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Don’t Let Your Kid Name the Cat
This week, COVID finally hit us. We’ve been as cautious as we reasonably could be, but you know, COVID’s like honey badger; it don’t...
Sarah Z.
May 29, 20223 min read
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Marry, 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 12, 20224 min read
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The MOTHER of All Holiday Triggers: It's OK Not to Feel Celebratory on Mother's Day
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Sarah Z.
May 8, 20221 min read
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Sarah Z.
Mar 9, 20220 min read
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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...
Sarah Z.
Jan 28, 20225 min read
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My Dog Ate My Attempt at Good Parenting
The 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 20, 20222 min read
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Raising Kids Among Zombies
There 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 11, 20222 min read
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Anyone 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.
Jan 7, 20221 min read
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Let “Civilized” Shit Go
Last 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.
Dec 3, 20213 min read
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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...
Sarah Z.
Nov 11, 20212 min read
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On 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.
Oct 6, 20214 min read
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GOOD WOMAN, A Novel by Sarah Zimmerman
GOOD 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 24, 20211 min read
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"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.
Sep 12, 20214 min read
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Turns Out It Was Not a Nude Beach
So, 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...
Sarah Z.
Aug 13, 20214 min read
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Why I'm Teaching My Kid to Swear
Last 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...
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Aug 5, 20214 min read
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Maybe 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...
Sarah Z.
Jul 23, 20219 min read
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