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Be a Jerk For Your Kid
That's what the therapist for my ten year-old told me tonight, when I was hemming and hawing over whether it was too much for me to ask...

Sarah Z.
Feb 1, 20242 min read


Movie Review: Poor Things
Alright, so let me start by saying that this movie is strange and arty and will be taught in film school going forward. I am certain it's...

Sarah Z.
Jan 26, 20244 min read


Forever Debating That Glass of Wine
I woke up with a headache and the feeling that leaving my bed today would be ambitious. It could be from the pressure changes; it’s...

Sarah Z.
Jan 25, 20242 min read


Not So Much Plastic as Cardboard: Mean Girls (2024), Review
Mean Girls: So, this is the movie version of the Broadway musical (2018) based on the 2004 movie, based on a parenting book. It's about...

Sarah Z.
Jan 15, 20243 min read


Who DOESN'T Have a Thing for Serial Killers? *Book Review*
TW: rape and murder I finally got the house back to myself yesterday after the six month holiday school break. (That's not an...

Sarah Z.
Jan 10, 20243 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...

Sarah Z.
Jan 5, 20244 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...

Sarah Z.
Dec 12, 20233 min read


Mansion/Apartment/Shack/House
Remember playing the M.A.S.H. game as kids? It very accurately predicted life as an adult: who you would marry, where you would live, ...

Sarah Z.
Oct 18, 20234 min read


Even This
I long to have a place inside me that feels safe, no matter what is happening outside of me. A little island that's always dry and warm,...

Sarah Z.
Oct 4, 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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Sep 23, 20232 min read


Is She a Good Mom?
Can she live up to what we all need her to be? GOOD MOM has big shoes to fill, but she must take tiny, quiet steps. Does she know what...

Sarah Z.
Sep 12, 20232 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...

Sarah Z.
Aug 11, 20234 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...

Sarah Z.
Jul 30, 202312 min read


Vaca with Kids Confuses My Brain
Picture it: you have a huge bowl of your favorite ice cream, fresh out of the freezer, just the right amount of melty. It looks and...

Sarah Z.
Jul 18, 20233 min read


When My Psychic Introduced Me to My Ghosts
It's taken me a few days to work through my feelings. I hadn't fully understood what it would do to me to commune with some of those...

Sarah Z.
May 12, 20236 min read


And Suddenly (after 25 years of therapy) I Feel Calm Inside My Head
I'm worried that this will all sound trite on paper, but it feels big and light in my chest, so I'm going to try to express it the best I...

Sarah Z.
Apr 27, 20233 min read


Sheepishly I Share That I'm Trying Not to Drink Right Now...
Alternate title: It's Probably Just Me and I Don't Want You To Worry About Me (But Please Worry About Me) I can't tell you how many...

Sarah Z.
Mar 20, 20234 min read


THE OSCARS ARE TONIGHT: My Reviews and Predictions!!
OK, so last month I set out to watch all the Academy Award best pic nominees and I made it through much of the list, which is actually...

Sarah Z.
Mar 13, 20235 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...

Sarah Z.
Mar 7, 20231 min read


Everything, Everywhere, All at Once
Yesterday when I was working in the O.R., I was asked to explain the plot of the movie "Everything, Everywhere, All at Once," in one...

Sarah Z.
Mar 5, 20233 min read
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