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#13435:	Comedy	November 05, 2025
Curses The Power of Foul Language What's your favorite dirty word?

#13396:	Fantasy	October 15, 2025
In a Name Creating and Translating Names How do you name your characters and places?

#13388:	Comedy	October 08, 2025
Canceled! The Danger of Deletion Have you ever been shunned for your jokes?

#13348:	Fantasy	September 17, 2025
Pain Agony in Fantasy How do you show that someone's in pain?

#13335:	Comedy	September 10, 2025
Cheesier I have more to say on the subject of cheese Think you gouda done better?

#13299:	Fantasy	August 20, 2025
Bugs Bugs gonna bug. What's bugging you?

#13287:	Comedy	August 13, 2025
Morning The least funny time of the day How do you deal with those obnoxious morning people?

#13255:	Fantasy	July 23, 2025
Elements Before chemistry, there was alchemy What are the elements of magic?

#13244:	Comedy	July 16, 2025
How to Be Funny A nearly-complete guide to becoming not-serious Do you know how to get laughs?

#13205:	Fantasy	June 25, 2025
Research The work before the work How much research do you do when writing Fantasy?

#13187:	Comedy	June 18, 2025
Card Games For when comedy is in the cards Do you play funny card games?

#13147:	Fantasy	May 28, 2025
Lies Truths, half-truths, half-lies, and lies When is it okay to lie?

#13139:	Comedy	May 21, 2025
Hyperbole Ignoring the facts machine When is it okay to exaggerate?

#13107:	Fantasy	April 30, 2025
Monuments Instant place identification How do you make your cities unique?

#13095:	Comedy	April 23, 2025
Moving Pictures Give the Gif of Humor What do you do to draw attention to your Newsfeed posts?

#13056:	Fantasy	April 02, 2025
Extraterrestrial The Universe is a big place with lots of stuff in it. What do you know about other worlds?

#13046:	Comedy	March 26, 2025
April Fools! Comedy Christmas is here again What's your favorite prank?

#13014:	Fantasy	March 05, 2025
Mars Concerning the Red Planet Would you like to go to Mars?

#13003:	Comedy	February 26, 2025
Winter's End What to Expect from Spring Are all y'all Northern Hemispherians tired of winter yet?

#12968:	Fantasy	February 05, 2025
Fantasies When Fantasy isn't Fantasy What's the difference between fantasy and Fantasy?

#12955:	Comedy	January 29, 2025
How to Cope Comedy: the cure for what ails you. How can you get through the darkest times?

#12924:	Fantasy	January 08, 2025
Multiverse On Alternative Realities--or Fantasies. What, one universe isn't big enough for you?

#12916:	Comedy	January 01, 2025
Resolute A Brief Guide to New Year's Resolutions What's your plan for 2025?

#12879:	Fantasy	December 11, 2024
Solstice Some thoughts about the moment of stillness Got any plans for the solstice?

#12870:	Comedy	December 04, 2024
Stress-Free Holidays No, you don't have to do that. Or that. Or that, either. How do you keep calm in December?

#12836:	Fantasy	November 13, 2024
Healing A Fantasy Guide to Healing How do you make it better?

#12825:	Comedy	November 06, 2024
Artificial Idiocy An overview of AI What have you used AI for?

#12790:	Fantasy	October 16, 2024
Harvest A look at harvest festivals Have your crops been successful?

#12776:	Comedy	October 09, 2024
Hurricanes Nothing funny about them. What's your hurricane story?

#12749:	Fantasy	September 18, 2024
Colorful Language Pigments of Your Imagination How do you incorporate color into your Fantasy?

#12735:	Comedy	September 11, 2024
Fall Out Leaf me alone, already. What will you do after the end of summer?

#12699:	Fantasy	August 21, 2024
The Game is a Fruit Enjoying the fruits of your labors What exactly is a fruit?

#12685:	Comedy	August 14, 2024
Foreign, Far Out A Guide for American Tourists What advice would you give an international traveler from the US?

#12650:	Fantasy	July 24, 2024
Once in a Blue Moon Time for those rare events to happen. Do you watch the skies?

#12644:	Comedy	July 17, 2024
How To Win a Pun War ...or at least not lose one Ever gotten into a battle of the puns?

#12614:	Fantasy	June 26, 2024
Drinks There's more to drinks than liquid. What are you drinking?

#12600:	Comedy	June 19, 2024
Fauxtymology Making up word origins can be fun Ever wonder where words came from?

#12567:	Fantasy	May 29, 2024
Wrath and Reward Judgement of the Powers that Be What if life were fair and it all made sense?

#12559:	Comedy	May 22, 2024
Telling Jokes Joking around in meatspace Ever had a joke-telling session?

#12527:	Fantasy	May 01, 2024
Star Wars Day May the Fourth be with you Do you have plans for Star Wars Day?

#12518:	Comedy	April 24, 2024
Keep the Tip What a Long, Strange Tip It's Been How much should you tip?

#12487:	Fantasy	April 03, 2024
Eclipse Facts Fantasy doesn't have to conform to reality. But it helps to know reality before messing with it. What do you know about solar eclipses?

#12477:	Comedy	March 27, 2024
Fool's Game "Fool" isn't always an insult. Who's the bigger fool?

#12446:	Fantasy	March 06, 2024
Flags And other symbols What's a symbol that represents your Fantasy society?

#12435:	Comedy	February 28, 2024
Relationship Advice A Brief How-To Guide How's your relationship?

#12397:	Fantasy	February 07, 2024
Setting the Clock Time on Other Worlds Do you have the time?

#12387:	Comedy	January 31, 2024
Bad Jokes They're bad, not funny. What's the worst attempt at a joke you've ever made?

#12359:	Fantasy	January 10, 2024
Getting Around Modes of transport How do they get around in your stories?

#12343:	Comedy	January 03, 2024
New Year, Same Person Hey, the odometer ticked over. Yay. How are those resolutions going?

#12313:	Fantasy	December 13, 2023
Holidays Commemorations, observances, and celebrations What are your world's special occasions?

#12303:	Comedy	December 06, 2023
Travel Advice Keeping your sense of humor while on the road What are your travel essentials?

