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  • Lies Writers Tell Themselves Before 10 A.M. Bingo

    It just needs a few tweaks

    Jan 16 - Susan Perabo & R.L. Maizes
    Humor Crumpled paper

    How To Take an Author Photo

    Maybe you committed a murder like the one in your novel. Maybe you didn't

    Nov 2 - R.L. Maizes & Ali Solomon
    Humor A woman writing at a wooden desk

    Famous Walt Whitman Poems and What I Wish They Were About

    The leitmotif is the delicate beauty of the human experience

    Jun 23 - Michelle Cohn
    Humor A man in a captain's hat smokes a cigar and holds a cocktail in his hand while standing on a boat.

    The Famous Artist Wellness Plan™

    Side effects may vary, and include (but are not limited to) addiction, bloating, and headaches

    Mar 24 - Mina Manchester & Russ Rubin
    Humor A cigar sitting on top of a glass of whiskey

    I’m a Sucker for a Good Family Drama

    Reviewing Hamlet’s play within a play

    Mar 10 - Michelle Cohn
    Humor

    Diane Arbus Reviews awkwardfamilyphoto.com

    The baby as a pearl in an oyster shell adds a nice touch

    Jan 20 - Mina Manchester
    Humor Tw

    Ten Commandments: Writer’s Edition

    You didn’t hear it from us, but the angel Gabriel is a potty mouth

    Jan 6 - RL Maizes
    Humor A sign overlooking a foggy country road reads "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery"; "Thou Shalt Not Kill"; "Thou Shalt Not Steal"; "Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness"; "Thou Shalt Not Covet"

    How Shall I Reject Thee? Let Me Count The Ways

    My apologies for taking so long to get back to you, Mr. Shakespeare

    Dec 29 - Mina Manchester
    Humor A crumpled piece of yellow paper on a desk.

    An Open Letter to The Nutcracker Ballet

    Angelina Ballerina has some questions about the beloved holiday classic

    Dec 23 - Mina Manchester
    Humor

    Dorian Gray Drops His Skincare Routine

    You, too, can avoid the wrinkly, gnarled hand of time and your own wicked nature

    Dec 2 - Michelle Cohn
    Humor

    Desperate Writer Query Template*

    Can I bribe you with coffee and the promise of a prize-winning book?

    Nov 11 - RL Maizes
    Humor

    On the Eighth Day God Attended a Writing Workshop

    "God Joins a Writing Workshop and the Old Testament Critique Doesn't Go Well," flash fiction by RL Maizes

    Sep 19 - RL Maizes
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