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Tag Archives: The Joke’s on Me
It’s Boomer Lit Friday!
Hi, everyone. It’s Boomer Lit Friday, the Passover edition, where we explore books about…yes, you guessed it. And no, I don’t mean matzoh balls. Please pop over to Shelley Lieber’s website to catch snippets from the other twenty-some authors participating … Continue reading
A Little April Foolishness
Ever play a great April Fool’s Day joke? Switch the contents of the sugar bowl with the salt shaker? Stick down all the desktop items in your office mate’s workstation with double-sided tape? Pfheh. Amateurs. Let’s get serious. I’m giving … Continue reading
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Tagged April Fool's Day, best April Fool's Day pranks, Entertainment, jokes, Laurie Boris, novels, The Joke's on Me
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It’s Boomer Lit Friday!
Happy Friday, everyone! Today I’m participating in a different sort of blog hop. Each week, the Boomer Lit Friday blog hop will feature snippets from a variety of “baby boomer” novels. Make sure to check out excerpts from other participating authors, … Continue reading
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Tagged Baby Boomer Lit, baby boomers, Boomer Lit Friday, Entertainment, Laurie Boris, novels, The Joke's on Me
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This Week: Is It Spring Yet?
The skies have been a little gloomy in my slice of the Hudson Valley, but if it’s time for Daytona and the Oscars, spring can’t be far behind. Although I’m not having as good a week as Danica Patrick, it’s … Continue reading
Healing with Humor
I love a good joke. Even a bad one. Which is one of the reasons I wrote my first novel. In The Joke’s on Me, a stand-up comic returns to her hometown of Woodstock after a major crisis and tries … Continue reading
Super Italicize Me!
Authors have been pondering this question since Og figured out he could write dirty limericks on the cave walls with a charred stick: Why didn’t I just become a doctor like my mother wanted? Well…that, and how the heck are … Continue reading
Olympic Writing Events
Fully recovered from asphyxiation after laughing your asses off at the opening ceremonies? Great. Now we can get on to the more serious business of the Olympics: the events. Because I’m still pissed that softball and baseball were eliminated after … Continue reading
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Tagged Drawing Breath, Entertainment, Laurie Boris, new Olympic events, novels, Olympics, satire, sports, The Joke's on Me, writers
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Five-Star Reviews Make My Day
I’d been having a bad day. I was trying to get too much done at once, the Madagascar hissing cockroaches escaped from their pen, and I’d allowed various disappointments to take up too much real estate in my head. Then … Continue reading
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Win a Signed Copy of The Joke’s on Me!
With Valentine’s Day and spring training just around the corner, and to celebrate the impending release of the novel in e-book form, Goodreads is hosting a giveaway of one signed paperback copy of my romantic comedy, The Joke’s on Me. … Continue reading
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Get a Load of These Tomatoes!
Just a reminder, my friends, that THE JOKE’S ON ME has been nominated for best romantic novel in the P&E (Preditors and Editors) Readers Poll. This poll recognizes the hard and often overlooked work of authors, editors, illustrators, and publishers, … Continue reading
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Tagged 4RV, contest, fiction, Laurie Boris, novel, P&E, P&E Readers Poll, preditors and editors, romantic novel, The Joke's on Me, writing
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