Welcome to the perverse and hilarious mind of Sara Barron. In The Harm in Asking , she boldly addresses the bizarre indignities of everyday life- from invisible pets to mobster roommates, from a hatred of mayonnaise to an unrequited love of k.d. lang, from the ruinous side effect of broccoli to the sheer delight of a male catalogue model. In a voice that is incisive and entirely her own, Barron proves herself the master of the awkward, and she achieves...