A Newsletter of Humorous Writing #10
A Newsletter of Humorous Writing
A Newsletter of Humorous Writing
For November 23-29, 2017, a roundup of the week's
finest prose humor and prose humor-related news.
Hello and welcome to a Newsletter of Humorous Writing, the email propaganda arm of the acclaimed humorous readings show, An Evening of Humorous Readings. We've arrived, friends and gentle hearts! The Newsletter's odometer valiantly rolls over into double digits, galloping ahead against the tide, straining against the chains of confused and mixed metaphors!
What We Enjoyed This Week
Black Friday Forever: Our Post-Thanksgiving Sales Event by Alex Baia (McSweeney's)
Types of Church by Julie Mitchell (McSweeney's)
An Honest Review Of “The Post” by Sara Benincasa (Medium)
An Old Favorite
My Undoing by George Meyer (The New Yorker) A piece from the legendary writer who created the short-lived, near-mythic Army Man: America's Only Magazine, a peak in short humor. Meyer is probably best known for his work on The Simpsons, so as a special Meyers Bonus for Simpsons' fans, here's a lovely exchange from an interview he did with The Believer:
GM:...I’m pretty sure I wrote “Pray for Mojo.” Do you remember that line?
BLVR: Weren’t those the dying words of Homer’s helper monkey?
GM: Uh-huh. It’s almost like an epitaph for Western civilization.
BLVR: That seems about right.
GM: It’s this bloated, fucked-out corpse that washes up on the beach, burping up its final breath.
BLVR: What a lovely, pro-America message for the kids.
GM: [Laughs] I do what I can.
Updates From Your Hosts and Friends of the Show
A soporific week for your hosts as we digest our turkeys (we each ate a whole bird on a dare from some other newsletter editors). Paul Ryan magazine got a nice write-up in The Daily Dot, and we will take this moment to remind you that it would make a great holiday gift for a lover of humor and strange coffee table items.News About The Next Show
We are honing in on a new space, but as always tips are very welcome and keep an eye on this space for updates!
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See you next week!
@brianagler, @lukevburns, & @jamesfolta
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