I wonder if Sarah Susannah Katz actually looks like the header I posted above that I found on the Match.com site.
She shouldn’t be single for very long at all no matter what her age or how many children or ex-husbands.
Her real beauty is obvious — if this is in fact Sarah Susannah Katz — but it is really all in her eyes.
Does anyone know if this is the actual Sarah Susannah Katz.
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I really doubt it… Sarah admits to being ’40 something’ and the woman in that photo doesn’t look older than 35.
Sara Susannah Katz ara Susannah Katz is the pen name for a popular award-winning women’s magazine writer who has published on marriage, infidelity and sexuality in magazines and books in the US and throughout the world. She writes the Single in the Suburbs diary for Match.com and is fascinated with what she calls “suburban sexuality.” She lives with her children, her lover, and her pets in suburban Indiana.
Wife Living Dangerously (Paperback (mass market))
Interesting; there’s a different woman on MSN’s listing of the blog.
Now I see they are using the same, spiky-haired blond model in Hydroderm ads. You know, the ones where they start with an old, wrinkled up goat, add Hydroderm lotion, and come out with “Sara Susannah”. Blondie is a model. The brunette is the real deal, IMO.
These are almost assuredly stock images.
Have you read part 63 and the new guy Chris? Can someone tell me how can this woman subject herself to this bland uninteresting man?!! What is she trying to prove? Is she just dating him to get material for her blog? She should sent him flying A.S.A.P.- the guy is a loser! She doesn’t appreciate her and he is simply not interested. Move on !!!!
No, Mel, I have not been following the series since I wrote the original article years ago — it is lovely to find out that the series is still running and that you’re still committed to the writer and writing — if you have the time would you please include a link to the series or directly to episode/part 63?
I would like to know if anyone knows where I can get the rest of the diary/blog. I was reading it on MSN’s dating and personal’s site and then all of a sudden the site said it is no longer available. Can anyone help here? Is there a book? I was really enjoying it.
I know! I went this morning to find out what happened last week and poof all the articles are gone. sooooo disappointing.
I found a cached link for the last installment (#64) but I have no idea what we’ll do to find out what Chris wrote in that email. I have no idea what happened, but I’m bummed! :(
http://cc.msnscache.com/cache.aspx?q=single+in+the+suburbs+part+64&d=73866195304701&mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&w=8db1eaca,3dd14600
I sent a complaint from the Feedback link at the bottom of the now-empty MSN Single in the Suburbs page. Please do the same and maybe they’ll reverse the crummy decision to end the article.
I had no trouble finding the latest installment of the story. Just google “single in the suburbs”. Article #64 is the latest (NO SPOILERS!!). And the next installment is due 9/8. This is totally my guilty pleasure, lol.
Kathy, can you give us the link for the rest of the installment? I can’t seem to find it!
I think I told you wrong…I searched MSN to find this. Link above. Hope this helps!!
Trying again. The link didn’t even work for me!! Here’s entry #63.
http://msn.match.com/msn/article.aspx?articleid=9673&ap=1
Thank you all….I am 40 something and divorced all of 2 months. It’s been a grueling 10 mo. process, after a 30 year relationship. I loved reading her diary as it was so similiar to mine in each article. I thought I was messing up when I couldn’t find the articles. I’ll follow your lead.R
Here’s the link to #64. I used the same link Kathy gave, but changed the “3″ in the “9673″ part of the link to a “4″. Not sure if that makes sense, but it worked.
http://msn.match.com/msn/article.aspx?articleid=9674&ap=1
The link no longer works. Damn, why’d they have to kill it when she’s in the middle of throwing herself at some guy who couldn’t make his lack of interest any clearer? I want to know what happened!
http://msn.match.com/msn/article.aspx?articleid=6313&lid=429&ap=1
Thank you for the link! I’ve been searching and searching and could not find the latest installments. I’m a 32 year old divorced mother of 1 and am amazed at how she deals with internet dating, I can’t stand it, feel like it gives you a false sense of knowing someone.