#12274:	Fantasy	November 15, 2023
Long Form Fantasy Maybe you have a lot to say. Short story, novella, novel, or series?

#12265:	Comedy	November 08, 2023
Buncha Turkeys How to Survive an American Holiday Who wants thirds?

#12227:	Fantasy	October 18, 2023
On the Surface The Mechanism of Writing How does writing survive?

#12214:	Comedy	October 11, 2023
Sorry So someone took offense at your comedy... Should we apologize for making a joke?

#12184:	Fantasy	September 20, 2023
Drawing on Reality Fantasy has to start somewhere How much reality is in your Fantasy? (Or vice-versa?)

#12169:	Comedy	September 13, 2023
Working Hard Comedy is hard work How much effort do you put into jokes?

#12140:	Fantasy	August 23, 2023
It's Not a Blue Moon, Part II The Full Moon at the end of this month is still not a Blue Moon. Will you look at the Moon?

#12125:	Comedy	August 16, 2023
Brevity The connection between brevity and levity Is brevity truly the soul of wit?

#12086:	Fantasy	July 26, 2023
It's Not a Blue Moon, Part I What you've heard about a Blue Moon is wrong. What is the actual definition of a Blue Moon?

#12073:	Comedy	July 19, 2023
That's Weird Oddities of Language How do you play with your words?

#12040:	Fantasy	June 28, 2023
Under the Sea The mysteries of the ocean What lurks in the depths?

#12024:	Comedy	June 21, 2023
Inder the Unfluence When altered states are funny What are you on?

#11993:	Fantasy	May 31, 2023
A Modern Take Reviving the Stories of Old Have you ever rewritten a myth?

#11978:	Comedy	May 24, 2023
Sarcasm Yeah, right. Is sarcasm a form of comedy?

#11941:	Fantasy	May 03, 2023
Place Names On the Naming of Sites What's in a place name?

#11929:	Comedy	April 26, 2023
Comedy of the Past Technically, all comedy is from the past. What's your favorite ancient joke?

#11894:	Fantasy	April 05, 2023
Artificial Intelligence From fantasy to science fiction to reality Utopia, dystopia, both, or neither?

#11880:	Comedy	March 29, 2023
The Weather Spring done sprung. For most of us. How are you handling the change of seasons?

#11846:	Fantasy	March 08, 2023
Clothing Something about fashion in Fantasy What are your characters wearing?

#11834:	Comedy	March 01, 2023
Synecdoche Finding humor in a figure of speech How can we turn synecdoche into comedy?

#11797:	Fantasy	February 08, 2023
Time It's About Time Time is not an illusion, but what is it?

#11784:	Comedy	February 01, 2023
Groundhoggin' It's Groundhog Day... again. Haven't we done this before?

#11745:	Fantasy	January 11, 2023
Predictions Future sight, precognition, and educated guesses What do you see in the future?

#11738:	Comedy	January 04, 2023
Real Solutions A better idea for resolutions. How many New Year's resolutions have you failed so far in 2023?

#11702:	Fantasy	December 14, 2022
Chocolate That delicious darkness What's made of chocolate?

#11691:	Comedy	December 07, 2022
The Joy of Nothing I'm doing nothing this holiday season What's your prevention for winter holiday stress?

#11660:	Fantasy	November 16, 2022
Gems and Jewels About the Precious What are those shiny things?

#11650:	Comedy	November 09, 2022
That Old Standard ...Time What's your fallback?

#11620:	Fantasy	October 19, 2022
Descriptions Painting the Picture of Your World How detailed do you get with descriptions?

#11603:	Comedy	October 12, 2022
Comedy Comedy wasn't always comedy. When did comedy become funny?

#11568:	Fantasy	September 21, 2022
Horses If wishes were horses, we'd be buried in manure. What's the deal with horses, anyway?

#11555:	Comedy	September 14, 2022
Death Death Isn't Funny Can comedy be about death?

#11524:	Fantasy	August 24, 2022
Accents Showing a character's origins through dialogue How do you handle accents in Fantasy?

#11510:	Comedy	August 17, 2022
Lemons They say "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade." But what if you can't make lemonade?

#11479:	Fantasy	July 27, 2022
Communication The process of imparting or exchanging information How do you prefer to communicate?

#11465:	Comedy	July 20, 2022
It's Classified Humans love to put things in categories Is a hot dog a sandwich?

#11435:	Fantasy	June 29, 2022
Ghost Forests The landscape changes Have you ever seen a ghost forest?

#11422:	Comedy	June 22, 2022
Kitchen Comedy Now we're cooking What's your kitchen story?

#11387:	Fantasy	June 01, 2022
Justice Crime and Punishment What are the rules, and what happens when they're broken?

#11374:	Comedy	May 25, 2022
Once Upon a Renfairy Tale Comedy from Ye Olden Times What's your favorite thing about Renaissance Festivals?

#11341:	Fantasy	May 04, 2022
Cities A brief look at settled areas What makes a city work?

#11331:	Comedy	April 27, 2022
Cheese This is the Whey. What's your favorite cheese?

#11297:	Fantasy	April 06, 2022
Stars A Fantasy look at the sky What are those twinkling lights?

#11284:	Comedy	March 30, 2022
Fool Me Once Shame on you. What are your plans for April Fools' Day (aka Comedy Christmas)?

#11250:	Fantasy	March 09, 2022
Starting Out In the beginning... How does your story begin?

#11237:	Comedy	March 02, 2022
Pessimism is Comedy Anything that can go wrong will at least make people laugh What could possibly go wrong?

#11203:	Fantasy	February 09, 2022
Languages Other languages in fantasy and science fiction How do you handle other languages?

#11189:	Comedy	February 02, 2022
Walking the Walk When to go for a walk Walking is good exercise... right?

#11165:	Fantasy	January 12, 2022
Pain Everybody hurts sometimes How do you describe pain?

#11155:	Comedy	January 05, 2022
Winter Wonderland The holidays are over. Snow isn't. Had enough snow yet?

#11118:	Fantasy	December 15, 2021
Snowflakes What to know about the snow What makes each snowflake unique?

