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Responses to a writing prompt on story structure, filled out moments after learning of my girlfriend's affair

by Ryan Mazer, Dec 15, 2009 | 8 comments
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The Urine Pearls

by Shelagh Power-Chopra, Jan 28, 2010 | 5 comments
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Cheat Sheets

by Julie Britt, Jan 25, 2010 | 6 comments
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THE LOVE DIET

by Julie Britt, Nov 03, 2009 | 8 comments
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Freeway Deaths Attributed to Talk Radio

by Dan Tricarico, Jan 11, 2010 | 6 comments
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This is a great idea for a group 1 Gloria Garfunkel almost 13 years ago by Gloria Garfunkel
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Comic stories can be satiric, ironic, surreal, absurd, parody, romantic, black, gallows, comic-tragic, as long as they engender thoughtful (although at times painful) humor about the human condition, not necessarily laugh out loud funny.

George Meredith's Essay on Comedy said:
"One excellent test of the civilization of a country ... I take to be the flourishing of the Comic idea and Comedy; and the test of true Comedy is that it shall awaken thoughtful laughter."

In a comic story, the writer not only seeks to amuse, but to make the reader think about issues, often controversial and painful, often not normally discussed. Comedy can meld the funny with sad and disturbing, as well as other oppositional dichotomies. A good comic story doesn't just make you laugh, or smile, but also mull things over from a new perspective.

--Con Chapman and Gloria Garfunkel

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