A Newsletter of Humorous Writing #12

For December 07-13, 2017

                December 14, 2017

            A Newsletter of Humorous Writing #12

            A Newsletter of Humorous Writing

            A Newsletter of Humorous Writing
For December 07-13, 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. It's cold here in NYC. So cold, we've moved our publishing operation to our equivalent of that seed vault in Norway. But in this case, it's our apartment where the windows are open because the radiator is on full-blast.

What We Enjoyed This Week
I'm Making a Few Changes to this Beloved Alt-Weekly by Jason O. Gilbert (McSweeney's) This is one is not only funny, it hits close to home. Support your (independently-owned) alt-weeklies, people.
A Eulogy for the First, Last, and Only Mouse That's Ever Lived in my Apartment by Alex Watt (The New Yorker)
Am I Really Planning to Attend Your Event? A Guide by Shannon Reed (The New Yorker)

An Old Favorite
Day of Judgement by Simon Rich (The New Yorker)
This is a classic; it's comfort food. But so is mac & cheese, and you don't see anyone complaining about mac & cheese, do ya? Simon Rich is frustratingly-good humor writer--good because he's good, and frustrating because he's so consistently good. This piece is a perfect example. It's a great premise that just keeps delivering. And even though it was published almost two years ago, it feels timelier than ever before. Bravo, Simon. Your fans at the Newsletter of Humorous Writings wish you all the success in your upstart, burgeoning career.

Updates From Your Hosts and Friends of the Show
No updates from us--but it is James' birthday on Monday. Buy that guy a beer!

News About The Next Show
Still searching for that sweet, sweet venue, but keep an eye on this space for updates!

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See you next week!
@brianagler, @lukevburns, & @jamesfolta

            See you next week!

@lukevburns & @jamesfolta
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A Newsletter of Humorous Writing #12

A Newsletter of Humorous Writing

A Newsletter of Humorous Writing

For December 07-13, 2017, a roundup of the week's finest prose humor and prose humor-related news.

What We Enjoyed This Week

An Old Favorite

Updates From Your Hosts and Friends of the Show

News About The Next Show

@brianagler, @lukevburns, & @jamesfolta

See you next week!@lukevburns & @jamesfolta

For December 07-13, 2017, a roundup of the week's
finest prose humor and prose humor-related news.

See you next week!

@lukevburns & @jamesfolta