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A Day for Fools and Other Speakers of Truth

April 1, 2024 by Kelley Lindberg Leave a Comment

I don’t love pranks. I’ve never been a fan of April Fools’ Day, even as a little kid. Pranks always seem to me like they’re designed to pointlessly humiliate the other person so that everyone else can laugh at them. Life is hard enough without purposefully making it harder for someone else when they’ve done […]

Filed Under: writer's life Tagged With: fools, history, holidays, humor, politics, satire, Shakespeare

Ten Things Writers Never Want to Hear

February 24, 2023 by Kelley Lindberg Leave a Comment

My admin can type really fast, so we don’t need to hire a writer. I have a great idea for a book based on my life growing up as a middle child in an average family. Will you write it for me? I just got fired, so instead of looking for a new job, I’m […]

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