PSA: Protect Your F*cking Sparkle
Don't let any energy vampire snuff out your flame, babe.
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ORIGINAL MUSINGS
zarabarrie
- Sep 6
- 6 min
It's WRITING Season: Put Down the Rosè & Pick up the PEN!
Enough with poolside drinking. Start WRITING.
zarabarrie
- Aug 29
- 8 min
True Story, Bro: How I Became a Life Coach
She made fun of life coaches. Until she became one. A cautionary tale!
zarabarrie
- Aug 20
- 5 min
Cheers, Bitches
A story about chosen family. I’m stuffing a rhinestone-encrusted wheelchair into the trunk of a Long Island town car in towering Mary...
zarabarrie
- Aug 7
- 8 min
The Life-Changing Magic of the Leisurely Workout
Stop pretending you love running and lean into lazy chic. Oh, how I want so badly to be a SoulCycle girl. A Barry’s Bootcamp girl. A girl...
zarabarrie
- Jul 27
- 3 min
You Are Not Too Old & It Is Not Too Late
You are not TOO OLD—you are perfect. So dissolve that miserable thought! I've got a ~public service announcement~ for this fine week, my...
zarabarrie
- Jul 19
- 7 min
PSA: Don't Listen To The Bitches In The Back
If you want to be creative don't listen to the kill-joys in the back. “What an idiot SHE IS." “OH MY GOD, DRAMATIC MUCH? STUPID BITCH.”...
zarabarrie
- Jul 10
- 12 min
The Locked Diary #19: Everything I've Ever Wanted
The final chapter.
zarabarrie
- Jun 22
- 9 min
The Locked Diary #18: Everything is Heavy
Also: my guardian angel smokes Virginia Slims.
zarabarrie
- Jun 12
- 8 min
THE LOCKED DIARY #17: The Beginning Of The End
A crucial update. (To read this chapter—keep scrolling. If you prefer to listen to me read it aloud, click on the video below:) It's been...
zarabarrie
- May 31
- 11 min
The Locked Diary #16: Writing Myself Into The Wrong Scene
A different kind of writer's strike...
zarabarrie
- May 19
- 10 min
The Locked Diary #15: We All Have Issues (Especially Me. Right Now. At This Party)
Especially me. Right now. At this party.
zarabarrie
- May 11
- 8 min
THE LOCKED DIARY #14: The Year Of Magical Sinking
You will choose self-preservation.
zarabarrie
- May 4
- 6 min
THE LOCKED DIARY #13: THE SQUID INK PASTA HOUSE IN THE MOUNTAINS
And other things we lose in the fire.
zarabarrie
- Apr 28
- 6 min
The Locked Diary Birthday Reflections: LA Has An Interesting Way...
She'll turn the glitter into litter and your dreams into pyramid schemes. When I turned twenty-one I lived in a glass house in Beachwood...
zarabarrie
- Apr 19
- 6 min
The Locked Diary #12: It's Always Rat Pride In Williamsburg
Don't be afraid. There are NO images of rats in this essay. *TO LISTEN TO THIS ESSAY CLICK THE VIDEO BELOW, NARRATED BY THE AUTHOR....
zarabarrie
- Mar 28
- 10 min
The Locked Diary #11: Don't Blow Up Your Life For Her. Not Yet.
You need to have a MAJOR life epiphany, first.
zarabarrie
- Mar 17
- 11 min
The Locked Diary #10: When Things Don't Go According To Plan
Ride the waves of change or get swallowed whole. (FREE FOR A LIMITED TIME). I could get into all the reasons as to *why* I decided to...
zarabarrie
- Mar 14
- 4 min
3 French Bistros Perfect For City Girls Who Prefer To Dine Alone
Oh, the gluttonous wonderland that is the FRENCH BISTRO!
zarabarrie
- Mar 3
- 8 min
The Locked Diary #9: It's In My Blood
It doesn't matter how you get there. So long as you *get there.*
zarabarrie
- Feb 23
- 11 min
The Locked Diary #8: My Greatest Failure
Temples are pretty. I'm ugly.
zarabarrie
- Feb 19
- 10 min
Give Me That Gout: How To Travel Like A Hedonistic Queen
Airports and hedonism go together like short fuses and crash diets.
zarabarrie
- Feb 13
- 9 min
The Locked Diary #7: Bitch, Don't Steal My Controlled Substances
I carry enough baseless generational guilt around with me. I traipse over to the woman in charge. I love a bitch at the helm. I secretly...
zarabarrie
- Feb 9
- 5 min
I'll Hold Your Hand Through This Nightmare
I'll hold your hand through this nightmare.
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