Why I Write for HumorOutcasts
I used to write for a content mill site, dreaming about getting hit after hit and some nice money from writing humor in addition to articles about Italian street festivals, teaching music to autistic children, […]
Category: Writers
Sealed with a Buss: when road signs go rogue
As an editor by day, I know that there is much debate about whether to spell the plural of bus as “buses” or “busses.” While they can go either way, the standard spelling is “buses.” […]
Happy Father’s Day, Dad. I can draw really good boobs. Proud?
Lately, I’ve taken up writing personal greeting cards for my friends and family instead of the store-bought variety. I think it’s fun, and it’s also a challenge (try to be funny in just two lines!). […]
Inside Comedy: Meet Alan Zweibel
As the host of Whine At 9, I’ve had the opportunity to meet award-winning writers (including HO founder Donna Cavanagh), actors, singer/songwriters, and comics. Listen in to my chat with friend and comedy genius Alan […]
Let’s Play the Online Translator Game
Again, I seem to have been inspired by something Bill Y. Ledden did (which was made necessary by my throwing a bunch of Italian at him). I believe in giving credit where it is due, […]
Singing Opera and Writing Funny
Let’s get one thing out of the way first. I am weird, but not dangerous. Okay, maybe I’m dangerous when I’m on a stepladder trying to install anything. Other than that, I am harmless and […]
The Courtship of Prince Nigel
Prince Nigel is the Queen’s second cousin, twice removed (twice removed, forcibly, from Buckingham Palace. He now lives in Battersea). After leaving school, Prince Nigel settled into his bedsit with his collection of anoraks and […]
Things No Budding Writer Should Ever Have to Hear from Anybody
All artists are vulnerable to “helpful” clichés and criticism from anyone with a mouth and an opinion. Singers get it (“You should try out for American Idol.”). So do musicians (“How do you get to […]
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 […]
Every time you make a typo, the errorists win.
They said it couldn’t be done and they were right but that didn’t stop us from trying. With hindsight, it probably was a mistake but hindsight has a habit of appearing after the fact. Through […]