Literary Humor

Two months ago I received a frantic phone call from my mother-in-law, Mary, informing me that she'd scheduled a Pineapple Lies book signing at her book club at the end of August and that I'd have to come to...

This is a little "literary humor" piece I wrote for the Barnes and Nobel Review. It's about birds having a committee meeting. It's very silly. Minutes from a Meeting of the Avian Advancement League Canary...

New Book - Chock Full o' Humor! You want to see a SUPERSTAR line up of 26 humor writers? Wendi Aarons | Eliza Bayne | Dylan Brody | Matthew David Brozik | Becky Cardwell | Abbi Crutchfield | Sean Crespo |...

Found another book I really enjoyed:  Sad Monsters : Growling on the Outside, Crying on the Inside by Frank Lesser. Frank is another gem I found on Twitter @sadmonsters. He's a writer for the Colbert...

The Battle of Hatchlings This is fiction. I am not a loon. I received a Rare Bird Alert early Tuesday morning notifying me to the presence of an immature Red-Headed Woodpecker in my area. Having not yet...

I'd like to stay in a new Penultimate Southeastern brand hotel. Should I choose the Penultimate Southeastern "Classic" or the Penultimate Southeastern "Premium" location? We're glad you asked! Both hotels...

In Grad school, I registered for a class entitled "Alternative Literature."  As an English major, I thought anything with "literature" in the title would be safe. My professor for this class rolled in...

*Lucky Penny must be found in the heads up position for activation of good luck. Any luck received from a tails-up penny is purely coincidental. Tails-up pennies are retrieved at your own risk, and serve only...

First published in The Big Jewel. Sunday Brother-in-law invites us over to watch football. Upon arriving, he admits his youngest daughter is getting over the flu, but that he kept that fact a secret for...

First seen on You, Only Awesomer! It all began in the late '90s with a dream, a shelf full of crystal jewelry and a simple sign in the window offering chakra alignments. When I started my shop,...

This was originally published on YouOnlyAwesomer! a collaboration between myself and Becky Cardwell of JustMakingConvo.com full of helpful (ahem) tips for being an AWESOMER you! I won't always post things...

First published in Hobo Pancakes Humor Journal   I caught him red-handed. "Sorry Joe, but I'm going to have to drop a dime on ya," I told him. The man looked at me with fear on his mug. He...

First published in Hobo Pancakes Humor Journal Little has been written about one of the country's first feminist financial leaders, Elizabeth "Nancy" Morgan (1818-1901). From her groundbreaking article...

Hello Staff! I hope you are having a good summer holiday. This is just a note to let you know about some changes here at Nobblesnuff's Academy of Wizardry. As you know, thanks to the Harry Potter series,...

There was a time when I provided the soulful soundtrack to your life. Whenever a 80's movie star stared across the ocean, deep in reflection, trying to decide if a tough, yet fashionable Miami cop could love...

As you know, here at Ninja Throwing Technologies, we scored quite a hit last year with our Chinese Throwing Moons.  No one can deny that Ninja weapon innovation had crawled to a...

I wouldn’t say I was a “follower” in grade school. Neither was I a “leader” in the sense that I had no followers, with the exception of the weird kid who always wanted to challenge me to chess...

Dear Low-Flow Toilet, I never thought I could have such passionate feelings for a crapper, but I do. I hate you. I hate every inch of your porcelain frame. I didn’t know when I bought you that...

I posted this tongue-in-cheek press release through PRWeb for fun and a little exposure. It's gotten KidFreeLiving.com quite a few extra hits so far, and will be floating around the web for years to come,...