Who is brave enough to follow the mightyMat Ricardoin my weeklyWriter’s Gauntletcolumn forThe Hooghly Review? She describes herself as The Worst Comedy Hack You’ve Ever Seen! A Midwestern U.S. farmgirl transplanted to Portugal who performs standup comedy in Lisbon’s best basements. Meet the brilliantly wittyJen Nafziger!
BUZZ have been granted permission by The Hooghly Review to reprint my weekly column, The Writer’s Gauntlet with Sadie Kaye. They chose a different title for it though! Battle of The Witsis also the name of the affiliated podcast, which will be launching in all the usual podcast places (and some unusual ones) later this year! You can also follow our playlist of music from the IG posts of the columns on Spotify. Enjoy!
Who is brave enough to follow in the footsteps ofHelen Lederer? Into the fray stepsStewart McKay! His debut novellaThe Ballad of Billy Lopezis a masterclass of dark wit and pathos. Here, he shares his insights into his secret internal world!
Mynew weeklyWriter’s Gauntletcolumn forThe Hooghly Reviewgot off to a cracking celebrity start thanks to the wondrous wit and support ofHelen Lederer, fairy godmother to witty women everywhere, award-winning author, comedian, founder of theComedy Women in Print Prize. The inaugural column was published 12 June 2026. The wittiest responders will be invited to join me on a podcast!
My new weekly column forThe Hooghly Reviewexposes the secret lives of writers – follow me onInstato ensure you don’t miss some of the wittiest writers around in myWriter’s Gauntlet!
As the Year of the Fire Horse continues to gallop away at breakneck speed, there’s also a Fire Horse let loose in The Apostrophe. Issue 13 is out! The one had a record number of subs! Enjoy and don’t forget to follow us on Substack!