#11108:	Comedy	December 08, 2021
2021 A look in the cracked and cloudy rear-view mirror So... how was YOUR year?

#11077:	Fantasy	November 17, 2021
Transformation Everything changes. Is it time for a change?

#11063:	Comedy	November 10, 2021
Leaf Me Alone Turning over an old leaf. Or hundreds of them. How do you deal with fallen leaves?

#11035:	Fantasy	October 20, 2021
Trees Let's talk about trees. What's your favorite tree?

#11021:	Comedy	October 13, 2021
October Funnies October is a great month for Comedy. What's your favorite Halloween-themed joke?

#10989:	Fantasy	September 22, 2021
Cats Our feline companions What's the magic of cats?

#10975:	Comedy	September 15, 2021
Cooking II Now we're cooking How much thyme do you spend in the kitchen?

#10946:	Fantasy	August 25, 2021
Weather Let's talk about the weather How do you use weather in your Fantasy writing?

#10932:	Comedy	August 18, 2021
Cooking Cuisine Comedy How do you cook?

#10894:	Fantasy	July 28, 2021
Revolt They're going to take over! Why are we so frightened of the robot uprising?

#10882:	Comedy	July 21, 2021
Oppositional Defiant Comedy No it isn't. Can being contrary be funny?

#10851:	Fantasy	June 30, 2021
Dreams and Fantasy Dream a little dream What's in a dream?

#10841:	Comedy	June 23, 2021
How To Be Funny Spoiler: Don't Be Boring Do you know how to be funny?

#10796:	Fantasy	June 02, 2021
Fairy Tales Once upon a time... What's your tale?

#10783:	Comedy	May 26, 2021
Office Conversations Eschew obfuscation. What does all that corporate jargon really mean?

#10748:	Fantasy	May 05, 2021
Giant Monsters Kaiju fight! Do you like giant monster battles?

#10732:	Comedy	April 28, 2021
Specifics Improve your comedy with a simple trick What can you do to be funnier?

#10702:	Fantasy	April 07, 2021
I Wish... The wish is a big part of Fantasy Why do wishes always have drawbacks?

#10690:	Comedy	March 31, 2021
Fools Comedy Christmas It's April Fools' Day again - who you gonna fool?

#10657:	Fantasy	March 10, 2021
Games Fantasy games Do you want to play a game?

#10640:	Comedy	March 03, 2021
Waiting Neither here nor there What are you waiting for?

#10608:	Fantasy	February 10, 2021
Bread It's more than just a food What do you do with bread?

#10592:	Comedy	February 03, 2021
After Groundhog Day Have you broken the cycle? It's finally over -- now what?

#10560:	Fantasy	January 13, 2021
Imagery Seeing the unseen How do you handle imagery in Fantasy?

#10546:	Comedy	January 06, 2021
2021 Happy New Year! Have you failed your resolutions yet?

#10516:	Fantasy	December 16, 2020
Point of View A brief how-to guide What's your point of view?

#10506:	Comedy	December 09, 2020
Apples Some core truths about this appeeling fruit How do you like them apples?

#10470:	Fantasy	November 18, 2020
Taste. Describing the indescribable... How do you describe the way something tastes?

#10461:	Comedy	November 11, 2020
Safe Topics With holidays coming up fast, we'll need some things to talk about with family. What are some always safe topics of conversation?

#10424:	Fantasy	October 21, 2020
The Moon Our natural satellite in Fantasy What can you do with the Moon - or moons?

#10413:	Comedy	October 14, 2020
Out There What I wanted to shout out What will you find out?

#10375:	Fantasy	September 23, 2020
When Fantasy isn't Fantasy Fantasy never stands alone. What are your other genres?

#10366:	Comedy	September 16, 2020
Pumpkin Spice Pumpkin spice pumpkin spice pumpkin spice Pumpkin spice?

#10337:	Fantasy	August 26, 2020
Immortality The Eternal in Fantasy What is forever?

#10325:	Comedy	August 19, 2020
Immortality How to be remembered for all eternity Who wants to live forever?

#10291:	Fantasy	July 29, 2020
Tea Some notes about a beverage What's your tea?

#10282:	Comedy	July 22, 2020
Comet Chameleon You come and go. Is it comedy or comet-y?

#10250:	Fantasy	July 01, 2020
Writing The Art and Science of Communication Where did writing come from?

#10237:	Comedy	June 24, 2020
Fireworks Nothing says "celebration" like massive explosions Oh, say, can you see the rocket's red glare?

#10207:	Fantasy	June 03, 2020
Escape Fantasy is not escapism What's the real message of Fantasy?

#10192:	Comedy	May 27, 2020
Going Out How To Go Out Without Going Out What can you do if you really shouldn't go out?

#10157:	Fantasy	May 06, 2020
Plants Concerning Vegetation What's your fantasy flora?

#10144:	Comedy	April 29, 2020
Towels Everyone Needs a Towel Where's YOUR towel?

#10108:	Fantasy	April 08, 2020
All of Time and Space The Ultimate Binge Doctor Who?

#10099:	Comedy	April 01, 2020
Spring! Spring is Here! How are you enjoying this nice warm weather?

#10064:	Fantasy	March 11, 2020
Diseases Dealing with illness in Fantasy What happens when your characters get sick?

#10053:	Comedy	March 04, 2020
Fools Getting ready for Comedy Christmas What's your favorite prank?

#10014:	Fantasy	February 12, 2020
Unloved A Fantasy approach to Valentine's Day Is there an alternative to love?

#9998:	Comedy	February 05, 2020
Odometers We really like round numbers What's so special about zeros?

#9965:	Fantasy	January 15, 2020
Winter Fantasy Winter isn't coming - it's in full swing How do we handle cold weather in fantasy?

#9949:	Comedy	January 08, 2020
Resolutions Keep your New Year's Resolutions with this One Weird Trick What's the best way to stick to your decisions for the new year?

#9920:	Fantasy	December 18, 2019
New Year's Some alternative observations When does the new year really begin?

#9908:	Comedy	December 11, 2019
Unwritten And now they're not. What unwritten rules do you know?

