My Interview With Isaac Asimov (a Memoir)
When I learned that THE Isaac Asimov was coming to Baltimore, I immediately began plotting how to attend. Imagine being a science fiction reader and having a once-in-a-lifetime … Read more
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View from a Stationary Perch
A writer’s recollection of significant moments and sites often plays a major role in the creative process. I received a letter recently from a writer-friend who lives in … Read more
‘Clarity, Mr. Wolf, Clarity!’
A nationally known professor returned my first paper with a devastating “C –” intoning, “Clarity, Mr. Wolf, clarity!” I took a wanderjahre between my sophomore and junior college … Read more
The Particle Poet’s Inflammatory Smoking Jacket
One colleague’s smoking jacket was rumored to be the same one he had worn for twenty years without being dry-cleaned. Most faculty dressed casually in the once upon … Read more
Dialogue with the Editor: Why THIS and not THAT?
A dialogue with the editor: Me: Why have I written THIS, you ask, the meh one, and not THAT, the funny one? Editor: Yes, exactly! Me: Hmm, not … Read more
Humor Times Columnist Paul Lander is Again a Finalist for National Award
The National Society of Newspaper Columnists is set to honor winners June 9th: The Humor Times’ Paul Lander is a finalist, yet again! The finalists in the 2018 … Read more
A Day in the Life of a Would-Be Writer
I’ve wanted to become a writer since I picked up my first crayon and autographed the dining rooms walls. By Tara L. Marta My mother keeps pressuring me … Read more
Humor Times Columnist Paul Lander Takes 2nd Place in National Contest
“Our second place winner is laugh out loud funny” – contest judges Last month, we reported that Paul Lander, author of the periodic “Ripping the Headlines Today” column … Read more
HT’s Paul Lander Named ‘Erma Bombeck Humor Writer of the Month’
Humor Times writer Paul Lander makes good The Humor Times’ own Paul Lander was named the “Erma Bombeck Humor Writer of the Month” for his Ripping the Headlines … Read more
