English is a rich, varied language that can melt hearts and change the world, and '67' was Dictionary.com's choice for word of the year?

Dictionary.com Picks Stupidest Word Ever for Word of the Year. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2025/11/dict... #humor #humorcolumn #sixseven

I am moving my Whither, Utopia book launch from Oct. 29 to the first week of Feb. at the Kerouac House. Too many logistical details made the October date impossible.

More info soon. We won't have tickets, you'll just be able to buy books there. (I didn't like the $4+ fee Eventbrite was adding.)

If you're not doing anything on Wednesday, October 29, please join me at the Kerouac House at 7:00 p.m. for the launch of my new novel, Whither, Utopia.

www.eventbrite.com/e/whither-ut...

#booklaunch #amwriting #centralflorida

Muncie friends, I'll be back in town on Saturday, October 11, at 6:00 p.m. to do an author talk at my childhood library, the Kennedy Branch of the Muncie Public Library.

www.munciepubliclibrary.org/event/author...

#amreading #muncieindiana #BookLaunch

I developed my own Florida Zodiac signs, the Flordiac symbols. Whichever category of story shows up on your Florida Man Birthday Challenge is your Flordiac symbol.

What is Your Florida Man Zodiac Sign? laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2025/08/what... #humor #humorcolumn #FloridaMan #astrology

I flew home from Indy PopCon this morning and found the author copies of my new novel, Whither Utopia. It will come out on December 3rd. You can get advanced reader copies here at booksprout.co/reviewer/rev... if you review it on GoodReads or Amazon.

#humornovel #humor #books #amwriting

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Your writing is good, but is it funny? Learn 12 pro humor-writing techniques and make readers laugh for all the right reasons! Join my workshop at the Florida Writing Workshop in #Orlando TOMORROW. Register now: floridawritingworkshops.com/schedule-201... #amwriting #writingcommunity

(Repost: Had the wrong date on the photo.) Want to make your writing funnier? Learn 12 pro humor-writing secrets from an award-winning humorist! Join me at the Florida Writing Workshop on April 11 at Crowne Plaza #Orlando. floridawritingworkshops.com/schedule-201... #amwriting #writingcommunity

You can get my humor novel, Mackinac Island Nation, for 50% off at @4horsemenpubs' Black Friday Sale until 12-2. Whether it's an ebook, paperback, or even hardcover, you can save 50%!

4horsemenpublications.com/product/mack...

#amreading #MackinacIsland #BlackFriday

I'm the only customer in @lazymoonpizza (University) and enjoying a sense of kenopsia.

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows says it's "the eerie, forlorn atmosphere for a place that is usually bustling with people but is now abandoned and quiet—

There is a Tweetdeck for Bluesky called @deck.blue. Great idea, but the fonts are squished, and I can't seem to fix that. Anyone have any ideas? I've already resized both the font and the column, and nada.

This week's column was inspired by a @grammargirl.bsky.social story about the kerfuffle the Council for German Spelling caused by saying it's OK to use a possessive apostrophe-S.

Germans In a Kerfuffle Over Apostrophes. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2024/10/germ...

#humor #humorcolumn #apostrophes

An 8-fingered fireworks expert has firsthand knowledge about an important rule of thumb, but can't always grasp the subtleties.

Experts Need a Past Littered With Mistakes. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2024/03/expe... #humor #humorcolumn #expertise #thoughtleadership

As the great Canadian thinkers of our day, Bob and Doug McKenzie, said, today is Wrestling Day.

Happy #WrestlingDay

Cows are clever and tricky. Don't let anyone tell you differently.

What's the Deadliest Animal On Earth? Hint: Not the Shark. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2023/12/what... #humor #humorcolumn #animalattacks