#9876:	Fantasy	November 20, 2019
Feast or Fast Commemorating the Past When do they feast, when do they fast?

#9868:	Comedy	November 13, 2019
Talking Turkey Traditional Thanksgiving Tables When is Thanksgiving not Thanksgiving?

#9826:	Fantasy	October 23, 2019
Keeping Track of It All Staying Organized with Everything So you have settings and characters, plots and timelines - how do you keep it all straight?

#9813:	Comedy	October 16, 2019
International Comedy All comedy is reference comedy What does it take to "get it?"

#9769:	Fantasy	September 25, 2019
Preparing a Novel NaNoWriMo is coming up fast! Will you participate in NaNoWriMo this year?

#9762:	Comedy	September 18, 2019
Loser I'm a loser. When is loss actually gain?

#9731:	Fantasy	August 28, 2019
Nature The Nature of Nature What do we mean by "natural?"

#9718:	Comedy	August 21, 2019
Divided by a Common Language Brits and Yanks can understand each other... sometimes. Fancy a cuppa?

#9679:	Fantasy	July 31, 2019
Relevance Grounding Fantasy in Reality How do you make a fantasy story relevant?

#9663:	Comedy	July 24, 2019
Free! You get what you pay for Is there such a thing as a free lunch?

#9632:	Fantasy	July 03, 2019
Getting It Wrong Things that bug me every time I see them What do you wish they'd get right?

#9620:	Comedy	June 26, 2019
Something's Up One versatile word What's Up?

#9580:	Fantasy	June 05, 2019
Day Time It's about time... How do we really measure time?

#9568:	Comedy	May 29, 2019
Sustenance A man's gotta eat Maintain one's lifestyle, or maintain one's life?

#9530:	Fantasy	May 08, 2019
Symbols Objects as metaphor When does something mean something else?

#9516:	Comedy	May 01, 2019
Gym Dandy A Field Guide to Gym Denizens Which ones have you seen?

#9484:	Fantasy	April 10, 2019
Another Name Names, Part 2 How can we create memorable names?

#9469:	Comedy	April 03, 2019
Comedy Christmas Another April Fools' Day has come and gone How did YOU get pranked?

#9430:	Fantasy	March 13, 2019
Names The Power of Names How do you handle names in your writing?

#9415:	Comedy	March 06, 2019
I Don't Get It Understanding humor What do you do when you don't get a joke?

#9382:	Fantasy	February 13, 2019
Love Love in the Realms of Fantasy How can we stretch our imagination to encompass love?

#9368:	Comedy	February 06, 2019
Deep Freeze How to Deal With the Cold How have you handled the cold snap?

#9327:	Fantasy	January 16, 2019
Locks About Security How can we keep others out - or in?

#9315:	Comedy	January 09, 2019
You're Doing it Wrong Whatever "it" is, you're definitely not doing it right Tired of being corrected yet?

#9282:	Fantasy	December 19, 2018
Greetings and Partings Hellos, goodbyes, and other formalities How can we say hello or goodbye?

#9270:	Comedy	December 12, 2018
The Darkness Finding Light in December What's funny about the dark?

#9232:	Fantasy	November 21, 2018
Excelsior! A Tribute to Stan Lee What did The Man give us?

#9219:	Comedy	November 14, 2018
Windows Usually when I have a problem with windows, it's on my computer. Not this time. How do you get by without one?

#9189:	Fantasy	October 24, 2018
Genre Know your genre What's the difference between fantasy and science fiction?

#9173:	Comedy	October 17, 2018
Both Sides When you have to consider different perspectives Are there really two sides to every story?

#9140:	Fantasy	September 26, 2018
Pets Animal companions in Fantasy Are we alone?

#9126:	Comedy	September 19, 2018
Milk Run Disaster preparation requires lactose You want me to pick up what now?

#9089:	Fantasy	August 29, 2018
Death and Dying A Fantasy approach to the inevitable How can we deal with death in our stories?

#9060:	Comedy	August 22, 2018
Peaches Everything is just peachy. Do I dare to eat a peach?

#9030:	Fantasy	August 01, 2018
Battle Writing fighting War. What is it good for?

#9019:	Comedy	July 25, 2018
Comedy in Action Comedy is the spice of story. Will I get letters from DC's lawyers if I subtitled this "Action Comics?"

#8984:	Fantasy	July 04, 2018
Independence Day Notes on the Fourth of July What exactly is "freedom?"

#8971:	Comedy	June 27, 2018
Nerd Camp What I Did On My Summer Vacation You mean I have to go... outside?

#8937:	Fantasy	June 06, 2018
Originality is Overrated It's probably best to not be original. What is better than originality?

#8924:	Comedy	May 30, 2018
Summer Welcome to Summer. Now go away. How do we survive the heat?

#8888:	Fantasy	May 09, 2018
Lucky On the Concept of Luck How lucky are we, really?

#8874:	Comedy	May 02, 2018
The Downside The worst part about being funny What's wrong with a sense of humor?

#8843:	Fantasy	April 11, 2018
Flight Breaking our bond with gravity How can we fly?

#8833:	Comedy	April 04, 2018
Spring Is Here ...in theory. What spring? Where spring? Well, spring?

#8800:	Fantasy	March 14, 2018
Einstein Was Wrong! Obviously, you're smarter than a genius. What do we get wrong, and what can we do about it?

#8789:	Comedy	March 07, 2018
Heyyyyy, Rube! Rube Goldberg's contribution to humor What's so funny about inefficiency?

#8754:	Fantasy	February 14, 2018
Romantic Subplots For Valentine's Day, consider the inclusion of romance in fantasy. Why does romance work, and when does it not?

#8741:	Comedy	February 07, 2018
Withdrawal I don't have a problem. How long can I go without?

#8705:	Fantasy	January 17, 2018
Frigid Fantasy Winter is Here How do we deal with the cold?

#8696:	Comedy	January 10, 2018
Food Fight It's not about resolutions. What does it take to be healthy?

#8660:	Fantasy	December 20, 2017
Solstice Thoughts Contemplation of the reason for the season What is winter, really?

