The Lonely Islands
“There’s a false promise in the perfection of a Nancy Meyers kitchen.”
What Do We Do With Feelings Now That They Don’t Matter Anymore?
Sarah Miller thinks about climate change and other current horrors, and what it’s like just being sad forever.
The Diet Industrial Complex Got Me, and It Will Never Let Me Go
There’s participating in the body positivity movement and then there’s actual body positivity, and one’s a lot harder — impossible, for some — than the other.
Darkness on the Edge of Cougartown
On the brink of 50, Sarah Miller makes peace with being 10 years older than her boyfriend, and stops wasting time wishing she were younger.
The Best Abortion Ever
“It lasted about ten seconds. I was just about to say, ‘This really hurts,’ when, suddenly, it didn’t hurt anymore, and the doctor was snapping off her gloves.”
The Movie Assassin
This personal essay by Sarah Miller has gone viral and divided Twitter. Those who love the piece — about Miller’s struggle in 1996 to get away with panning “The English Patient” for an alt weekly paper — appreciate her brutal honesty and her irreverence toward the Serious Film establishment.
The Doctor Will See You Now
A personal essay in which Sarah Miller eulogizes her mother’s black sheep brother.
High Spirits
When a beverage writer takes a trip to Japan to learn about sochu, she gets lost and learns more about how poor a planner she is.
The Mystery of Carl Miller
What if your last name is just the word that comes after your first name?
Death to the Maxi Dress: A Manifesto
Writer Sarah Miller expresses her feelings about a certain fashion trend.