Sarah Z.May 124 minMarry, Boff, or Kill My Husband Do you remember the 'Marry/Boff/Kill' game? You list three celebrities or historical figures and figure out who would be most pleasant to...
Sarah Z.May 81 minThe MOTHER of All Holiday Triggers: It's OK Not to Feel Celebratory on Mother's Day https://www.the-seam.com/stories/the-mother-of-all-holiday-triggers-its-ok-not-to-feel-celebratory-on-mothers-day
Sarah Z.Jan 285 minTHERAPY WORKS: And a Series of Colossally Dumb EventsLast week I competed in my eighth or ninth NYCMidnight writing contest. I really enjoy them and have learned a lot over the years writing...
Sarah Z.Jan 192 minMy Dog Ate My Attempt at Good ParentingThe mother was dressed in clean clothes and had taken a shower and applied deoderant. This was one of her better-smelling days. She had...
Sarah Z.Jan 112 minRaising Kids Among ZombiesThere are always threats that you fear will harm your kids- and as they age, the threats go from the purely physical kind to the physical...
Sarah Z.Jan 71 minAnyone Doing Dry January? Dry 2022? Dry Life?Between my 39th and 40th birthdays, I abstained from alcohol. I realized how much I’d been using it to try to dull anxiety in charged...
Sarah Z.Dec 2, 20213 minLet “Civilized” Shit GoLast night we had no clean, dry bath towels, so I gave my kids beach towels to use after their showers. I had a twinge of, “Oh, my God,...
Sarah Z.Nov 11, 20212 minNightbitch, by Rachel YoderNightbitch 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...
Sarah Z.Oct 6, 20214 minOn Our 19th Anniversary I Saved My Husband From Having to Look at My Holes "Stop jostling me. Why are you jostling me so much?" "No, that sucking isn't right. Try this instead." "I haven't showered in a week, but...
Sarah Z.Sep 24, 20211 minGOOD WOMAN, A Novel by Sarah ZimmermanGOOD WOMAN, women’s fiction complete at 73,000 words, features the rabid humor of NIGHTBITCH (R. Yoder) and domestic drama and female...
Sarah Z.Sep 12, 20214 min"YOU'RE TOO OLD TO BE A MOM NOW, YOU DON'T DO ANYTHING."My seven-year-old keeps telling me that it was a mistake to have my surgery. Yesterday she told me that I'm "TOO OLD TO BE A MOM NOW, YOU...
Sarah Z.Aug 12, 20214 minTurns Out It Was Not a Nude BeachSo, the other day, I took my children to the beach as we often do. When we moved to Northern California, we committed to taking advantage...
info9013468Aug 5, 20214 minWhy I'm Teaching My Kid to SwearLast night, my ten year-old and I watched an enriching documentary full of experts in the field, analysis of the data on the topic, and...
Sarah Z.Jul 23, 20219 minMaybe This Was Just Her Face Now; Excerpt from Sarah Z Writer's Book(This graphic for my book-in-progress, called "Live, Fully-Dressed Girls" until a publisher tells me otherwise, was created by the divine...
info9013468Jun 17, 20211 minFriendly Parenting AdviceIf you follow these 10 simple rules, your wife should make it out feeling honored, respected and cared for. Who knows, eventually, she...