Don’t take life too seriously, this book seems to say. We might as well have the audacity to laugh. Continue reading
Tom Robbins and the audacity of humor
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You Can Say That Again—A new book (I mean, a book) is born today
Please join me in celebrating the release—today, April Fools’ Day—of my second book, You Can Say That Again: 750 Redundant Phrases to Think Twice About. You won’t find any April Fools’ jokes in this post; the timing is coincidental. I admit, though, I like the idea of this lighthearted book coming out on this lighthearted day.
Wonky Words in the World
Wonky words. They’re all around us: on billboards, on beer bottles, on bus-stop signs. I’m talking about words that make you go hmmm. I’m talking about the kind of writing that makes word nerds groan.
Why stop at groaning? Let’s have some fun with these egregiosities. I propose writing captions for them.