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, […]
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What Would Heathcliff Buy?
Have you ever wondered what kinds of things our favorite fictional characters would have on their shopping and to-do lists? Neither have I. Now that the subject has come up, though, we might as well […]
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 […]
Congrats to HOC.com, But, Donna Cavanagh, Stop Annoying Me
Happy First Year Birthday/Anniversary to Humoroutcasts.com, the germ of an idea springing forth from the slightly warped, excuse me, creative mind of Donna Cavanagh. Donna’s enthusiasm is so contagious it’s aggravating sometimes. I think it’s […]
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 […]