It doesnt say when the next installment will be..thats odd
It USED to say that the next installment would be Sept. 8. Weird. I sent some Feedback, but we may never know. I’ve been following Sara’s escapades since day one…I always look forward to a new installment. How sad to think it might end this way. :(
Damn you MSN. THIS IS Soooo NOT FAIR!!!! It’s obvious from the last sentence of the last post that he is breaking it off with her, but I can’t stand it, I have to know!
Hello everyone — I am so sorry to hear that you’re all going through such terrible withdrawals — I am going to feature a post on all of your dismay later today or tomorrow — let’s see if we can’t get their attention!
That would be great – it sounds like I’m not the only one who tunes in every week to find out what happens… has anyone heard anything from msn?
I HAVE to know what happens next! I’ve been reading this colum since the beginning. MSN can’t drop the column. It’s not fair.
I’ve been following the series since day one too-you’re not alone! I haven’t heard anything from msn about this either.
They can’t just end it like that!! If they want to discontinue the column, they should at least have the decency to end it properly- not on a cliffhanger!
And yes, it did say last week- check back Sept 8th for the next installment, but today it no longer says that… GGRRRRRRR
Anyone find anything out yet? I too have been reading from the beginning and wonder whats up with Chris.
I,too, am dismayed to find that I no longer can get my single in the… fix. Please find out(someone better able to use computer tools than I)and let me know. Its nice to read about other women’s(beside me!)dating problems.
I figured I should add my protest to the stream! Stupid MSN (or match.com whoever) for removing the blog without giving us a proper ending! Not fair!
Have any of you come across the same column under the byline of “Jennifer Eberhardt?”
Aargh yes, I have followed the series from episode 1 and HAVE to know what’s up with this Chris guy and WHY she would pursue someone so obviously uninterested! Darn MSN for leaving us hanging.
I too am just as upset about this. I emailed MSN and got no response. I hope soon we will hear what has happened to this blog.
I can’t believe they took it off. I so needed my bi-weekly fix. I, too, have read since week #1. Any news on a new link to it?
I have nothing in common with sara but have also read every installment (although I didnt find it til this summer). I hope someone is able to track down the blog or the blogger so we can all get some closure at least!
I also deposited a comment in the feedback section. MSN should at least have a post as to why we can no longer read our fav article there.
I think I might buy her book from amazon and then send a fan letter. Maybe her column is being posted on a differnt (and better, ha!) site.
Yay! More Single in the Suburbs junkies! I thought I was going crazy when I couldn’t get the link to work. So sad they just left us wondering…anyone who knows anything keep us posted! I need my fix :/
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After applying reasonable effort in attempting to locate installment #65, I consider it to be UNreasonable to expend any further energy. This is fiction, after all. You can make it come out as you choose, after your interest in her version evaporates.
I just saw a comment on the MSN Dating and Personnals site, in a sidebar that says, “Single in the Suburbs returns October 1! Click for more Relationships content.” So apparently there will be more installments. Yea! It is like reading a novel and having it taken away in the middle – we need to know how the story ends, one way or the other.
Excellent sleuthing!!! YOU’RE THE BOMB-DIGGITY!
Ladies and Gentlemen…Installment #65: http://www.match.com/magazine/article0.aspx?articleid=9962
Excellent work, Lola!
“Hearing myself the way he must have heard me, as grasping, needy and pushy.” She’s right, I keep screaming at the keyboard, “No, NO, NO, stop chasing him, stop calling him, stop crawling all over hime, LET HIM BE MALE AND PURSUE.” The articles are fun to read but she is self absorbed, stupid about the male/female thing, GRASPING, INCREDIBLY NEEDY, PUSHY.” A man would not be entertaining these thoughts constantly, he’d HAVE A LIFE.
