Category Archives: Humor

Ha-ha?

In Praise of Plotting

Posted on April 4, 2020 by

At the moment I’m holed up (who isn’t?), working on the “final final” structure of my novel, removing sequences and putting them back, adding sections and then taking them out. I know all the rules and apply them religiously, until … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Memoir, Story Power, Writing | Tagged , , , , , | 13 Comments

Cabin Fever!

Posted on April 3, 2020 by

We love our home. No, it’s not in any tourist guides, but it has Us built into it. We miss it when we travel, especially in the mornings and at bedtime (hotel beds just don’t know how to hold us); … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 21 Comments

April Fools?

Posted on April 1, 2020 by

What if this virus thing were really just a big, elaborate April Fools’ Day joke? Oh, how we’d all laugh while those merry pranksters were being lined up and shot. (Sadly, it’s not, so please stay safe and healthy, my … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Humor | Tagged , , , , , , , | 17 Comments

Comedy Relief

Posted on March 31, 2020 by

After performing tragedies, the ancient Greeks always staged comedies, often making fun of the tragedies they’d just presented. Why? Comedy relief. Likewise, humor flourishes during wars and epidemics. Morbidity? No, survival. When we’re under attack, we ridicule our attackers and … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Humor | Tagged , , , , , , , | 26 Comments

Just Doing My Part

Posted on March 28, 2020 by

By responsibly practicing social distancing, I’m keeping thousands of people from being directly exposed to me. No, I don’t have the virus (I hope), I’m referring to my personality. You’re welcome. P.S. To my online friends: If you’re about to … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Humor, Quips and Quotes | Tagged , , , , , , | 29 Comments

Binge-Watching Spring

Posted on March 26, 2020 by

Spring break is over. Which means my college-student daughter is getting dressed (changing into her studious pajamas) and heading back to school (returning to the laptop in her bedroom). I’ve enacted the following changes: _______. Yep, nothing’s changed at my … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Memoir, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , | 30 Comments

A New Symbol of Resistance

Posted on March 24, 2020 by

Now that the War on Coronavirus is official, we need an icon, a symbol of resistance. A take-no-prisoners toughie wielding a bottle of lethal-strength sanitizer. Leaving toilet paper and take-out food on doorsteps, then ringing doorbells with a surgically gloved … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Humor, Quips and Quotes | Tagged , , , , , , | 39 Comments