I tackle poetry … and get slammed
My wife took a poetry class, so I, being a writer, decided to take a crack at writing poetry myself. Why didn’t someone stop me? Thank goodness I’m better at prose. Thank goodness Emily is […]
Category: Words to Think Upon
It Comes From Within: Living with Bipolar Illness Highlights the Struggles of Mental Illness with Warmth, Courage and Humor
This week,HOPress-Shorehouse Books (Shorehouse Books) is proud to release It Comes From Within: Living with Bipolar Illness. If you battle this disorder or know someone who is, please read this book. It offers hope, determination and […]
10 Things I Hate About Batman
I’m an extremely depressed human being. So a lot of days I end up drinking alone, smoking illegal herb and watching movies. Today I made the realization…. And this is some next level Stephen Hawking […]
Singing Up a Spring
Hey, I wrote a song! It’s not a great song … but then, I’m not a great song writer. There are two problems: First, I meant it to be humorous, but it comes off as […]
Interview with Tim Jones and Jim Corbett, Authors of I am So Sick of White Guys: The Coloring Book Experience
We are so proud of HO’s own Tim Jones and his co-author Jim Corbett and illustrator Steve Hartley for their funny, political coloring book I am So Sick of White Guys that has found its […]
New Thanksgiving Holiday Of ‘Gratitude’ Started For Those Who Must Work On The Real Thanksgiving.
In response to the overwhelming growth of Black Friday and its exploitation of the employees who must work in the service industry labor unions, families, certain compassionate government leaders and religious figures have petitioned and […]
Death Doesn’t Become Us
What people fear the most after speaking in public and being trapped in an elevator with Harvey Weinstein – is death. Tucked away in a compartment of our brain labeled “Denial” resides a black-robed figure […]
Columbus, the Gilligan of Explorers
Today is Columbus Day, when we celebrate the first European explorers to discover the Americas, which they weren’t, when Christopher Columbus landed on our continent, which he didn’t. Still, Columbus thought October 12, 1492, was […]
No Joke! Jumpstart and Finish Your Humor Project with Two Weeks of Solitude and Free Room Service!
Comedy writer Anna Lefler, author of Preschooled and The Chicktionary, understands the time drains that keep creative types away from some of their most important projects. But instead of just finding humor topics in the […]