Being funny is really hard work.
It's much easier to be serious. Seriously. Melodrama just flows from me. Sap. Sentiment. Self-obsessed misery.
But I have to work really, really hard to write something funny for all you virtual people out there. And STILL I can't get taken seriously.
Comedy is for the dogs.
Woof. Woof.
P.S. Novel is out. THIS LITTLE MOMMY STAYED HOME is a totally serious, deep, probing account of the great mystery of motherhood in all its complex, inscrutable ways. Adrienne Rich move over. I will depress the heck out of you. I mean, when you're sitting around using your precious free-time to read a novel, isn't depression what you're after?
P.P.S. Here are some fun blogs I've visited lately: www.maggiemarr.com. www.robertaisleib.com/blog http://www.joannerendell.com/. http://grannypantychronicles.blogspot.com/
There are others! I'll try to get them up soon.
I have to tell you, I was literally laughing out loud at some parts of the book - the Goobs kept looking up from his Thomas trains and saying "what? what's funny, mama?"
ReplyDeleteKind of hard to explain mommy humor to a toddler. :)