Nobody Loves Humor Writers
To the Literary Set, humor writers are one step above greeting card poets in the literature hierarchy. We are categorized as next-to-lowest of the low, among the dregs of the literary world. I’m not making […]
Author: Kathy Minicozzi
Kathy Minicozzi is an opera singer turned aspiring writer, who lives somewhere in New York City. In other words, she's weird, but harmless. She is the author of "Opera for People Who Don't Like It," in which she turns the world of opera and its performers upside down while, at the same time, making it understandable to non-opera lovers and making everyone laugh.
Okay, Now What?
I was kind of stewing around, trying to think of something to write about. Then I read Donna Cavanagh’s Curing the Blues, right here at https://humoroutcasts.com/2012/curing-the-blues/ . I said to myself, “Depression. Hmmm. Kathryn, if […]
Saturday Morning With Harmony the Cat
Cat: 1. walking ego with an attitude problem; 2. alien that took over Earth millennia ago (from “Definitions You Won’t Find in any Webster’s New World Dictionary,” http://www.opusforfour.com/definitions.html ) Before I go any further, I […]
I Pledge Allegiance to The Cat
I adopted my cat from the New York City ASPCA in March of last year. The ASPCA was careful to give me all the information they could about my cat’s background and to make sure […]
Being Catholic is Good for the Brain
They say that the more you exercise the memory functions of your brain the better it works. This is otherwise known as “Use It or Lose It.” If this is true, it is a good […]
This New Year I Resolve to Make Resolutions
I usually skirt the problem of New Year’s resolutions by avoiding them altogether. That makes things much easier. You can’t feel guilty about not keeping any resolutions that you never made to begin with. This […]
Dearest Santa:
Dearest Santa: It has come to my attention that, because of the nature of some of the activities I have allegedly been involved in this past year, there is a real possibility that I am […]
If Age is Just a Number, Why is Mine Multiplying?
It’s not my imagination. It was only a really short time ago when I was rolling around our backstreet on clamp-style roller skates, riding a second-hand bicycle with pedal brakes without even thinking of putting […]
The 4 Most Annoying Christmas Grinches
It’s that time of the year again – the season that is supposed to bring out the best in us, but often does just the opposite. The following is a brief list of people who […]
A Thanksgiving Turkey Odyssey
THANKSGIVING DAY: “Ooh! Look at that big turkey!” “I want a drumstick!” “I want some white meat!” “More! More!” “Pour on the gravy!” DAY TWO: “Cold turkey from the fridge! Cool!” “Stop picking at the […]