#8649:	Comedy	December 13, 2017
The War Continues Another volley in the War on Christmas. We didn't start this war; will it ever end?

#8610:	Fantasy	November 22, 2017
The Lost Letter Our alphabet was different not so long ago. What was the Lost Letter?

#8601:	Comedy	November 15, 2017
Power! Its uses and abuses How do YOU get power?

#8562:	Fantasy	October 25, 2017
Sensorium Coming to your senses How can we make sense of sense?

#8555:	Comedy	October 18, 2017
Cooking with Comedy Now there's a reality show I might watch. Have any food funnies?

#8522:	Fantasy	September 27, 2017
Writing Advice Advice you can follow - or ignore What's the best way to write?

#8509:	Comedy	September 20, 2017
Philosophy of Comedy A look at how we talk Is it even possible to have a serious discussion about comedy?

#8470:	Fantasy	August 30, 2017
Preparing for NaNoWriMo Fantasy might require a bit more than just writing How should I get ready for NaNo?

#8453:	Comedy	August 23, 2017
Packing How to Prepare for Travel What's in YOUR suitcase?

#8421:	Fantasy	August 02, 2017
Write What You Know And Know What You Write You hear this a lot - but how does it apply to Fantasy?

#8409:	Comedy	July 26, 2017
Customer Disservice This line has been disconnected How do you deal with difficult companies?

#8371:	Fantasy	July 05, 2017
Solar Eclipse Daytime darkness What's really going on with an eclipse?

#8363:	Comedy	June 28, 2017
Out of Bounds A look at the unmentionable What's really taboo?

#8321:	Fantasy	June 07, 2017
Driverless The future ain't what it used to be What can we expect, and when?

#8311:	Comedy	May 31, 2017
Koan-y Island Meditations on a Theme You just have all the answers, don't you?

#8276:	Fantasy	May 10, 2017
Beverage The Magic of Fermentation What'll it be?

#8267:	Comedy	May 03, 2017
Laughing Gas We all need a little help sometimes. What's the benefit of pain?

#8226:	Fantasy	April 12, 2017
Cities The role of cities in fantasy writing Where do people live?

#8216:	Comedy	April 05, 2017
Fool Me Once... April Fools' Day: The Aftermath We all know what happens on April 1. But what about April 2?

#8180:	Fantasy	March 15, 2017
On Death and Dying Some defining attributes of a culture How do we handle death?

#8167:	Comedy	March 08, 2017
Birds of Hawai'i A field guide Want to go to Maui?

#8132:	Fantasy	February 15, 2017
Exotic Locales Writing the out-of-the-ordinary Where will you go next?

#8118:	Comedy	February 08, 2017
Protests Signs and slogans Dost thou protest too much?

#8081:	Fantasy	January 18, 2017
Food Nutrition in a Fantasy Setting Whatcha eating?

#8073:	Comedy	January 11, 2017
Never Say Diet The trouble with language You say you want a resolution?

#8038:	Fantasy	December 21, 2016
Moon Lore Concerning our companion What's the deal with the moon?

#8026:	Comedy	December 14, 2016
The War is Here Another volley in the War on Christmas Feeling lucky, punk?

#7988:	Fantasy	November 23, 2016
Creating a Holiday All holidays started somewhere. What does your world celebrate?

#7973:	Comedy	November 16, 2016
It's Over! Finally, it's over! So, now what?

#7934:	Fantasy	October 26, 2016
World Building for NaNoWriMo Seven days to create a world Worldbuilding - what are the essentials?

#7921:	Comedy	October 19, 2016
Following Instructions A step-by-step guide to following instructions Why isn't there a "For Dummies" book about this?

#7877:	Fantasy	September 28, 2016
Star Trek When fifty years old you reach, look this good you will not. Where's the Final Frontier now?

#7870:	Comedy	September 21, 2016
Undesirables There goes the neighborhood Time to move?

#7832:	Fantasy	August 31, 2016
Water The stuff of life Wet's the deal?

#7822:	Comedy	August 24, 2016
Blackjack When the chips are down... Do you still have your shirt?

#7781:	Fantasy	August 03, 2016
Money The Medium of Exchange How do you trade?

#7768:	Comedy	July 27, 2016
The Viral Workout Don't think of it as being sick. Think of it as getting back into shape. Ever looked at the opportunity in illness?

#7732:	Fantasy	July 06, 2016
Fantasy vs. Science Fiction How to tell them apart What's the real difference between Fantasy and Science Fiction?

#7720:	Comedy	June 29, 2016
Signs Finding humor in placards What's your sign?

#7679:	Fantasy	June 08, 2016
Villain Motivation Writing the bad guy What drives an antagonist?

#7666:	Comedy	June 01, 2016
Bars Concerning the most popular setting So, why did they walk into a bar?

#7635:	Fantasy	May 11, 2016
Out of Time, Part 3 Back to the Future! How do we get to the future?

#7626:	Comedy	May 04, 2016
Balls What it means to have balls Do you have them? Do you want them?

#7585:	Fantasy	April 13, 2016
Out of Time, Part 2 The continuing adventures of time travel What if we could go back in time?

#7571:	Comedy	April 06, 2016
Hilaridays When April Fools' Day Just Isn't Enough Why so serious?

#7532:	Fantasy	March 16, 2016
Out of Time Handling time travel Do you want to change the past?

#7522:	Comedy	March 09, 2016
Refugees The coming refugee crisis Where can they go?

#7465:	Fantasy	February 10, 2016
Comic Books They're not just for reading anymore. Do we live in awesome times, or what?

#7464:	Comedy	February 10, 2016
Just Another Day February. Ugh. Can't we just skip a year?

#7416:	Fantasy	January 13, 2016
A New Force Awakens Star Wars! Star Wars?

#7415:	Comedy	January 13, 2016
Dear Diary Confessions of a Bird Watcher What are we doing here again?

#7370:	Comedy	December 16, 2015
The War on Christmas Oh, it's ON. Will YOU pick the winning side?

#7371:	Fantasy	December 16, 2015
The Priest Fantasy Archetypes: The Priest Who is The Priest?

