The Great (Hamster) Escape
When hamsters came into my house years ago they had little plastic balls, so they could run merrily all over. (Humans now have those, too. You’d think we could just walk.) We did have to […]
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Hairy Situations Added Color To Our Lives
My youngest daughter wanted to color her hair. Brown. Remember brown, it becomes important later. My oldest daughter volunteered to do the coloring. She’s good at that kind of thing. (At least she was then–this […]
Allergies To Oscar Slaps
At some point, as I was cleaning carpets Saturday, I raised some kind of allergen in the dust that laid me out like getting punched by Will Smith. Don’t worry, I’m not going to dwell […]
An Excerpt From First Night – The Debut Novel By Carol Sabik-Jaffe
We are so excited and honored to be excerpting First Night by Carol Sabik-Jaffe today. This talented author is such an advocate for writers. For all romantic comedy fans, this is a must read. […]
How to Offend People Without Really Trying
I grew up the fourth of five kids. My parents taught me to be kind to others, share my toys with my sister, hold the door for others. always say please and thank you, and […]
A Hamster, By Any Other Name, Is Still a Rat
Let’s get this out of the way right now: Hamsters are rodents. Mice are rodents. And yet one elicits an “Aw … cute …”, while the other delivers “Eeeeeekkkkk!!!!!!!!” I don’t get that. It’s true […]
Teens, When Lying to Your Parents, You Need to Up Your Game
[The following true story is based on a time when a good friend of mine’s then 16-year-old daughter tried to wriggle out of several lies she told her parents about a “sleepover” at a friend’s […]
Get to Know The Writer’s Friend Amy Abbott and her New Book Centennial Farm Family
Amy Abbott is always the first one to help our new writers and authors, so we think it is only fitting that we give her a big nod for her new book Centennial Farm Family […]
HO Interview with Dave Jaffe Author of Sleeping between Giants: Life, If You Could Call It That, With A Terrier
We love HumorOutcasts’ writer Dave Jaffe and because we love his work, we are proud to help him re-launch his “pandemic–(who knew it was coming) launched book Sleeping between Giants: Life, If You Could Call […]
Rockin’ To the Classics
I’ve got some editing and polishing to do, and I’m thinking of having a classic rock day while I’m doing it in honor of my late brother Jeff, who passed away on January 30th. Jeff […]