Becky writes, ” I have followed the series from episode 1 and HAVE to know …….. WHY she would pursue someone so obviously uninterested!” Me too Becky, there must be words stronger than “INCREDIBLY NEEDY” for this woman. How about “COMPULSIVE OBSESSIVELY NEEDY?” She acts like a needy, grasping, pushy jerk forcing herself on a man she now claims to have not even liked a lot.
Harrumph, the *new* installment isn’t up yet. (And what does it say that looking for it was the first thing I did this morning?)
Know what you mean about how horrifyingly needy this woman is — and codependent, oi vey, that she wouldn’t buy the house she loved because here daughter threw a hissy fit?
Wow people. First of all, not every woman buys into the whole “he’s the man so HE should be the one pursuing HER” BS. Secondly, the only thing that I’ve ever appreciated about this journal of hers is the honesty in admitting that sometimes she’s a little obsessive and checks her email every five minutes. Who hasn’t sat at home one night in their life waiting for the phone to ring?
Not everything in life is as cut and dry as ‘boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl.’ It’s a lot messier than that. Good for Ms. Katz for pointing that out (whether it be fiction or non-fiction).
P.S. I apologize to you Chris Abraham for continuing to respond to comments on this blog that you clearly posted nearly two years ago. I bet you never thought you’d end up with crazy middle aged women taking it over. :)
Kelly » I love being the place where you’re having this conversation! That’s what it’s here for!
I googled Sarah Susannah Katz and found this link from Match back to the “diary”
http://www.match.com/magazine/article0.aspx?articleid=7518
I don’t know if this is the real Sara Susannah Katz, but I can’t call her beautiful, this is just an ordinary-looking woman (and I guess I could believe this woman is 42 or so). If you read her entire blog, you already know she was in a sexless marriage, that her husband didn’t find her attractive, and that as of right now, she is not at her perfect weight. In other words, I can see how someone could say they feel no chemistry with her.
Having said that, it’s amazing how similar everyone’s experiences with internet dating are, as I am going through the same thing being 30 and childless. Men who lie about their height, emotionally unavailable or unstable men, freaks with gross houses, etc., etc. It’s difficult not to become bitter, but that’s the only way.
JuJu » Wow! Well, I think the photo on this page is of a pretty woman. I did a lot of dating in DC through eHarmony, Match, and also the Salon.com one. That said, there are a lot of women — and men, for sure — who are, at the same time, too picky and very insecure. I am saying that you’re too picky, but just be sure you don’t come to the date with a chip on your shoulder or too many expectations. To be honest, I find it so easy to meet women, day to day, that I don’t know why I needed to use online dating sites in the past — and I am surely no catch! I am just more confident, more cocksure, and just generally happy in and with my life. I think that that is the most important first step.
Are we ever going to get Part 66? *sigh*
Any one know the real name of this author? If so please share! Looking forward to installment #66. Keep hoping Sara Susannah will get a spine and stop being so compulsively needy! The home page for MSN has access to the entire series, and you don’t need to be a member to access it. Just click on the “dating” link, and then go to “Single In The Suburbs.” I must confess that I enjoy this series a lot, even though her immaturity and neediness makes much of the blog read like it was written by a teen girl. Needy, grasping, desperately seeking approval of a man she admits is a washout, throwing herself at him, ignoring his comment that he is turned on by Goth women, pitiful! This man is tossing out hints so large a horse would trip over them, and Sara Suzanna keeps throwing herself AT HIM. She ought to be embarassed! If I knew her address I would send her the classic male / female relationship book, “He Just Isn’t That Into You” and for extras, another eye opener, “What Men Want.”
I don’t know about embarrassed, but the man’s goth comment did make me think, “how old are we talking here? is the man 40-something or 18?” Because I just can’t believe a grown man who admits to that could be appealing.
Juju, You are so right! I don’t find a 40 year old man who’s fixated on Goth women appealing either. THAT’S THE POINT! EVEN AFTER LEARNING ABOUT THE GOTH FIXATION, SARA SUZANNAH KEEPS THROWING HERSELF AT HIM: making passes, trying to kiss him, crawling all over him, pursuing him with date offers, emails, calls, begging him to let her make soup for him. HIS taste makes me wonder, her groveling attemps to make him like her make me SHUDDER! I love the series, but then I’m one who slows dowen to view the carnage of a horrible accident on the other side of the road, can’t help it. In both cases I keep thinking, “Thank goodness that isn’t me!”
