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Home Genres Archive by category "Humor"

Category: Humor

Join the rally: Amorous Spotted Slug for State Slug

Victor March 2, 2013 March 2, 2013Author Events, Humor, Marquette humor, Michigan, slug, Upper Peninsula 0

On Monday, March 4th a mild mannered, fiction writer will slip into a phone booth and emerge as Sammy Slug, protector of the downtrodden, champion of the oppressed, and exalter extraordinaire of the Amorous Spotted Slug. He will gird his loins (as well as the rest of his copious body)…

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In Search of… The Amorous Spotted Slug

Victor January 24, 2013 January 24, 2013Author Events, Humor humor, invertebrates, slug, t-shirt, Upper Peninsula 0

Hi all you fellow writers. I am in need of one or two paragraph reports of Amorous Spotted Slug sightings for my web site. (These are similar to Elvis sightings.) I will reward each reporter with a complimentary copy of my novel and a free I ♥ My Slug T-shirt….

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Hitchhiking After Dark: wins 1st Place for Humor

Victor May 21, 2011 May 21, 2011Book Awards, Humor award-winning book, humor, Rich Hill 0

UPPAA author Rich Hill is happy to announce that his most recent book, “Hitchhiking After Dark: Offbeat Stories from a Small Town,” just won First Place in the Humor category at the 21st Annual Midwest Book Awards Be sure to check out all the humor books from our UPPAA member…

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