Cancer Chronicles is where humor, healing, and courage meet. These muses explore the raw and remarkable moments of survivorship—from the chemo daze to the last laughs that get us through. Through wit, honesty, and hope, this collection celebrates the stories that prove strength can coexist with softness, and that even in the hardest seasons, love always finds a way.
“I know an old lady who swallowed a fly!” It’s as nonsensical as life, so we sang it to our children. “And I don’t know why she swallowed a fly.” She minded her own business and went about her affairs. Until she swallowed so many animals, she needed to catch the cow. Only, it was… Continue reading To Catch The Cow
Somehow it reminds me of Comedy Central, where we were a melting pot of different shades of humor colliding like peanut butter and chocolate. My boss and our small team were on the fringe. We were freelancers different than Comedy Central employees. We didn’t consider ourselves equal. They were all about “leave a joke” (not… Continue reading Shades of Humor–Leave A Joke
After graduating from UNC, I was seriously trying to make it in TV when life threw comedy at me instead. Dad had a friend in the business in California. But I planned to move to NYC, where we knew no one. There was one caveat to my plan: I needed a job first. Seriously? So… Continue reading Life Laughs; Try To Keep A Straight Face
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