HeyJaredFunny Feelings
A newsletter about writing, reading, funny stuff, and whatever else I feel like (dogs, probably), from the author of the forthcoming novel "Homewrecker" and the books "Bad Kansas" and "The Bright Side Sanctuary for Animals."
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Literary Reviews of My Bowel Movements (opens the original)
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In honor of HOMEWRECKER getting her first early reader reviews, I thought I’d whip out this old humor piece, which originally appeared on The Belladonna Comedy back in the ancient times of 2019. Fair warning: If you’re eating something while reading this, you might want to stop. 😘<div class="image2
Q&A with Will Pass, Author of THE WHIRLPOOL OF LEBANON (opens the original)
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How a Book Cover Is Born 📚 (opens the original)
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Earlier this week, People.com ran an exclusive cover reveal story for my forthcoming novel HOMEWRECKER. I adore the cover art (the wasp! the colors! the paint drips!) and wanted to do a Q&A with the designer, Madeline Partner, to learn how she came up with it—and to generally understand how book designers do what they do. I found her answers fascinating and hope you do, too. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable
A quick poem for Kansas 🌻 (opens the original)
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Hi, friends. I’m moving houses soon and it’s making me SO EMOTIONAL—does anyone else get super emotional when they move, even if it’s a good thing? In honor of all these feelings, I thought I’d share a little earnest poem I wrote probably ten years ago when I was missing Kansas. I don’t write much poetry these days, but it used to be one of my favorite forms of writing, especially when I was going through a rough patch or scary transition. It felt good to rummage through some old poems and remem
The Best Books I’ve Read Lately (opens the original)
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