And Then One Person Laughed Politely: A Catalogue of My Top Humor Hits

An easily accessible list of all my favorite funny pieces. Probably shouldn’t call it a “hit list,” though.

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I intend to update this periodically as I come up with new material, so feel free to check back now and then! I’ll pin this list to the top of my profile, since no one is actually going to come back and check for new stuff of their own volition, unless they are my mom. (Hi, Mom!)

Some of my best-received workings in humor and satire may be found at the links below…

Trendy Diet Plans From Classic Literature

I’m Alexander Hamilton’s Third Child And I Find My Erasure Deeply Offensive

Literary Names Under Consideration For My Firstborn Son

Jane Austen’s Guide to Being a Great Dad

In Defense of Pretentious Fifty-Cent Words

Doesn’t Anyone WANT to Earn $94 an Hour Working From Home?

How to Succeed as a Nineteenth-Century Novelist

Financial Advice for Young People in Elizabethan England

An Apologetic Letter From the Avonlea School Board to the Irate Parents of Gilbert Blythe

…Said No Parent, Ever

What to Write In a Thank-You Note (Other Than “Thank You,” Of Course)

Please Consider Me, a Humble Deep-Sea Blobfish, As Your Next Whimsical Baby Motif

London Businessmen File Formal Complaint Against Ebenezer Scrooge

And my top five personal favorites (this list is, of course, subject to change):

I’m a Baby Who Refuses to Nap, and I Am Drunk on Power

Help! I’ve Fallen Into a Mommy Facebook Group and I Can’t Get Out!!

Ten Rock-Solid, Argument-Proof Reasons Why I Have Not Replied to Your Email Yet

Help! I Asked For Parenting Advice on the Internet and Now I’m Starting to Question My Very…

Reasons Why Every Female Character On This TV Show Must Be Very, Very Thin

Updates will be forthcoming, I dearly hope. In conclusion, if I’m ever published in The New Yorker, this list will be the first to hear about it. Well, after I’m done telling absolutely anyone who will listen, and also tweeting about it; if I remember to come back and update this page, THEN you’ll be the first to hear about it.