(Posted today on The Boomer Cafe) That’s twice this week that he used the big spoon. It struck me as odd when I emptied the dishwasher. Now, three days after that, I see that he’s used it again. I shouldn’t…
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Tagged with: cooking, Covid Stay at home, humor, lockdown humor, relationship humor
Posted in Covid stay at hom, dads, Family, Home, humor, News, relationships
Posted in Covid stay at hom, dads, Family, Home, humor, News, relationships
To Survive the Pandemic, I Escaped to the Middle Ages
Bread making and alcohol – that’s how a lot of my friends got through this past year of Covid seclusion. A more loathsome lot spent their time by picking up a new skill like sewing or guitar, or learning a…
Tagged with: coronavirus, covid, humor, lockdown, stay at home, The Last Kingdom
Posted in Covid stay at hom, Home, humor, News
Posted in Covid stay at hom, Home, humor, News
Buddy, You Complete Me
(A book excerpt from Is That The Shirt You’re Wearing?) There are were few things more annoying than crazy dog people. They are often worse than new parents in their belief that their dog is more unique or intelligent than…
Men Who Wear Masks Get More SEX!
My take on mask wearing featured today on Slackjaw! View at Medium.com Okay, so maybe this study hasn’t been completed, or published yet, or even started for that matter, but simple deductive reasoning leads to the obvious conclusion that men…
My book featured in book roundup!
Hi all! I just learned that my book was included as one of 6 “encouraging and useful books about parenting” on Ezvid wiki here is the link: https://wiki.ezvid.com/m/6-encouraging-and-useful-books-about-parenting-PUVScGljF9SuT Background on Ezvid Wiki: Founded in 2011, Ezvid Wiki was the world’s…
Tagged with: book review, Is That The Shirt You're Wearing?
Posted in book review, books, News, PUBLISHING, Uncategorized, Writing
Posted in book review, books, News, PUBLISHING, Uncategorized, Writing
Buddy, You Complete Me
(A book excerpt from Is That The Shirt You’re Wearing?” Avail on Amazon) There are were few things more annoying than crazy dog people. They are often worse than new parents in their belief that their dog is more unique…
Tagged with: animals, dog resuce, dogs, humor, rescue dogs
Posted in animals, dogs, humor, News, Uncategorized
Posted in animals, dogs, humor, News, Uncategorized
I’m in this show! Expressing Motherhood
This Tuesday and Wednesday! A storytelling series about the ups and downs of parenthood At the Lyric in SilverLake Tickets still available for the 7:00PM shows. Warning: I will be swearing. click here https://expressingmotherhood.com/
Unheard LA Storytelling video
Here’s my appearance at KPCC’s Unheard LA – a storytelling event – where I read an excerpt from Is That The Shirt You’re Wearing? – LUNCH WITH TWO JOANS.
THURBER PRIZE SEMIFINALIST!
I HAVE AMAZING NEWS! My humor book, Is That The The Shirt You’re Wearing? has advanced to the Semifinal round for the THURBER PRIZE FOR AMERICAN HUMOR! I’m beyond shocked and honored, especially to be in the company of such…
LA Parent Magazine Piece on IS THAT THE SHIRT YOU’RE WEARING?
Nice piece in May issue of LA Parent Magazine about my book, IS THAT THE SHIRT YOU’RE WEARING? Summertime. Your kids love it, but do you? You don’t have to answer that. Instead, sit back and live vicariously through Kristen…
Tagged with: Mothers day, parenting book, parenting humor, parenting teens, sandwich generation
Posted in book review, books, comedy, humor, mother daughter, mothering, News, parenting
Posted in book review, books, comedy, humor, mother daughter, mothering, News, parenting
Kristen Hansen Brakeman 