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New Agey B.S.

It is the end of an era. For a good while now, I have been writing horoscopes for the masses at Comedy Central’s mobile site. We called it Uncle Louie’s Crystal Balls. As of a few months ago, Uncle...

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Like, Totally a Sports Writer

The National Onion./A.V. Club gave a nod to my piece on the epic 1987 Twins’ epic Facial Hair, so I thought I would too. Filed under: Comedy, Nonfiction, Writing Tagged: baseball, facial hair, Onion...

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The Half-Dog Story, in Full.

Remember when I mentioned that story in Paper Darts’ 3rd Issue, called “Sheba”…? Why here it is now. Click Image to enlarge. Click again to enlarge again. And here I am reading it, on “Radio Dispatch...

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Up with People, Down with Mosquitoes.

Here’s a post I wrote on the subject of World Malaria Day, as a partnership between the United Nations Foundation, Nothing But Nets, and Comedy Central. I don’t mind telling you, the United Nations*...

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Why Dolphins Are Badass: A Semi-Academic Talk

Semi, you ask? Why only semi-academic? Because when I was in college, a biology professor of mine told me “Humor has no place in a scientific presentation,” and consequently lowered my grade on the...

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Radio Interview: This Time in the Hot Seat

International Women’s Day is coming, and I’ll be interviewed on radio KFAI for the occasion. The Subject: Women, comedy, and women in comedy. The Women: writer/comedian Molly Knefel, writer/comedian...

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Girl Scouts for Grown Ups

I’ll be cracking mad jokes as the keynote speaker of this year’s Women’s Wellness & Adventure Weekend at Minnesota’s Audubon Center, May 4-6, 2012. That’s really soon, so buy your tickets now!...

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Storycraft with Kevin Kling, April 25th

Several months ago, I was invited to be part of a three-part workshop with Kevin Kling, alongside about two dozen on the Twin Cities’ most talented writers, performers, comedians, and all-around...

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McSweeney’s Political Humor Anthology LIVE!

Check out my piece, “Unpublished Federalist Papers” in The McSweeney’s Book of Politics and Musicals, out on June 26th. If you can’t wait until then, or hate the book publishing industry for some...

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“Our Battle is More Full of Names Than Yours”

Somehow, I ended up in a situation where I am to compete for the title          ULTIMATE MASTER OF WORDS against some of the greatest writers and thinkers and talkers in town. Well. As a poet once...

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