The Best Gift Books for 2021-Part III
Welcome to the Holiday Season! This is the time of year when we direct you to some of the most talented writers in the world! Yep, we at HumorOutcasts Press/Shorehouse Books/Corner Office Books […]
Tag: Bill Spencer
Thoughts and Preyers
Artwork by Lauren Faulkenberry. Idea/text by Bill Spencer. (Bill Spencer is author of Uranus Is Always Funny: Short Essays to Make You Laugh ) Lauren Faulkenberry is a novelist and illustrator living in western North Carolina. […]
ALERT: Bears Becoming More Resourceful at Getting into Trash
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 […]
Wishing I Had the Biggest—
Ever since I became a teenager, I’ve wished I had something of record-setting size—something giant, gargantuan even, something so big it’s downright scary. (Hint it begins with a “p” and ends with an “s.”) Yes, […]
Vanity, Thy Name Is Bill Spencer
I’ve always been vain. When I was two years old, yes two, I ran away from home, my plan being that I would walk to my grandmother’s 50 miles away. I was confident I could […]
Excerpt from Uranus is Always Funny: Short Essays to Make You Laugh from Bill Spencer
Today, we are happy to share with you an excerpt from Uranus Is Always Funny: Short Essays to Make You Laugh by the wonderful Bill Spencer. Book Description: The 65 humor essays in Uranus Is […]
Do These Shoes Work?
Carolyn told me my shoes look really rough. That surprised me. I wrapped them in fresh duct tape just a few weeks ago. Bill Spencer is the author of Uranus is Always Funny: Short Essays […]
A Political Stew
I have no idea how to solve the partisan rancor that has evolved in America. But I do think I have some insight into why there is now such a political divide despite the fact that […]
Cremains of the Day
The July 2021 issue of Funny Times contains this item in its “News of the Weird” section: John Hinkle bowled a perfect 300 game on April 12 using a ball containing his father’s ashes. Because […]
Married to a Fast Woman
My wife says she lives like she types—fast and with a lot of mistakes. I can’t comment on the mistakes part, but I can attest to the fast part. I literally cannot keep up with […]