Reading Potato Books for Your Pink Flamingo
September is a month dedicated to reading. I’m not sure why. Reading months should be in the dead of winter, when it’s too cold to do anything but curl up on the couch under a […]
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HumorOutcasts Interview with Daniela V. Gitlin, MD Author of “Practice, Practice, Practice: This Psychiatrist’s Life”
This HumorOutcasts interview is with Daniela V. Gitlin, MD who is the author of, “Practice, Practice, Practice: This Psychiatrist’s Life.” Daniela’s book gives you a view of therapy sessions from her side of the couch […]
Replacing Oprah’s Book Club
I admire self-made people, and Oprah Winfrey turned–whatever she used to do–into a huge empire. It’s made her not only rich and powerful, but a person who by all accounts gives back to her community […]
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 […]
HumorOutcasts Interview with Lindsay K. Boucher and Lauren M. Widner the Authors of “Elle & Eleanor”
This podcast is an interview with Lindsay K. Boucher and Lauren M. Widner who are the authors of, “Elle and Eleanor Across the Pond” which is available on Amazon. Elle Harris and Eleanor Cole, two […]
Why Books Are The Best Christmas Gifts
This would seem a good time to remind you that books are the best Christmas gifts. Yes, even for non-readers: In fact, books owned by people who don’t read are not only great re-gifts, but […]
Game of Thrones, or: Reviewing War and Peace, but with no peace and ten times the war
So … you’ve probably heard of this book, which has garnered some moderate success from an otherwise unknown author by the name of George R. R. Martin. Long-winded fantasy? Who does that anymore? My wife […]
Understanding Poetry
My wife is taking a poetry class this year, 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 […]
Fun with Reading
There are two things that budding writers hear all the time: (1) Write what you know;* and (2) You have to do a lot of reading. To most of us, reading is inherently enjoyable. There […]
