A Newsletter of Humorous Writings #18
A Newsletter of Humorous Writing
A Newsletter of Humorous Writing
For January 18-24, 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 apologize, profusely. This newsletter came out a little later in the day than we would have liked. We know that our readers set their watches by our newsletter, and while we are sorry, we also feel like it is our duty to tell you that setting your watch by an internet newsletter is a dumb idea. The Navy operates an atomic, master clock. We suggest you use that in the future.
What We Enjoyed This Week
I'm a Disruptor by Evan Waite and River Clegg (The New Yorker) Evan and River are Friends of the Show, and the newsletter. In fact, they're just friends, period! They're also hilarious writers. Stupid tech jargon is, without fail, ripe for a good ol' humor piece, and this one delivers.
Before We Get Serious, Please Read My Personal Brand Guidelines by Casey Brand (The Belladonna)
An Emoji Correspondence by Colin Nissan (The New Yorker)
An Old Favorite
No, I'm From New York by Susanna Wolff (The New Yorker)
This newsletter is proudly made in NYC. We're New Yorkers through and through (Subways! Bagels!) So, it is for that reason that this piece speaks to us on a deeply personal level. But that's not why it's great. It's great because it does so much all at the same time. It has a simple, but perfect premise. The voice is unique. It builds so naturally. And, most importantly, it somehow turns the name/word "Ralphs" into an insult. Give it a read, unless you're from LA, at which point you can just unsubscribe because your kind aren't welcome here.
Updates From Your Hosts and Friends of the Show
Brian has a piece in the New Yorker about Jeff Bezos, who, incidentally, now owns 51% of this newsletter. Hope you like it, boss!
News About The Next Show
It's going to happen, folks. Trust us. 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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