Humor

An original collection of random humorous stories and spoof articles.  Mostly funny. Some short, some long. 

I can't sell it any better than that.  Oh yeah.  They got words and stuff.

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​You might enjoy it.
Short and Funny

Banned From Reddit - my Reddit reinstatement appeal
Becoming an Influencer - how I made it

Celebrity Influencer Lifestyle - if Meghan can do it, so can I
ChatGPT Roasts Me - when I asked ChatGPT to criticize my writing
Cheap Therapy - or shit happens, get over it​

Deepseek and Chinese Censorship - watch out for wagging fingers

Funny CV - how not to get a job

Funny Recipes: Cream of Tomato Soup - spoof cuisine

How I Earned Money Taking My Clothes Off - lonely nights and sailors
How I Made a Million Dollars in Only Three Days of Writing - title says it all
How I Made XXX in Only One Week - a stirring exhortation to the money gods

How Ladybugs Can Make Big Bucks - an etymologist explains
How to Make the Big Money Online - 28 secrets of success
How to Market Yourself - my publicist tells me to try harder

How to Remove Your Head from your Ass - handy page for friends in trouble

I Am a Big Wig - what is it and what does it mean?
Identifying as a Writer - I am now a writer and no one can tell me otherwise

Journey to 500 Followers - reaching a milestone
Journey to 500 Followers - Correction - er no, I didn't

Less is More - playing with words
Moleskin Notebook - stop this senseless cruelty
My Hard Luck Story (Sort Of) - missing out on the sympathy vote
My New Writer's Jacket - clothes maketh the man

Python Developers - some humor helps

Support Are On It - how not to interface with your customers

Taking a Girl Out - 150 words of heartwarming charm
The Metasaurus - the last dinosaur on Earth

When a Writer Quits Writing - there are items for sale
Why are People Obsessed with Follower Numbers? - my obsession explained
Writing and Gardening - can you eat your own words?


​​500 Words - a free writing exercise to create 500 words - as example for school essay or to see what that amount of text looks like
Funny with Swearing
Some pieces have more swearing than is strictly necessary.  They are here.

BBC News with Swearing - if they could talk like normal people
Because I'm Fucking Worth It - self-belief with the F word

How About a Game of Fucking Scrabble? - while away the hours

​Swearing in Church - a modern vicar meets the young offenders
Swearing in the Houses of Parliament - when MPs finally speak the truth
Longer and Other Stories

An AI Horror Story - when the tech takes over

Can Animals be Gay? - treatment center for gay pets
Clapping Like Seals - the madness of forced applause

Foosball Changed My Life - a true story about playing table football
Funny London - spoof on visiting London
Funny Plumbing Story - a tale of a plumber
Funny Zombie Story - could drawing and pigeon keeping save your life?

How to Behave at a Writer's Party - don't make a fool of yourself​

Lipstick Humor - the trouble with lipstick, a writing challenge

Medium Daily Digest - drowning in notifications

Parish Council Newsletter - spoof on English petty bureaucracy
Picking Up Women in Stores - humorous dating advice
Poem About Autumn - my one and only poem
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Self-Doubt and a Song That Might Help - some thoughts and a song

​Teaching Americans How to Speak English - words of wisdom from a proud Englishman
The Oxford Comma - what is it?
The Pressures of Writing for an Audience - when people start reading


Wedding Reporting Services - a satirical look at wedding write ups
Winnie the Pooh Short Story - the friends receive an offer to sell up
Winnie The Pooh Goes Woke - humorous satire
Writing With a Porpoise - humor, writing and a porpoise
Article Collections
Stories that fit within a broad theme.

Politics - collection of political comment and protest designs

Sayings - those expressions we use, illustrations and the meaning behind them

Work - collection of work themed articles
My Writing Diary

This unfinished series is the nearest I ever got to writing a book.  It was a fun idea, which I enjoyed writing, but failed to take off.  Now it sits here as a reminder of effort made and limited progress.

Interview with a Publisher - when I started my writing career
Day 1: A Writer Starts a Writing Diary - my first day of being a proper writer
Day 2: ChatGPT Helps a Writer Meet a Deadline - it's not cheating, honest
Day 3: I Got Caught Using ChatGPT - Theo was not amused
Day 4: I Wrote a 250 Word Article! - my first self-written article
Day 5: My First Rejection - Theo turned my article down and gave me some advice