George Denis Patrick Carlin born on May 12, 1937, died from heart failure on this day, June 22, 2008, at seventy-one years old. “He was regarded as one of the most important and influential stand-up comedians.”His final HBO special, It’s Bad for Ya, was filmed less than four months before his death. In 2008, he […]
5 Ways to Add Humor to Your Memoir by Stacey Gustafson
The following is Stacey Gustafson’s blog post from March 6, 2015. Her eBOOK, for a limited time, is 99¢. Click here to get your copy, http://amzn.to/1Bgwatq Her blog is: http://staceygustafson.com/blog/ 5 Ways to Add Humor to Your Memoir Do you believe that memoir has to be serious in order to get your point across? […]
Interview with Poet Marilyn Slade
Poet Marilyn Slade has two poems published in my anthology, Written Across the Genres. “Traveling to Nowhere” is based on a serious theme whereas in “Waiting Room Connect” readers can enjoy her humor. Here is the bio she gave me. Marilyn Slade has been described as an immature senior citizen which accounts for her love […]
More about Author Shannon Brown
In my previous post, I interviewed Shannon Brown who has two novel excerpts in my anthology, WRITTEN ACROSS THE GENRES. She attends our writers group in Dublin, CA. As the teacher, I give ten minute exercises to practice what we’ve discussed. Here is Shannon’s ideas about writing with some rhetorical devices. Disneyland is fun in […]
Penny Warner at The San Francisco Writers Conference
Long time friend, Penny Warner and me. I had a chance to go to two of Penny’s sessions this year at the San Francisco Writers Conference and enjoyed her humor as usual.
Book Launch with Home Improvement Stories
Going to a book launch tonight. Julie Rice, author of PILZ, Camille Thompson, and Stacey Gustafson have stories in NOT YOUR MOTHER’S BOOK with the subtitle of Home Improvement. They will be reading from the book and I’m sure it will be fun. All three have a sense of humor that is reflected in their […]
Lawrence Ferlinghetti Quote
If you missed Elaine Webster’s comment to my last post, “Rhythm, Cadence and Beats”, here is the humorous quote she told from Lawrence Ferlinghetti: “Don’t be so open-minded that your brains fall out.”