If you plan to write a memoir, STOP! You may think detailing your life will be a cinch. After all, you know the main character well and the major scenes have already been structured by Fate. A memoir is more than a string of anecdotes, polemic and flimsy justifications for misbehaviour. A memoir is a…
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How Absurd Comedy Works
Absurd comedy, or humour, mocks any detailed analysis. Typically, each absurd joke or scenario is a world unto itself and has few specifics in common with other jokes in the genre. But there are some general guidelines to the art. It’s arguable that all comedy is absurd. All humour points to the absurd in life,…