A Newsletter of Humorous Writing #33
A Newsletter of Humorous Writing
A Newsletter of Humorous Writing
For May 03-09, 2018, 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 just want to say, we don't think this newsletter got enough credit for the detente on the Korean Peninsula. Sure, we weren't involved in any direct way, but the power of laughter to heal decades-old conflicts can't be underestimated. All we're saying is, when they start handing out Nobel Peace Prizes, we want a few.
What We Enjoyed This Week
The Writer by Colin Nissan (The New Yorker) This piece, from friend of the Newsletter Colin Nissan, hits very close to home. So close, in fact, that this piece is living in our closet, and paying modest rent. While, yes, it brings up a great deal of existential questions, it also saves us a few hundred dollars a month, and splits the electric bill with us. So, it's all a wash.
An Open Letter to the Adult Man in Target who Decided He Didn't Want Keebler's Coconut Dreams by Liane Houseman (Points in Case)
So You've Forgotten Someone's Name at a Party by Glenn Boozan (The New Yorker) Glenn is a rock star; always has been, always will. Well, ok, we don't know if she always has been. Presumably, she was, at a time, an infant. But, we'll never know. We don't exactly have a "fact-checking department" here at the Newsletter of Humorous Writings.
An Old Favorite
"This piece from 2014 made me an Anna Drezen fan for life. It is nonsense and it is bonkers and with subheads like "BB Cream Erase Clinical Depression" and "No More Wedding Eyeballs." It is perfect. And 4 years after its publication, as I try to deal with my own Big Feelings by getting super into skincare, I feel simultaneously called out and comforted by lines like, "Frown GOODBYE! Do not here! Go under the smear!"
Updates From Your Hosts and Friends of the Show
A great piece Luke read at a recent Evening of Humorous Readings made it on to the ol' internet! Golly. Would you look at that.
Other Humorous Writing News
The good people at Clickhole just launched a site for #TheResistance, and you know what, we think this time, there's nothing Cheeto Hitler can do to stop us.
News About The Next Show
No news on our June show, but...we're making it up to you.
On Thursday, May 31st, at 7pm, at Peculier Pub (New York City, baby!), we're hosting a meetup! A get-together! A party? A something. Basically, if you are a writer, consumer, or fan of humor, we'd love to hang out with you! So, come on down, and we'll talk shop! ("Man...ellipses are really great for jokes, am I right?")
See you next week!
@brianagler, @lukevburns, & @jamesfolta
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See you next week!
@lukevburns & @jamesfolta
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