#7325:	Fantasy	November 18, 2015
The Thief Fantasy Archetypes: The Thief Who was that masked bandit?

#7326:	Comedy	November 18, 2015
Critters Funny animals What's the easiest funny to find?

#7277:	Fantasy	October 21, 2015
The Wizard Fantasy Archetypes: The Wizard Who is The Wizard?

#7276:	Comedy	October 21, 2015
Horror Humor Halloween laughs When is scary not scary?

#7227:	Fantasy	September 23, 2015
The Warrior Fantasy Archetypes: The Warrior Who is The Warrior?

#7226:	Comedy	September 23, 2015
Sharing You're never alone if you know how to share Don't you want some of this?

#7179:	Fantasy	August 26, 2015
Politics Adding complications to fantasy Who's up for a political discussion?

#7178:	Comedy	August 26, 2015
Hoarder Up! Third (and last) in a series on hoarding What is the primary benefit of hoarding?

#7129:	Fantasy	July 29, 2015
Sex Oh, now you're paying attention How explicit should I be?

#7127:	Comedy	July 29, 2015
Hoarders Too Another take on having lots of stuff Am I going to need this someday?

#7072:	Fantasy	July 01, 2015
Religion Religion is a part of life - even in fantasy fiction Where is your god now?

#7071:	Comedy	July 01, 2015
Hoarder and Chaos The bigger they are, the hoarder they fall Do you just follow hoarders?

#7025:	Fantasy	June 03, 2015
Speculation Speculation vs. Prediction When is science fiction not science fiction?

#7024:	Comedy	June 03, 2015
Here and There Why We Travel Where do you think YOU'RE going?

#6972:	Fantasy	May 06, 2015
Bad Ideas Clearly, you don't watch science fiction movies. n/a

#6970:	Comedy	May 06, 2015
Health Food The benefits of snake oil n/a

#6918:	Fantasy	April 08, 2015
The Singularity Why it won't happen n/a

#6917:	Comedy	April 08, 2015
Easter Than You Spring holidays and how to get through them n/a

#6868:	Fantasy	March 11, 2015
Aliens Not the movie - the concept. n/a

#6866:	Comedy	March 11, 2015
Cold Anyone else tired of it? n/a

#6816:	Comedy	February 11, 2015
Musical Comedy Is that a note of humor I hear? n/a

#6818:	Fantasy	February 11, 2015
Comic Adaptations Worlds of Imagination n/a

#6770:	Comedy	January 14, 2015
Courage What we do can be dangerous n/a

#6771:	Fantasy	January 14, 2015
Histories In fantasy, what's the "reality?" n/a

#6718:	Fantasy	December 17, 2014
What You Wish For How should wishes be granted? n/a

#6717:	Comedy	December 17, 2014
Song Parodies ...are the best part of the holiday season n/a

#6671:	Fantasy	November 19, 2014
Stranger than Fact They say that fact is stranger than fiction, but... n/a

#6670:	Comedy	November 19, 2014
Animals What's so funny? n/a

#6617:	Comedy	October 22, 2014
Glutenus Maximus Is gluten really free? n/a

#6618:	Fantasy	October 22, 2014
The Moon What do we know about the moon - and what do we know about it? n/a

#6565:	Comedy	September 24, 2014
Conspiracies What They don't want you to know n/a

#6566:	Fantasy	September 24, 2014
Holding Back What not to tell n/a

#6516:	Comedy	August 27, 2014
Requiem for a Funnyman Yet another Robin Williams tribute n/a

#6517:	Fantasy	August 27, 2014
Zombies Rambling, shambling, moaning and groaning zombies n/a

#6461:	Fantasy	July 30, 2014
Monsters The Truth about Monsters n/a

#6460:	Comedy	July 30, 2014
The Line When and how to cross it n/a

#6410:	Fantasy	July 02, 2014
On History A bit about background n/a

#6409:	Comedy	July 02, 2014
Weather or Not It used to be a safe topic... n/a

#6358:	Fantasy	June 04, 2014
Jim Butcher Why you should be reading this guy's stuff. n/a

#6357:	Comedy	June 04, 2014
Random Comedy Finding humor everywhere n/a

#6303:	Comedy	May 07, 2014
Ah, Spring Glorious Spring. n/a

#6304:	Fantasy	May 07, 2014
Obsession When entertainment goes maybe too far... n/a

#6251:	Fantasy	April 09, 2014
Fantasy Games More than just reading. n/a

#6250:	Comedy	April 09, 2014
Not That Serious Really, almost anything can be funny. n/a

#6202:	Comedy	March 12, 2014
Save It What are we really saving? n/a

#6203:	Fantasy	March 12, 2014
Fantasy of Today And no, I don't mean thinking about the person in the next cubicle. n/a

#6154:	Fantasy	February 12, 2014
Epic Fantasy It can be an epic win, or epic fail. n/a

#6153:	Comedy	February 12, 2014
Another V-Day Rant Seriously, people still celebrate this stupid day? n/a

#6096:	Fantasy	January 15, 2014
Diversity Fantasy and Science Fiction as sociological exploration n/a

#6097:	Comedy	January 15, 2014
Winter Travel Part Too A continuation of the travel theme n/a

#6050:	Fantasy	December 18, 2013
Point of View How to handle point of view in fantasy writing n/a

#6049:	Comedy	December 18, 2013
Winter Travel It's often hard to tell the difference between bravery, comedy and idiocy. n/a

#6006:	Fantasy	November 20, 2013
Magic (and Science) Continuing the series on backstory and worldbuilding: discussing magic in a Fantasy setting. n/a

#6005:	Comedy	November 20, 2013
Thanksgiving Because really, what's funnier than gluttony? n/a

#5953:	Fantasy	October 23, 2013
Son of Backstory Worldbuilding: The Basics n/a

#5952:	Comedy	October 23, 2013
Humorween Laughing in the Face of Death n/a

#5904:	Fantasy	September 25, 2013
Backstory How much is enough? n/a

#5903:	Comedy	September 25, 2013
Reference Jokes and why it's important to know your audience n/a

