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Dear John (and Margaret and Doreen and Larry and Alphonse and…)
It’s not you, it’s me. Shush, shush. No, don’t speak… It was 17 years ago on this very day that we first ran across each other.* Do you remember? You were a longstanding, traditional newspaper readership and I was a … Continue reading
Posted in It Really Did Happen!
Tagged breakup letter, burnout, columnist, humor, sabbatical, taking a break, writing
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Click the damn links!
Yesterday’s post was uncharacteristically somber, so I thought I would lighten things up here and simultaneously promote myself. So it’s a win-win for everyone! Especially me! First up, over at McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, I was inspired by all the books … Continue reading
A meeting with my internal editor
Ross’s Internal Editor: Hello, Ross. Happy New Year. Thanks for taking the time to see me. Ross Murray: Well, the mirror was right there, so no problem. RIE: Is this a good time? You seem to be struggling with that … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged 2020, humor, humour, know your audience, new year, perplexing, satire, writer's block, writing, writing humor
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Support McSweeney’s
I set a goal for myself this year to get back on McSweeney’s Internet Tendencies after a two-year hiatus. McSweeney’s is still the top-tier humour site in North America, in my opinion, and striving to get a post there was … Continue reading