From a guys point of view, if I gave a women all of those signals and she still did everything like she did I would run like hell. I never thought I would ever hear of someone more psycho than a friend of mines ex but I was wrong
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And his signals are, “I am just not into you.”
Ladies and Gentleman, I give you #66!
It’s about time!
http://www.match.com/magazine/article2.aspx?articleid=9984
And here is part 67: http://www.match.com/magazine/article2.aspx?articleid=10031
I don’t know why the complete listing still hasn’t been updated – I found this through a Google search.
2 in one night! But, did you notice how in both of them, she doesn’t even mention dating or even looking for a date?
Thank you all for continuing to post the updated links. I had followed this since the beginng and time and time again, I think about writting my own blog, have even been told by many friends that I should blog about my DC dating life. Because as anyone can tell you meeting people in DC is easy, but actually having a relationship in DC is hard and even casual dating in DC is even harder.
Shannon, I’d read it!
I’ve followed this from the beginning, too. Although I’m married, I really enjoy reading the “trials and tribulations” of the dating world.
Here is another blog you guys might enjoy: http://getfreshmagazine.com/category/kiss-me-kate/
It only started recently, though.
Wow. All I can say is: thank you for being such great fans of my match.com blog. I was doing a google search of my name (how sad is that?) and I came across this site. It’s nice to see there’s someone reading Single in the Suburbs besides my neighbor Marlene across the street! You guys must be relieved that match.com started posting again. As I understand it, they never intended to kill the serial, they just wanted to redesign the entire website and once they did, SitS was back online. Anyway, just popping in to thank all of you for following the adventures.
And by the way, that’s a stock photo.
sarasusannahkatz@yah » Thank you so much, Sara Susannah Katz! Thank you so much for visiting my humble blog and my community of obsessed fans!
Wow. Did that just happen?!?! SSK FOUND US!! How much fun is THAT!?!?! Yes, we love you and we are all here cheering you on!! Darnit, girl, you FIND that needle in the haystack. You DESERVE it!!
It’s back on MSN and so much better: Up to Part 67!
http://lifestyle.msn.com/relationships/articlematch.aspx?cp-documentid=10419923
Where is part 68 already??!!! It’s been 2 weeks since we found part 67. (tap foot impatiently)
It’s here!!! (Finally!)http://www.match.com/magazine/article2.aspx?articleid=10070
I’m confused–the msn site still doesn’t have part #68 and says that it will be updated every Thursday. The match.com site has part #68 and says that it won’t be updated until Dec. 8. Weird.
Now, is this fiction or an actual blog of someone’s life?
I am just not understanding this diary hour-by-hour format that sometimes takes more than a month to describe one day.
Thank you Sarha!!!!!!
Here’s the list of all to date (up to #68):
http://getfreshmagazine.com/2008/06/single-in-the-suburbs-blogger-spills-all/
Part 69 is on MSN Today!
Part 70 is now up on MSN: http://lifestyle.msn.com/relationships/articlematch.aspx?cp-documentid=13538610
And Match finally updated the listing.
PART 71!!
http://lifestyle.msn.com/relationships/articlematch.aspx?cp-documentid=13538615
72:
http://lifestyle.msn.com/relationships/articlematch.aspx?cp-documentid=13538620
The list of articles
http://lifestyle.msn.com/relationships/articlematch.aspx?cp-documentid=13538620
oops here it is
http://lifestyle.msn.com/relationships/articlematch.aspx?cp-documentid=10419923
Thanks, Lis, for providing a link that gets us to the latest. I have been looking at the Match.com page (MSN Dating & Personals) and the column is no longer there. Apparently, it’s moved to MSN Lifestyles/Your Life/Relationships (which is where your links are leading us). Just thought I’d post, so people still going to same old spot can see that it’s in a WHOLE NEW PLACE. (Who knows why?)
