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Featuring Fun and Funny Humor Writing from Crazy Wannabe Comedian, Daniel D!
This is Tilting at Windmills: Humor Writing by Daniel D, a newsletter featuring crazy stories, sketches, essays, and more!
When it comes to comedians and humor writers, Daniel D is unique. Most of the time, when you listen to a comedian’s routine or read a humorist’s lighthearted essay, you probably smile, laugh, and say, “That’s funny.” But when you read or listen to Daniel D, you will probably wonder aloud, as many of Daniel’s elementary school teachers used to say, “Why is this guy not locked up in a padded cell, preferably somewhere as far away from me as possible?”
But if you are a little weird yourself, you will be in good company. Daniel is a part-time writer, podcaster, and comedian, but he is a full-time weirdo. Remember the “10,000-hour rule” popularized by Malcolm Gladwell? According to this rule, it takes at least 10,000 hours of practice to achieve world-class mastery of a skill. Well, when …
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