All Kinds of Funny

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Men, Women, and Other (Un)Natural Disasters
My wife’s friend sent her an Instagram reel—a video of two attractive women smiling and laughing during a happy hour or a brunch, the kind of place…
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Norman T. Leonard
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Unconditional Love: An Indictment
This is a list of things I don’t buy: Florida swampland; Emailed invitations to pity parties by way of Nigerian royalty; Magic beans; Admission tickets…
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Norman T. Leonard
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Give Me the Good Stuff
“It’s okay,” my wife said. “He’s a writer.” My wife says this a lot. To be clear, it’s not the way someone might say, “It’s okay, he’s a doctor…
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Norman T. Leonard
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The Soundtrack of Shenanigans
What follows is less All Kinds of Funny and more All Kinds of Fun. Twenty years ago today, my wife and I exchanged vows and kickstarted our marriage…
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Norman T. Leonard
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Marriage Boot Camp
A honeymoon conjures any number of images: romance, lobster dinners, perhaps a week-long Kama Sutra practicum. Not our honeymoon. Our post-nuptial rite…
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Norman T. Leonard
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Revenge Fantasies
I’m in line at the grocery store to buy a couple of avocados (I’ve healed my relationship with the demon fruit, in case I haven’t told you). A cashier…
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Norman T. Leonard
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True Confessions of an Accidental Walmart Model
It’s hard to see yourself. At least it’s hard for me to see myself. The self-loathing, though. That comes easily. Here’s what it’s like to be inside my…
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Norman T. Leonard
25
Parenting, Pranks, and Pappo
My daughter turns sixteen today, and that’s the kind of milestone that makes a father reflect. Am I doing right by this girl? Is she becoming a…
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Norman T. Leonard
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Send in the Clowns
I’ve been having nightmares about clowns, and it’s probably karma. My son, Sam, saw his first clown at a backyard birthday party when he was two. When…
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Norman T. Leonard
32
Forgiveness County
Attention: I’ve included an audio version this week if you’d like to listen rather than read. Just hit the play button above. If you do, I’d love to…
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Norman T. Leonard
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No Sneaking Out Sideways
Big news before we get to this week’s story! I’ve just published a dark crime comedy novella called Dig, under the pen name Pastrami Crawford. I’ll be…
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Norman T. Leonard
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The Sounds of Irony, Silent and Otherwise
My son’s middle name is Cash, after Johnny Cash. I’m a big fan of the voice, the boom-chicka-boom guitar style, but mostly of the storytelling. Johnny…
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Norman T. Leonard
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Faux Ma
My mom plays fast and loose with words. Case in point: the other day, she tried to get my attention and said, “Johnny, I mean, Dave, um, Jack, Sammers…
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Norman T. Leonard
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The Philosophical Solution of Evil
I wouldn’t say that I’m entirely evil, per se, but I do enjoy the occasional dip into evil waters. It’s an amuse-bouche for a shitty day. My wife queued…
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All Kinds of Funny
All Kinds of Funny
Life is hard, and it likes to slap the shit out of us. In my experience, looking for the funny takes the sting out of it. So here we are.
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