Oh, god, have you guys read Part 75 yet?
http://lifestyle.msn.com/relationships/articlematch.aspx?cp-documentid=16048050
I am amazed as to how brief that was! And a cliffhanger, too.
PART 76 is here. Woohoo!
http://lifestyle.msn.com/relationships/articlematch.aspx?cp-documentid=16048051
I think it’s back on schedule now.
It seems to be appearing like clockwork every Thursday — although at the one-page length. I’m okay with the shorter installments with the more regular schedule.
Guys, Sarah Susannah Katz is reading this blog and these comments so be sure to make a point of trying to give her guidance — maybe you can help her make better choices in the future! :)
Heh. Better choices about her dating life, or better choices in the semi-fictionalized version of it? :D
RE: Dating — it should be clear to you by now, if you’re not sure the connection is there, it isn’t, so keep your dignity and move on.
RE: The blog/diary — no comments, you need no tips on writing a good cliffhanger. (I did LOL when I found out what the boss guy pulled out of the desk at the start of the next episode.)
“Heh. Better choices about her dating life, or better choices in the semi-fictionalized version of it?”
Both! :)
There’s actually tons of attractive women who can’t find a man who’s interested.
Well, if this is a woman commenting, then maybe your concept of attractive is different from a man’s. If this is a man commenting, you’re right. I know lots of amazing women who are single — mainly because women are offering to men things that men don’t want and are not asking for. If you want a partner, you have to attract that partner. One cannot expect to attract a good man with an “AS IS” sign. Find out “what men want” and then give it to us, even if you feel like you’re not being 100% true to yourself. When men date, a lot of us spend a lot of time “acting out of character” in order to “attract a mate.” Please forgive me all the quotes.
to JuJu and Eve, Chris Abraham did a podcast for/with me on his “love life” and vow of celibacy for a year.
http://tinyurl.com/cdjomu
He’s thought a great deal about the dynamics of relationships between men and women– and we have had conversations about it and probably due for an update.
But his blogs speak for themselves because they are pretty much on the money.
“Find out “what men want” and then give it to us, even if you feel like you’re not being 100% true to yourself.”
Just out of curiosity Chris, what are the kinds of things men want (in your opinion)-I’m asking because I really am curious to see if it matches what I’ve always guessed men want (disclaimer, if needed ;) – I’m not single).
funny you should ask this, Rose. He and I have had conversations– both podcast/interviews and also conversations about this very topic.
Some things are subject to change.
What men really want are things that are too human and a little sad and can be perceived as pathetic and a little unmanly — like I said, so human that men are quite afraid of even going to that place.
Just off the top of my head: men want to be nurtured and supported and desired.
We would never ask for that, of course, but we do ask for other things:
The desire is, of course, manifested on sex.
When it comes to wanting someone who is nurturing, we say that we’re interested in finding someone who would be a good mother — but it is us who want to get the sort of “mothering” — nurturing — as well. Someone who has enough time and attention for what we’re up to.
I think many of us are looking for someone who looks at us with amazement in their eyes — with respect and in love.
Like I said before, these are not just things men want, they are things that humans want.
Does that make any sense at all?
However when you give men that, then why does it not work?
because sometimes Shannon, they don’t want to admit it nor do they want to present it to you openly.. they figure it will just *happen* (really .. so lame too)
and sometimes it’s not the right man for you at that time.
Well I am of the same philiosophy that if it’s meant to be it will just *happen*. However, I think men are WAY more picky and confused than women are, so sometimes they over analyize and don’t let it just happen.
men are way more picky initially, but it’s also about women suddenly seeing the man revealed over time to be who he really is. While women are somewhat superficial in artifice (read fashion, makeup, etc), once they are comfortable with a man, they open up. Well men do too but the trick on that is to know that when you wait long enough, you see who he really IS and then realize that it’s not going backwards, this is the inside revealed and if he’s into football and not going out anymore on whatever night, it’s because he thinks he’s done everything that needs to be done to get you.
