Some types of humor just don't translate to other media. That's why a lot of sitcoms based on stand up routines fall flat, or, in this case, why a humorous narrative written by a guy who is good at one-liner jokes fails at being funny. Simply, the humor style of Deep Thoughts-- which have elici...
Since I've been hanging around writerly types, I've made a categorical decision to give all books I finish at least three stars. There are plenty of books that I don't finish because life is too short. If this book hadn't been so short, it would have no doubt fit into that category. I refuse to g...
Mom and Dad sat us kids down and explained that business hadn’t been good at Dad’s store, so we couldn’t afford a turkey. We had vegetables and bread and pie, and it was just fine. Later I went into Mom and Dad’s bedroom to thank them, and I caught them eating a little turkey. I guess that wasn’t...