Posts by kat_rosenfield

Dear Kat, Ah, the joys of dorm life...I am in my first year of college and am having some issues with my roommate. During the week, everything is fine. We may not be best of friends, but we respect each others' space and get along as ... More →

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Auntie SparkNotes: A Principled Compromise

By kat_rosenfieldJanuary 5, 2011

Dear Auntie SparkNotes, I have never had any sort of friendship drama before in my life. We're all a pretty mellow, easygoing group of nice kids. That said, I do a lot of theatre, and the vast majority of my guy friends are gay, including one ... More →

Auntie SparkNotes: A Principled Compromise

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Auntie SparkNotes: This Way Lies Madness

By kat_rosenfieldJanuary 4, 2011

Hi Auntie, Ok so I have had a HUGE crush on a guy that is a year older than me and goes to another school. We met through cross country and he is friends with my brother. So, we started talking at first over facebook and ... More →

Auntie SparkNotes: This Way Lies Madness

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Auntie SparkNotes: Money Talks

By kat_rosenfieldJanuary 3, 2011

Dear Auntie, I'm a junior in high school and I can't wait to get out on my own. But this letter isn't so much about me, as it is about my dad. See, my dad is one of those, born-on-a-farm-work-through-college-then-big-job success stories. I can understand from his ... More →

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SparkStyle: Sock It To Me!

By kat_rosenfieldDecember 31, 2010

Bears and I have three things in common. 1. We both have brown hair. 2. We both like to hibernate in the winter. 3. We both like to wear really cute loungewear during said hibernation. ...All right, so maybe bears and I only have two things in common. But ... More →

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Ask Kat: The Reluctant Rusher

By kat_rosenfieldDecember 31, 2010

Dear Kat, I found a college that I am about 99.9% certain I want to attend next year; it truly is the perfect fit for me. There is, however, one thing that has been bothering me about it. ... More →

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Auntie SparkNotes: My Best Friend's Boy

By kat_rosenfieldDecember 30, 2010

Dear Auntie, How's it going? Hopefully this will be a simple question to answer. It's not really a life-or-death problem, but it's causing a bit of awkwardness for me. You see, one of my friends is in an extremely happy relationship with this guy. They're adorable, ... More →

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SparkStyle: The World's Ugliest, Awesomest Sweater

By kat_rosenfieldDecember 24, 2010

Some clothes are awesome. Some clothes are hideous. And some clothes are so hideous, they actually come full circle and cross right over into Awesome territory again. Like, say the sweater I'm wearing today. It's handmade, it's vintage, and I picked it up at a flea market for ... More →

SparkStyle: The World's Ugliest, Awesomest Sweater

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Auntie SparkNotes: Holiday Updates and Nog, Nog, Nog

By kat_rosenfieldDecember 23, 2010

The holiday season is upon us, Sparklers, and I've got an awesome gift for you: a visit from the Ghost of Letters Past! So pull up a chair, wrap yourself in your most festive sweater, pour a glass of eggnog, and enjoy these updates from ... More →

Auntie SparkNotes: Holiday Updates and Nog, Nog, Nog

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Auntie SparkNotes: Secret Interfriends

By kat_rosenfieldDecember 22, 2010

Hi Auntie Sparknotes, I've been hiding this really big secret from my family and friends for about a year and a half now. It's that I made a friend on the internet, but the problem is that I'm a girl and he's a man much older ... More →

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kat_rosenfield

Kat Rosenfield is a writer, illustrator, advice columnist, YA author, and enthusiastic licker of that plastic liner that comes inside a box of Cheez-Its. She loves zombies and cats. She hates zombie cats. Follow her on Twitter or Tumblr @katrosenfield.

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