Wendy Liebman’s Locally Grown Comedy in LA with Host Nancy Berk!
Month: April 2019
Interpreting Rejection Messages from The New Yorker: An Author’s Guide
Writing humor is hard. Just ask Dostoyevsky. Sure, he scored big with Crime and Punishment, but do you know how many copies of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gulag were sold? […]
“Whole Language” Yuppies Move In, and Phonics Junkies Are Forced Out
BOSTON. The neighborhood here known as the South End has historically been a transitional stop on the way up–or down–the social ladder. “We got the winos and junkies who lost their last best hope of […]
Lie vs. Lay
Artwork by Lauren Faulkenberry. Idea/text by Bill Spencer. Lauren Faulkenberry is a novelist and illustrator living in western North Carolina. Originally from South Carolina, she has worked as an archaeologist, an editor, and a ranger […]
Little Sisters of Chardonnay Help Bibulous Babes in Need
BOSTON. On Friday night, Quincy Market here is ground zero for New England’s dating scene, with many singles driving in from less-populous areas to increase their chances of finding love, or at least a mate. […]
Slow runner thoughts:
It’s my mind that keeps me running, my body told me to quit 15 minutes ago. Slow runners make fast runners look good (“You’re welcome”). I’m slower than a turtle in peanut butter but I […]
Fallen Women 101
A group of 50 academics has urged the Rhode Island legislature not to ban indoor prostitution, which is legal in that state. The Boston Herald I was sitting at my desk, trying to come […]