#5855:	Fantasy	August 28, 2013
Cultural Diversity Chances are, there's more than one civilization on a world. n/a

#5854:	Comedy	August 28, 2013
Gambling It doesn't always stay in Vegas. n/a

#5811:	Fantasy	July 31, 2013
Personality Characterization for Dummies - or at least inanimate objects n/a

#5810:	Comedy	July 31, 2013
Cats and Dogs The eternal debate, resolved. n/a

#5758:	Comedy	July 03, 2013
Bugs Bugs bugs bugs bugs bugsbugsbugsbugs n/a

#5759:	Fantasy	July 03, 2013
Freedom What exactly does it mean? n/a

#5709:	Fantasy	June 05, 2013
Summer A few words about changing seasons n/a

#5708:	Comedy	June 05, 2013
Summer Get it while it's hot! n/a

#5658:	Comedy	May 08, 2013
Too Funny How much comedy is too much comedy? n/a

#5657:	Fantasy	May 08, 2013
Marriage 'Til inconvenience do us part... n/a

#5615:	Fantasy	April 10, 2013
Genres A different way to look at Fantasy and Science Fiction n/a

#5614:	Comedy	April 10, 2013
Driving Or, Why New Jersey is a Joke n/a

#5556:	Comedy	March 13, 2013
Time A brief time of history. n/a

#5558:	Fantasy	March 13, 2013
Doctor Who The Doctor is in. n/a

#5510:	Fantasy	February 12, 2013
Going Under Into the Depths n/a

#5499:	Comedy	February 05, 2013
Poetry Why you can't get that poem published n/a

#5463:	Fantasy	January 15, 2013
Fantasy ...and Reality n/a

#5452:	Comedy	January 08, 2013
Resolutions Why we shouldn't even bother n/a

#5416:	Fantasy	December 18, 2012
Solstice The Wheel Turns n/a

#5408:	Comedy	December 11, 2012
Apocalypse Now Armageddon drunk that day. n/a

#5373:	Fantasy	November 20, 2012
Holidays What holidays would a made-up society celebrate? n/a

#5363:	Comedy	November 13, 2012
Depression It's funnier than you think. n/a

#5323:	Fantasy	October 24, 2012
Way Out There Can fantasy go too far? n/a

#5312:	Comedy	October 17, 2012
Halloween The lighter side of the dark n/a

#5273:	Fantasy	September 26, 2012
Warped Is warp drive possible? n/a

#5266:	Comedy	September 19, 2012
Getting Young Because getting old would suck. n/a

#5230:	Fantasy	August 29, 2012
Beyond Magic What's fantasy if not magic? n/a

#5223:	Comedy	August 22, 2012
Being Funny That elusive quality... n/a

#5180:	Fantasy	August 01, 2012
Responsibility Do we have a responsibility as authors? n/a

#5169:	Comedy	July 25, 2012
I Shouldn't Laugh Things that aren't funny that are funny n/a

#5133:	Fantasy	July 04, 2012
Fantasy as Literature There is no depth without surface. n/a

#5121:	Comedy	June 27, 2012
Bad Movies So bad they're good? That's one way to look at it. n/a

#5081:	Fantasy	June 06, 2012
Escape Fantasy as escape n/a

#5069:	Comedy	May 30, 2012
Dialogue Comedic opportunities in an ordinary conversation n/a

#5029:	Fantasy	May 09, 2012
Superheroes In honor of The Avengers, some words on comic book heroes. n/a

#5023:	Comedy	May 02, 2012
The Sar-Chasm That is, the gap between what you meant and what you said. n/a

#4980:	Fantasy	April 11, 2012
Glitches They're pervasive, annoying, sometimes funny, and strangely absent from most fantasy and science fiction n/a

#4969:	Comedy	April 04, 2012
Trust No One April Fools' Day: The aftermath n/a

#4929:	Fantasy	March 14, 2012
Space Some fact and fiction n/a

#4914:	Comedy	March 07, 2012
The Dimes of March In which your humble editor ponders pecuniary peculiarites n/a

#4877:	Fantasy	February 15, 2012
Art Notes from the art side n/a

#4871:	Comedy	February 08, 2012
February Can it be over now? n/a

#4831:	Fantasy	January 18, 2012
Video Games Video Games from a writer's perspective n/a

#4818:	Comedy	January 11, 2012
Resolutions Why do we even bother? n/a

#4775:	Fantasy	December 20, 2011
Mountains Climb the highest mountain... n/a

#4766:	Comedy	December 13, 2011
Holiday Parties A Survival Guide n/a

#4731:	Fantasy	November 22, 2011
Coasts Down by the sea n/a

#4720:	Comedy	November 15, 2011
Serious Business Inserting comedy into serious writing n/a

#4683:	Fantasy	October 26, 2011
Modern Fantasy Finding magic in the modern world n/a

#4675:	Comedy	October 19, 2011
Grammer[sic] Proper grammar is essential - unless you're trying to be funny. n/a

#4638:	Fantasy	September 28, 2011
City The Heart of Civilization n/a

#4627:	Comedy	September 21, 2011
Falling Down It's that time of year again. n/a

#4591:	Fantasy	August 31, 2011
Alcohol A bit about drinks and drinking n/a

#4576:	Comedy	August 24, 2011
Internet Comedy Because I'm lazy. n/a

#4533:	Fantasy	August 03, 2011
Gods A bit about the ultimate Fantasy characters n/a

#4522:	Comedy	July 27, 2011
Tech Support Support this. n/a

#4488:	Fantasy	July 06, 2011
Fear The only thing we have to fear is phobophobia n/a

#4477:	Comedy	June 29, 2011
Weddings They call it "tying the knot" for a reason - it's complicated. n/a

#4436:	Fantasy	June 08, 2011
Games Wanna play? n/a

#4427:	Comedy	June 01, 2011
Exercise It's not really working out... n/a

#4383:	Fantasy	May 11, 2011
Transportation Are we there yet? n/a

#4372:	Comedy	May 04, 2011
Sick Snot funny. n/a

#4338:	Fantasy	April 13, 2011
Fandom You guys! Get a life! n/a

#4325:	Comedy	April 06, 2011
I Pity the Fool Where does comedy end and pain begin? n/a

