vac

I got a wound vac yesterday on the worst of my two gaping postop boob holes. It's a medical device that maintains constant suction...

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Excerpt from My Book! (It's About Running and Pie)

Sarah Z.

Sep 23, 20214 min read

Excerpt from My Book! (It's About Running and Pie)

On her way home that afternoon, Johanna stopped to get running shoes at an athletic store. She had never been a runner and still loathed...

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