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Category: Humor

Humorous essays for everyday life, by Wayne K. Spear

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My Grade 11 English Teacher, Mrs. Joyce, Marks Christmas Carols

  • by Wayne K. Spear
  • Posted on December 8, 2014January 2, 2015

Jingle Bells Obviously the bells jingle: that’s what they are made to do. Try “bells,…

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5 tell-tale warning signs that you may be a writer

  • by Wayne K. Spear
  • Posted on December 4, 2014January 2, 2015

Warning: you may be a writer! WHAT IS A WRITER? The screen shot above has…

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5 common mistakes made by writers

  • by Wayne K. Spear
  • Posted on December 3, 2014October 23, 2016

IF YOU READ this little website of mine, you probably know I’m a fan of…

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The ghost writer of Christmases past

  • by Wayne K. Spear
  • Posted on December 2, 2014January 2, 2015

DECEMBER 1st has arrived, and here at the ranch that means it’s time to light…

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1/2 of self-published authors earn under $500: I’ve figured out how not to be one of them

  • by Wayne K. Spear
  • Posted on December 1, 2014July 4, 2021

WELCOME to Christmas, the time of year when people dress up like serious adults, to…

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Please help me name my masterpiece

  • by Wayne K. Spear
  • Posted on November 29, 2014January 2, 2015

THE OTHER DAY I was teaching my son Photoshop, and the result was my master…

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Dear American capitalism, my Black Friday idea is worth $100 million

  • by Wayne K. Spear
  • Posted on November 28, 2014December 27, 2014

Here’s a for-reals, not-made-up headline: There is nothing special about this photo. Using your metal…

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This was my brain on 70s songs

  • by Wayne K. Spear
  • Posted on November 27, 2014December 27, 2014

TO ME, the 1970s was the decade of memorable music. When I look back, I…

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Are you amazing and full of life? Well here is how you know.

  • by Wayne K. Spear
  • Posted on November 26, 2014January 2, 2015

A WISE MAN once said that a cluttered desk is the sign of a brilliant,…

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In English, this is called a coup

  • by Wayne K. Spear
  • Posted on November 25, 2014January 3, 2015

I SAW THIS SIGN on the subway: The caption, which I wasn’t able to photograph…

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Should I get a cat?

  • by Wayne K. Spear
  • Posted on November 24, 2014January 3, 2015

THERE I WAS, puttering around the compound in my David Johns Casual—named after the preferred…

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Civilization is too important to let Venetian old-style serifs fall to the jihadists

  • by Wayne K. Spear
  • Posted on November 22, 2014January 12, 2015

A FEW DAYS AGO, I told you about my adventures in televisionland. Well, wouldn’t you…

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I Paid $7 for a Powerful Secret and This is What Happened

  • by Wayne K. Spear
  • Posted on November 21, 2014January 3, 2015

TODAY ON MY WALK I saw not one, but four dogs wearing boots. That’s when…

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Sex and Drugs and Mowing Lawn

  • by Wayne K. Spear
  • Posted on November 20, 2014January 3, 2015

SOME THINGS ARE GREAT, and there’s just no denying it. And the measure of greatness…

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  • Humor

My Bad Advice, For Free, Just For You

  • by Wayne K. Spear
  • Posted on November 19, 2014January 3, 2015

SO THE OTHER DAY, just for fun, I Googled “google autofill is not working.” Then…

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Wayne K. Spear has been a writer for over thirty years. His work has appeared in the National Post, Huffington Post, CBC, Ottawa Citizen, and elsewhere. He was a weekly CTV News panelist and currently hosts The Roundtable Podcast.

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