Humor Writing
McSweeney’s | We’re Subletting Our Fourth Bed Space While Bedmate Visits Chocolate Factory
“We’re three grandparents who sleep in the same bed in the middle of our daughter/daughter-in-law’s one-bedroom efficiency. We spend all our time in bed, knitting, sleeping, eating soup, watching TV, and raising our sad malnourished grandson. Until recently, none of us had left the bed in over twenty years, but a candy-related miracle has resulted in a sudden vacancy.
The Salt Lake Tribune | When I Broke My Leg and Needed Ski Patrol, I Was Thinking About the Shareholders
“How would my accident affect the shareholders? By forcing ski patrol to make a rescue using expensive man hours, would I eliminate the chance at a profitable day for the resort? Why had I taken such a careless risk without considering the bottom line? How could I be so stupid?”