For One Writing Coach, “Wranting” Doesn’t Cut It
SOMERVILLE, Mass. Maggie Turbek is a writing coach who learned the hard way the perils of caring too much. “I turned in a magazine article a day late because I wasted a whole Sunday on a nuclear […]
The Daddoni Movement
Maybe you’ve heard of the Italian word “Mammoni,” which means “Mamma’s boy” in Italy. It refers to men in their twenties and thirties who live at home with their parents and are lavishly tended to […]
“Balancing the Books” With the World’s Oldest Profession
Accountancy has a good claim to being the world’s oldest profession. Edward Chancellor, Wall Street Journal review of “Double Entry” by Jane Gleeson-White We were hanging around, me and my buddies Ug and Nutz, […]
My Resolutions For YOU in 2019
Every year I make New Year’s resolutions and every year I break them. So this year, I’m trying something different – resolutions for other people. Hey world – here are the changes I’d like to […]
Excerpt from Holiday Hilarity: A Humorous History of Celebration by Jeffrey Gurian
In the spirit of humorists and comics must all stick together, we are featuring an excerpt from the latest book from twitter friend and talented comic Jeffrrey Gurian. Bio: Jeffrey Gurian is a comedy writer, […]
For Seasonal Affection Deficit Victims, End of Holidays is SADD
WELLESLEY FALLS, Mass. Marci Bowline is noted among her suburban housewife peers for her enthusiastic, some would say aggressive approach to the holiday season that runs from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day. “I’m not saying […]
New Years Resolutions: Expectation vs Reality
“Well, for my New Years resolution, I think I’m going to start running” says the overweight, smoking, 42 year old CPA sitting in the bar drinking his 3rd beer talking to his buddy sitting next […]