Tag Archives: Humor

7 Spooky Stories to Keep You in the Halloween Mood

Posted by Liz Verrastro, Fiction Section Head for issue 6.1

Halloween has just passed and it seems that with that, all the spooky energy has as well. Whether you dressed up as Wonder Woman, a clown, or someone from Game of Thrones for Halloween, nothing keeps the fun alive more than scary tales. If the success of the new film adaptation of Stephen King’s It is anything to go by, people love to be scared, so why not let the fun continue after Halloween has passed? Why else would there be a multi-million-dollar haunted house industry? Here are seven scary fiction pieces, perfect to keep the Halloween spirit alive even after the holiday has passed. Continue reading

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Make ‘Em Laugh: Discussing the Craft of Humor in Writing

Posted by Courtney O’Gorman, GD Public Relations Manager and reader for 3.2 & former reader for 3.1

Why did the chicken cross the road?

Alright, I won’t bore you with that tried-and-true classic or attempt a knock-knock joke either—as I’m sure you’ve heard them too many times to count. It’s important to note how arduous a task humor can be. For stand up comedians and actors, humor appears to be a natural reflex or an innate talent that is utilized to captivate their audience. So who’s to say that writers can’t make their readers double over with hysterical laughter through the written word? Continue reading

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