#4288:	Fantasy	March 16, 2011
Space Is it really the "Final Frontier?" n/a

#4279:	Comedy	March 09, 2011
British Humour Brit's an acquired taste... n/a

#4239:	Fantasy	February 16, 2011
Gained in Translation Some things are best left said. n/a

#4227:	Comedy	February 09, 2011
Valentine's Day It's about to be Valentine's Day again. So what? n/a

#4191:	Fantasy	January 19, 2011
In The Beginning In the beginning was the Idea. n/a

#4181:	Comedy	January 12, 2011
Pardon My French Or was that really French? n/a

#4140:	Fantasy	December 21, 2010
Santa Claus The Most Important Gift n/a

#4132:	Comedy	December 14, 2010
The War on Christmas Dispatches from the front n/a

#4090:	Fantasy	November 23, 2010
Once Upon a Blue Moon Teaching the controversy. n/a

#4079:	Comedy	November 16, 2010
The Fool Why is comedy important? n/a

#4038:	Fantasy	October 27, 2010
Costumes Be somebody... somebody else, that is! n/a

#4029:	Comedy	October 20, 2010
Halloween Pun! A Night in the Punsome October n/a

#3988:	Fantasy	September 29, 2010
Minions A look at the supporting cast. n/a

#3978:	Comedy	September 22, 2010
The Punch Line What happened to the joke? n/a

#3938:	Fantasy	September 01, 2010
The Basics A look at some of the basic building blocks of good writing n/a

#3931:	Comedy	August 25, 2010
That's a Verb? A look at the verbing of nouns n/a

#3892:	Fantasy	August 04, 2010
Staying Put Not all who are lost, wander. n/a

#3883:	Comedy	July 28, 2010
Hot Hot hot hot hot hot. Hot. n/a

#3842:	Fantasy	July 07, 2010
Travels Not all who wander are lost n/a

#3827:	Comedy	June 30, 2010
Fourth of July Declare your comedy independence! n/a

#3780:	Fantasy	June 09, 2010
Anathem I don't usually plug individual books, but... n/a

#3776:	Comedy	June 02, 2010
Memorial Day Finding comedy relief in even the most serious of observances n/a

#3730:	Fantasy	May 12, 2010
Does Size Matter? Do you need a novel-length work - or a series - to fully realize your fantasy world? n/a

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#3667:	Fantasy	April 14, 2010


#3659:	Comedy	April 07, 2010


#3615:	Fantasy	March 17, 2010


#3602:	Comedy	March 10, 2010


#3560:	Fantasy	February 17, 2010


#3547:	Comedy	February 10, 2010


#3505:	Fantasy	January 20, 2010


#3501:	Comedy	January 13, 2010


#3455:	Fantasy	December 23, 2009


#3439:	Comedy	December 16, 2009


#3403:	Fantasy	November 25, 2009


#3391:	Comedy	November 18, 2009


#3357:	Fantasy	October 28, 2009


#3347:	Comedy	October 21, 2009


#3302:	Fantasy	September 30, 2009


#3286:	Comedy	September 23, 2009


#3252:	Fantasy	September 02, 2009


#3241:	Comedy	August 26, 2009


#3194:	Fantasy	August 05, 2009


#3188:	Comedy	July 29, 2009


#3155:	Fantasy	July 08, 2009


#3141:	Comedy	July 01, 2009


#3099:	Fantasy	June 10, 2009


#3088:	Comedy	June 03, 2009


#3050:	Fantasy	May 13, 2009


#3040:	Comedy	May 06, 2009


#2998:	Fantasy	April 15, 2009


#2989:	Comedy	April 08, 2009


#2953:	Fantasy	March 18, 2009


#2932:	Comedy	March 11, 2009


#2898:	Fantasy	February 18, 2009


#2882:	Comedy	February 11, 2009


#2836:	Fantasy	January 21, 2009


#2830:	Comedy	January 14, 2009


#2788:	Fantasy	December 24, 2008


#2781:	Comedy	December 17, 2008


#2736:	Fantasy	November 26, 2008


#2726:	Comedy	November 19, 2008


#2681:	Horror/Scary	October 29, 2008


#2680:	Fantasy	October 29, 2008


#2675:	Comedy	October 22, 2008


#2636:	Fantasy	October 01, 2008


#2627:	Comedy	September 24, 2008


#2590:	Fantasy	September 03, 2008


#2576:	Comedy	August 27, 2008


#2543:	Fantasy	August 06, 2008


#2535:	Comedy	July 30, 2008


#2486:	Fantasy	July 09, 2008


#2478:	Comedy	July 02, 2008


#2439:	Fantasy	June 11, 2008


#2428:	Comedy	June 04, 2008


#2394:	Fantasy	May 14, 2008


#2379:	Comedy	May 07, 2008


#2343:	Fantasy	April 16, 2008


#2325:	Comedy	April 09, 2008


#2290:	Fantasy	March 19, 2008


#2271:	Comedy	March 12, 2008


#2237:	Fantasy	February 20, 2008


#2221:	Comedy	February 13, 2008


#2198:	Short Stories	January 30, 2008


#2176:	Comedy	January 16, 2008


#2169:	Action/Adventure	January 09, 2008


#2148:	Short Stories	January 02, 2008


#2138:	Fantasy	December 26, 2007


#2136:	Comedy	December 26, 2007


#2083:	Comedy	November 28, 2007


#2073:	Short Stories	November 21, 2007


#2036:	Comedy	October 31, 2007


#1986:	Comedy	October 03, 2007


#1933:	Comedy	September 05, 2007


#1869:	Comedy	August 08, 2007


#1824:	Comedy	July 11, 2007


#1752:	Comedy	June 06, 2007


#1701:	Comedy	May 09, 2007


#1653:	Comedy	April 11, 2007


#1600:	Comedy	March 14, 2007


#1572:	Action/Adventure	February 28, 2007


#1491:	Fantasy	January 17, 2007


#1490:	Comedy	January 17, 2007


#1472:	Action/Adventure	January 03, 2007