Dear Literary Fiction Snobs, How dare you? How fucking dare you? How dare you look down your noses at us humor writers and roll your eyes. How dare you whisper behind our backs — or say to our faces — about how our work is somehow less important than your touch-the-heart agony porn? I’m tired […]
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The Thing About the F Word
The thing about the F word is you don’t want to be called it. You don’t want to be called flakey, that is. But the thing is, there are an awful lot of flakey people out there. I’m sure you’re not one of them, and so I’m not talking about you here. Just like human […]
What My Dog Taught Me About Writing
Dogs Make Excellent Writing Partners Writing can be lonely, but friends are distracting. Dogs are companionable, without being conversational. You can type quietly, suddenly talk, then stop mid-sentence without repercussion. You can test a phrase nineteen different ways. Twenty. Hit delete. Start over; your dog’s happy. Skip the Purina Garvey will eat anything but commercial […]
Does This Book Spark Joy?
At about 2 a.m., my life partner, Tim, smelled smoke. Our main source of heat is a wood stove. He went outside and looked at the chimney, smoking lightly as it should be. He checked the exterior walls near the chimney for signs of heat. Nothing. There was a faint curl of smoke where the […]
Dos and Don’ts During the Loooong Primary Season
We are moving closer and closer to the kickoff of the 2020 election. This seems almost unbelievable because I am not sure all of us have recovered from 2016. So far, A LOT of candidates are jumping in feet first. In all likelihood, you’re going to have several friends, family members, and/or co-workers planning to […]
The Thing About Love
“To love, to be hurt often, and to love again – this is the brave and happy life.” — J.E. Buckrose Like an outage, where the power blinks off, only to return a moment later, Valentine’s Day arrived yesterday, then disappeared. Here, then Poof! Hasta la vista. See you next year. I’m pretty sure a lot […]
