Hi! Bonjour! Shalom!
I’m Sara and I think a lot. I also spend beaucoup de time reading and watching, and listening to content. When I first launched the letter on Mailchimp back in 2017, the goal was to simply share the things I’ve consumed over two weeks. It then morphed into inner-brain musings where I occasionally open up and divulge some feelings about this and that. (“This” being like when I had a minor freakout about a big story I was reporting, and “That” being like whether it’s worth it to do the “Turn Around” when I see a hot guy on the street.) Alas, in addition an intro or essay full of feels and thoughts that often stems from what I’m giving too much brain power that week, here’s what you’ll get from moi:
FREE SUBSCRIBERS
Clickables, Watchables, and Listenables
Links to articles I read (or wrote) from a range of traditional and non-traditional media outlets, including the NY Times, AFAR, Off Assignment, Medium, The Cut, the New Yorker, McSweeney’s, and more. Plus, videos or tunes I can’t stop watching or listening to.
Souvenir
The “PS” of the letter, if you will, is a fun flashback/memory—be it Lite Bright, Lisa Frank trapper keepers, or answering machines.
PAID SUBSCRIBERS
For those of you up for a little something extra, or if you kindly just want to support my work, you may also get the following:
French Friday
In which I (or other former almost-French, or actual French, friends) review restaurants/bakeries/boutiques, etc. *outside* France to determine the validity of their Frenchness. We measure in baguettes.
Mangez Bien
A (positive) review of a restaurant I ate at, be it in Paris or elsewhere in the world. Plus, roundups of food-related content like Sunday Roasts in London and Israeli breakfasts.
Bon Voyage
A mini-guide to a destination, be it in France or elsewhere in the world. Plus, Paris neighborhood highlights.
J’adore
A column in which I profess my adoration for something such as bath oil, cookbooks, or scented candles. (Non-sponsored, of course. Unless, you know, the sponsors come-a-knocking, and I’d make sure you knew it was sponsored and would only ever endorse something I truly vibed with.)
Haiku Reviews
Round-ups of culture by way of the three-line, 5-7-5 syllable, Japanese poem.
Solange’s Side
Critiques a la Carrie Bradshaw and Larry David, but minus the Manolos and bald head. “Sara’s Side” was the name of my column in my High School’s newspaper, the ’Sider Press, while “Solange” was my name en Français in H.S. French class.
