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Deadlines, Headlines &
Porcupines:
The Laugh Lines Behind the Bylines |
by
Ann Hauprich
ISBN
9780971462045
Library of Congress Control Number
2006905230
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROLOGUE: The story behind the cover story
STEVE NEASE: A cartoonist with character
WHICH CAME FIRST: The chicken on
my shoulder or the egg on my face?
DEEP LAUGH LINES HAVE DEEP ROOTS: Growing up in a
“Happier By The Dozen” household planted seeds for
getting the most smileage out of life
NOTHING TO CROW ABOUT
Notes on being a freelance writer & other
funny business along the publishing path
Cooped up author hatches plot to nab Pullet Surprise
So ... this is why writers stopped using quill pens!
Where there’s smoke . . . there’s a wood stove
City cook in a country kitchen: a recipe for disaster
Etiquette for entertaining stranded country couriers
The truth about false labor; the stork went on strike
Schooling at Mother’s knee: Lessons in life from A to Z
THE PLOT THICKENS
(WITH APOLOGIES TO DICKENS)
Why I went to the woods only to flee the forest
Dipping, slipping & sliding into life on a lake
A SERIOUS LOOK AT LAUGHING MATTERS
Dr. Goodman's prescription for fractured funny bones
Ms. Ingram enjoys helping others humor their stress
HUMOR: DON'T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT IT!
The overseas holiday that almost went up in flames
A near death (by mortification) experience
You can’t win a spraying match with a skunk
EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT
SOME EXTRA PLAYFUL SOULS
(It's easy to kid around with these grown-ups!)
Bear hunting ... the Agnes Pompa way
Mike Fitzgerald’s sweet Saratoga success story
Zucchini Brothers serve entertainment that’s healthy &
fun
British actor steals show on American battlefield
History on tap at bubbly curator’s bottle museum
Bob Kovachick: Sunny with a chance of laughter
Map company founder needed little direction
Why baker Patty Rutland really takes the cake
Michael Noonan’s picture perfect dog, Tudd
Ed & Maureen Lewi: A match made in PR heaven
Joseph Bruchac III: Rambo in moccasins?
WHO SAID “NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL MEET”?
Mark my words, Rudyard! 'tis not always so!
David Hyde Pierce: Always a class act
More than just a few minutes with Andy Rooney
Why there’s so much ado about Marylou
Mary Ann Mobley: From 90210 to 12020
Maestro Dutoit and "The Magic Baton"
LAUGH TILL THE COWS COME HOME
Meet the folks at Peckhaven Publishing
EGG-STRA SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I couldn't have done it without you!
SKAAL! A LITERARY TOAST TO ROTARY
Why a portion of the proceeds from the sale of each book
will be
donated to Rotary-sponsored literacy programs at home &
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