Writing for fun, funny and a little profit
How one humor writer went from 0 to 30+ published bylines in just one year – and how you can, too. Sometimes it’s hard to understand why anyone would want to be a writer. As journalist…
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Why Writers Should Take Online Writing Classes
There is nothing like staring at a blank screen for hours on end, especially if you’re a beginning writer. If you find yourself procrastinating in ways that range from obsessively checking Facebook and Instagram, hitting the…
The 2020 Olympics vs. Your H.O.A. Summer Barbecue
Olympics: Fires Director of Opening Ceremonies for cracking jokes about the Holocaust. HOA Barbecue: Opening ceremony director, Mrs. Appleton, fired for calling next door neighbor’s toddler a ‘loin trophy.’ Olympics: No alcohol served in Olympic Village…
List of Things I, a Cisgender Teen Male, Would Watch in the 2020 Olympics to Keep Me From Begging My Parents to Let Me and My Best Friend, Aiden, Play Call of Duty, Instead
Fencing athletes wear Darth Vader masks and use light sabers. All Judo, Karate and Taekwondo competitors fight at once. Last one standing in the cage wins. Beer pong instead of table tennis. Teams play soccer while…
Get Your Palate Ready for…Insects!
Insects are rising on the food chain just like the bile in your throat at the thought of eating them. Everyone from the weird guy at your office to the contestants on Naked and Afraid are recommending insects…
35 Things to do on Your First Day of Retirement
Watch the morning traffic report while lying in bed, laughing Waste two hours on LinkedIn seeing who is still working Eat brunch of cold cereal from box you found in back of pantry Organize pantry Check…
You’re Never Too Old to Save a Damsel In Distress
My husband and I live in the urban suburbs. Over the years, we have made a certain peace with the critters that surround us — crows, ravens, squirrels, rats, mice, opossums, foxes, coyotes, and raccoons. After…
Yoga- My Version of ‘Twist and Shout’
My husband had given me a gift certificate for yoga classes for Mother’s Day, a year ago. I think it was his way of getting me out of the house and away from the Home Shopping…
I Am The Production Accountant On This Viking TV Documentary And You’re Using Too Much Blood!
The producers of this Viking documentary have brought to my attention that if we are to continue producing a show that is mostly about the bludgeoning, mutilating and disemboweling of the inhabitants of England in the…
I Am Your Irritable Bowel And I Will Not Be Ignored!
I know you’re trying to pretend I don’t exist but that subtle release of air coming from your nether regions is me trying to give you an early warning signal that I am, once again, irritated.…