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Laugh-out-loud stories about family, drinking, traveling and generally having too much free time by author Amy Vansant.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 284 )
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Are Promoted Pins on Pinterest Worth It? For Authors?
Today I’m trying to be helpful instead of funny, so forgive me if you’re here for the jokes!Pinterest recently rolled out “Promoted Pins” where you can turn... Read more
Posted on 05 May 2015 FAMILY, HUMOR -
50th Wedding Anniversary Idea – Balloonageddon
What do you get the parents who have everything?Do they have balloons hidden all over their house? Some with faces?I didn’t think so. Read more
Posted on 28 April 2015 FAMILY, HUMOR -
The Fox Says Aiieeyeeee!
My neighborhood, which is already a wild kingdom, has attracted a pair of foxes. The bait was probably the people down the street who keeps chickens. Er…I mean... Read more
Posted on 17 April 2015 FAMILY, HUMOR -
New Release! Romantic Comedy/Mystery – Pineapple Lies
Guess who has a new novel out! (get a free copy for a limited time…)This is yet a new series (I swear I’m working on Angeli 2 and then Stalky 2 next – I will... Read more
Posted on 09 April 2015 FAMILY, HUMOR -
Free Book and a Rafflecopter to Win a Bunch of Books!
TWO chances for FREE BOOKS! (from me and other people)First, Moms Are Nuts is FREE!! TO EVERYONE!…until end of day Monday March 30th. This is a sure thing –... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2015 FAMILY, HUMOR -
Win Many Paws (the Menopause Book)
I received an email from a very nice lady asking me if I would write a little ditty about the book Many Paws – The Years of Change by Susan DeGarmo. It’s – get... Read more
Posted on 24 March 2015 FAMILY, HUMOR -
Meeting of the Avian Advancement League
This is a little “literary humor” piece I wrote for the Barnes and Nobel Review. It’s about birds having a committee meeting. It’s very silly.Minutes from a... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2015 FAMILY, HUMOR -
Reader Appreciation Event March 11-13th – Win Free Stuff!
4 p.m. to 10 pm EST Wednesday March 11 through Friday, March 13, 2015I belong to a writer’s group called eNovel Authors at Work which is having a big Facebook... Read more
Posted on 10 March 2015 FAMILY, HUMOR -
5 Stages of Grief Meets 50 Shades of Grey
All writers dream of the kind of success enjoyed by 50 Shades of Grey. We agonize over our own books, tweaking and tinkering, knowing we’ll probably never make ... Read more
Posted on 17 February 2015 FAMILY, HUMOR -
Blonde Pickup Sticks
I could try and blame it on the cold medicine I was taking at the time, but I think I skipped that day. Looking back on it, I realize now it was a willful act o... Read more
Posted on 11 February 2015 FAMILY, HUMOR -
Bother-in-Law’s House of Horrors in Pennsyltucky
I am one of those lucky people who has in-laws they adore. I get along fabulously with Gary, my “Bother-in-Law,” because he’s a big, loud-mouthed redneck. Big,... Read more
Posted on 04 February 2015 FAMILY, HUMOR -
And You Can Forget Vacation Sex
My husband and I, of course, never have sex. That would be disgusting.(Ok, that first line was in case anyone from my family reads this. We can continue.)There... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2015 FAMILY, HUMOR -
New Romantic Comedy – Slightly Stalky
So for all the people who said, “Eh, you’re kind of funny, but what’s with the homicidal angels? Were you drunk when you wrote Angeli? Read more
Posted on 12 January 2015 FAMILY, HUMOR -
A Short Conversation with My Dog About Vacation
ME: Here we are! Sunny Florida!Ok, so maybe this isn’t that bad.GORDON LABRADOODLE: Whew, that ride was brutal I — wait, what the hell is this?ME: It’s... Read more
Posted on 16 December 2014 FAMILY, HUMOR -
The Grade School Boy Who Haunts My Dreams
In case anyone’s on the fence about whether grade school traumas stick with people, I’d like to share this incredibly embarrassing little ditty.Top to bottom... Read more
Posted on 04 December 2014 FAMILY, HUMOR -
I Miss Out on a Great Disease
My parents have this thing where they don’t tell me a certain disease or inclination runs in our family until I get it. When I had my first panic attack, my... Read more
Posted on 18 November 2014 FAMILY, HUMOR -
Personalized Photo Holiday Card Ideas for People Without a Bunch of Adorable...
Every year I get a slew of cards from friends and family covered with adorable photos of their children. For the first few years I thought they were graphic... Read more
Posted on 03 November 2014 FAMILY, HUMOR -
Top Five Matthew McConaughey Halloween Costume Ideas & Jim Carrey SNL Spoof
Body paint yourself totally black. You are nothingness. One last midnight. If possible, bring a friend so you can walk hand and hand into extinction, brother an... Read more
Posted on 27 October 2014 FAMILY, HUMOR -
Note to a Cranky Muse
My husband, Mike, is proud of me. He tells me this whenever I achieve a little victory. But I make my living as a web developer and not as a writer, and... Read more
Posted on 20 October 2014 FAMILY, HUMOR -
Dorking out for Little People
My husband, Mike, and I recently vacationed in Dewey Beach, Delaware, because we’re cheap and the summer season was over. The big winner was our dog, Gordon, wh... Read more
Posted on 15 October 2014 FAMILY, HUMOR