(*wrong)
ummmm sorry Chris!
She’s still not dating. And now she’s going to be distracted with buying a house. She’s avoiding guys now!
Part 77: http://lifestyle.msn.com/relationships/articlematch.aspx?cp-documentid=16947058
Well, good — maybe if she gets some of her other shit straightened out she’ll stop throwing herself at guys who aren’t interested in her (and who she doesn’t seem to be all that interested in, actually).
I’m kind of enjoying the side story of the boss.
better to be distracted by buying real estate (she’ll learn a lot there) and put some $$ in her tax shelter.
I think it’s good for her to take a break. But if she moves to this house, she needs to change the name to “Single in the City” – she won’t be in the suburbs anymore, she’ll be downtown.
I’m enjoying this “side story” with the boss, also. And, good for her – take a break from dating…when you are *not* looking is when a great person comes along ~
totally agree on that one marylou. it typically is when you aren’t trying so hard.
For Rose and Shannon,
From my perspective as a happily married, well adjusted “good guy”, this is what I would be looking for if I found myself unmarried:
1. Initially outwardly attractive (first impression). Looks healthy and cares about her appearance. Appears confident, not insecure. Good posture. Intelligence in her eyes and a ready smile. Current fashion and hair, appropriate to the situation.
2. Common interests, beliefs, lifestyle, aesthetic style, culture, ideas about family. All this ensures that you still enjoy life together after the novelty of the new relationship wears off. Of course all these things aren’t going to match perfectly, but this is what makes life together easier and more fun.
3. She’s available. Not just uncommitted to another man, but has the time for a relationship.
4. Reciprocated interest. If she stays strictly in “polite mode” when he’s made it obvious that he has some degree of romantic interest in her, an honorable man will take the hint, make an effort to ensure he’s reading her right, then back off. Anyone who displays disproportionate interest in the other is goint to cause the object of affection to think, “Whoa!” and close up. Desperation is never attractive. As the relationship progresses, he needs her to continue to express interest in and desire for him.
5. How she relates to her man. Most importantly, does she admire and respect him, and is this obvious to him and to all who observe them together. A man needs this just as much as a woman needs it to be obvious that he loves her, is proud of her, and stands up for her.
6. She has friendships, interests and confidence apart from him. A woman who depends on her man to be her “everything” is going to either make him feel trapped, inadequate, and stressed, or have him treat her more like a child or pet than a partner.
7. Loyalty. She supports him in his life, goals and dreams through thick and thin. He needs to know she has his back when he’s in a tough situation, and she’s not going to run or fall apart when she sees his weakness, but rather encourages him and gives him perspective. This is the nurturing part that Chris was talking about, however, I wouldn’t call it “mothering” but it’s about doing what you want your best to do when you’re down, but on a more intimate level that allows him to feel secure in baring his soul. This goes both ways.
8. Honesty. I don’t think most women need an explanation of this as they know what they expect from a man. Same thing.
The trick for you single ladies who think you can provide this to a man is to find the man who A. is looking for these qualities, and B. who is worthy of you who have them.
Thank you!
“The trick for you single ladies who think you can provide this to a man is to find the man who A. is looking for these qualities, and B. who is worthy of you who have them.”
That part is easier said than done! I’ve tried, even with my best friend, to only find out he wasn’t worthy cause he took a lot of it for granted.
Jesus, I hope that assh*le she’s been helping isn’t as romantically successful as she is predicting.
I’m hoping HE doesn’t have a *secret* crush on her…Boss + Crush = DISASTER!
Steve is an evil jerk, forcing Sara do to long, difficult work on her day off and then tattling on her boss because he’s upset that she brushed him off. Childish. Besides, isn’t that illegal anyways? She needs to do something about it before she loses her job over this.
