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Legends of Windemere: Allure of the Gypsies Now on Amazon Kindle!

(Made again because the links in the original got screwed up somehow. This happened last time too.)   Legends of Windemere: Allure of the Gypsies has Arrived!!! Buy it HERE! And Add it to Your ‘To Be Read’ List on … Continue reading

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Four eBooks for 99 Cents Each!

This is the Eve of All Hallows Eve, so I should be talking about horror and pushing my horror novella.  Instead, I’ve realized that not everyone likes to be scared.  After all, not every child dresses up as a monster.  … Continue reading

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John Cleese on Terror Alerts

(This was forwarded to me and I was going to simply forward it to a few people, but I HAD to share it.  John Cleese is hilarious and I think everyone needs some laughs.  Although, I’ve found evidence this is … Continue reading

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Because Everyone Should Hear George Carlin

Ionia of Readfulthings posted a great poem about sayings from America and the UK.  It got me thinking of the sayings we have that don’t make any sense.  I could talk about it, but George Carlin did it first and … Continue reading

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9:45

This is an Ionia Martin and Charles Yallowitz production: Ionia:  Hey, Charles? I had something to do tomorrow at 9:45, but I can’t remember what it was… Charles:  9:45?  That does sound familiar? Ionia:  Didn’t you say you had something … Continue reading

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Pioneers of Wit (Also Groucho Marx Quotes)

His weapon is his mouth On the battlefield of wit Cutting down all his foes Using their own words To drive them to the ground Laughs and smiles Empower this great wordsmith Making him immortal No hesitation in his words … Continue reading

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Welcome to . . .

This is going to be a fun (possibly disastrous) tease at a few fictional worlds.  Here we go and I apologize in advance: If you live in a world the size of Australia where chicken are invulnerable to swords and … Continue reading

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What Do You Look for in a Humorous Villain?

Now, we’ve seen villains with a sense of humor in comics (Joker), cartoons (Hades), and comedies (Dark Helmet).  You can obviously have a villain with a sense of humor that is goofy, sarcastic, or twisted.  They can still be effective … Continue reading

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Possible Tips on How to Write Humor

I get asked a lot about how to write humor, which is strange because I don’t consider myself successfully funny.  I come from a family that makes horrible puns, so I never know if what I think is funny while … Continue reading

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Burger Joint from Heaven (A Dialogue)

Terry-  So, you’ve been across the street from here all this time and you never ate here? Gil-  It never crossed my mind and now I have company.  Thought it was only an organic burger joint. Terry-  It’s the burger … Continue reading

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