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Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

It is a truth universally acknowledged that everyone needs a bit of satire now and then

Your Relatives at Zoom Thanksgiving If They Were Jane Austen Characters

Your Relatives at Zoom Thanksgiving If They Were Jane Austen Characters

George Wickham has sent you a Venmo request.

Nov 24

Realistic Thanksgiving Cards

Realistic Thanksgiving Cards

Send wishes for a happy fall filled with lots of cholesterol!

Nov 23

Nancy Drew Novels for Her Older Fans

Nancy Drew Novels for Her Older Fans

Can the detective figure everything out?

Nov 22

Honest Mugs For Christmas in 2020

Honest Mugs For Christmas in 2020

May your holidays me healthy and bright

Nov 19

Quotes to Stitch During the Second National Lockdown

Quotes to Stitch During the Second National Lockdown

At least you’ll pass the time

Nov 18

Classic Christmas Stories Updated for Modern Times

Classic Christmas Stories Updated for Modern Times

“Frosty the impenetrable titanium snowman…”

Nov 17

10 Reasons Santa is Definitely a Cat

10 Reasons Santa is Definitely a Cat

We’ve been wrong about Santa Claws

Nov 16

App Notifications If They Were Written By Classic Poets

App Notifications If They Were Written By Classic Poets

Technology and poetry collide to punish the lazy

Nov 15

Precautions for Christmas 2020

Precautions for Christmas 2020

Have a holly jolly (and healthy) holiday

Nov 14

How To Be a Famous Rich Author

How To Be a Famous Rich Author

Step one is take my class to learn the secret to success

Nov 13

The Nuremberg Zipline Fields Co. Would Be Thrilled to Host Your Rally

The Nuremberg Zipline Fields Co. Would Be Thrilled to Host Your Rally

But you’ll need to make some concessions

Nov 12

I’m a Pretty Girl Without a Date for the Holidays in this Romcom

I’m a Pretty Girl Without a Date for the Holidays in this Romcom

Which is why I think we should fake a relationship

Nov 11

When Dead Literary Giants Come to Thanksgiving

When Dead Literary Giants Come to Thanksgiving

What would happen if famous dead authors came to dinner?

Nov 10

Coffee Mugs for Cats

Coffee Mugs for Cats

Your feline friend has a sense of humor

Nov 9

A Cozy Mystery Genre Bingo Card

A Cozy Mystery Genre Bingo Card

Add some excitement to your book since you already know the ending

Nov 7

5 Moves That Will Drive Your Partner Crazy

5 Moves That Will Drive Your Partner Crazy

It’s a fine line between mad with desire and just plain mad

Nov 5

I’m a Spice Not a Magic Wand

I’m a Spice Not a Magic Wand

I can’t save this bland atrocity you call a meal

Nov 4

More Humor Writers I Enjoy Reading

More Humor Writers I Enjoy Reading

Check out these funny stories and the people who wrote them

Nov 3

Dear Mr. Herman Melville, Your Mail-In Ballot Has Been Rejected

Dear Mr. Herman Melville, Your Mail-In Ballot Has Been Rejected

Hunting a white whale, even metaphorically, isn’t a legitimate reason to be voting absentee

Nov 2

Coffee Flavors for Thanksgiving 2020

Coffee Flavors for Thanksgiving 2020

Because you deserve and desperately need them

Nov 1

Horror Movies for Dogs

Horror Movies for Dogs

These posters alone will terrify your pet

Oct 30

I Am the Female Who is Suspiciously Beautiful After the Apocalypse

I Am the Female Who is Suspiciously Beautiful After the Apocalypse

Post-apocalypse beauty is hard to maintain but necessary

Oct 30

If Google’s Doomed Apps Suddenly Woke Up From Their Graves

If Google’s Doomed Apps Suddenly Woke Up From Their Graves

Listen to their sad tales

Oct 29

When a Box of Chocolates is Like Life

When a Box of Chocolates is Like Life

Turns out you know exactly what you’re getting

Oct 28

Children Books Updated for the Online Writer

Children Books Updated for the Online Writer

If you want to write online gift these books to yourself or your readers

Oct 27

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