More evil boss this week — and a heck of a cliffhanger. I’m definitely enjoying this story arc.
I like the series/sara’s character either way but is anyone else noticing the inconsistencies? I thought this was craig’s boss (part 72), plus check out the times from part 76-77, although I guess that could just be a mistake. Also, in part 74 she talks about how she is back at work, then in a later post which is presumably the same day (part 77) she calls it her day off.
I think he may be Craigs boss, and in an offhand way a “higher-up” in her office.
I am thinking Sara needs to sit down NOW with Steve and have a major heart-to-heart (face-to-face) chat before she loses her job – and worse; her reputation.
I’ve just read the latest instalment #86.. Why can’t Sara just accept Steve!!! at least she would be dating again…
Her actual name is Debra Kent http://www.hper.indiana.edu/staff/staff.php?id=78
Hmm, if SSK is really Debra Kent, I wonder if the blog is truly based on her life. Some of the things she describes as her job duties don’t neccesarily match up to her title at Indiana University. Also, she always talks about her tiny town–Bloomington isn’t exactly small.
*necessarily
Err… and why did you even search for that information?
Besides, what makes you think it must be her?
I live in NYC, compared to NYC everything is rural ;-)), so my question isn’t about that.
Are you sure that’s SSK? How do you know?
Her book, “Wife Living Dangerously”, was released in the U.K. under her actual name. Not being a sarcastic, here: you do realise that “Single In The Suburbs” is fiction, right?
At the bottom of each “Single In The Suburbs”, it reads: “Sara Susannah Katz is a divorced mother of two living in the Midwest.” Read Debra Kent’s bio at indiana.edu. Are you disappointed that the stock photo wasn’t genuine? Did you really think that she could name specific people (Brenda McAleer) without being sued for libel? And why not look up the information on who she actually is?
Why not?
1)So as not to be disappointed;
2)To preserve the mystery.
Exactly how -fictional- is this diary, and why would a person concoct one?
JuJu – first of all, one of my sisters lives in New York: it’s a fascinating place, composed of neighborhoods & individual buildings; she agrees that it’s alot farther from Bloomington to New York, than it is from New York to Bloomington. :-) NYC’s people, like you, are very bright and each has an interesting story to tell. Second of all, the diary has to be fictional, or DK/SSK would have endless legal problems. It doesn’t bother me that Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes, or that Fleming created 007. It’s entertainment, nothing more.
It’s not exactly uncommon for fiction to be presented as a first-person narrative — believe it or not, Herman Melville’s nickname wasn’t “Ishmael.”
My point was, the day-to-day reality described in this diary isn’t exactly super-exciting, so it could just as well be someone’s actual life.
Also, if that is what the woman looks like, I have trouble believing certain things.
But, oh well.
I am impressed and amazing and blessed that you guys are having this conversation here. Be my guest! I am happy to have you all here!
Is Chris hinting that we have too much time on our hands?!?
On the off-chance that any Sara Susannah Katz fans happen by here again – she’s just started a new online blog called The Devil Wears Dockers – you can find it here: http://www.devilwearsdockers.com/. It’s brand new – just one episode up so far.
Good news — I’ve been worried about what I’d do for my fix when the MSN version winds up in April.
The header on The Devil Wears Dockers is from photo stock – a different pose of the same babe, wearing the same outfit, is at: http://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/imgad?id=CKjvrPinhfy4BBDQAhiNAjIINonZ7IrCNJc advertising something.
Heh, how do I read Single in the Suburbs now? MSN changed their design (and the page addresses along with it), only even their own search isn’t finding the correct link that actually works….
http://lifestyle.msn.com/relationships/articlematch.aspx?cp-documentid=10419923
Here is her picture: http://www.linkedin.com/in/debkent
Wow, Sarah, that must really be her. This blurb kinda says it all:
Freelance writer
Redbook Magazine
(Online Media industry)
1996 — 2005 (9 years )
Created and wrote the ferociously addictive Diary of V web serial for nine years.