See how self deprecating I can be. It's all true. I'm a rube.

I am a self-deprecationist.

In a world where it's possible to be sued for hurt feelings and bad fashion choices, I feel more comfortable writing humor that is self deprecating. I am confident that I will not sue myself. I can't say the same about various members of my family, so I pay them off with bad cooking on Sunday.

I read a blog that claims that humor that is personal can only be done by the masters: Ray Romano, Bill Cosby, Ronald McDonald. People want more generic topics: the mating habits of the drunk;  famous drunks that divorce a lot; global warming.  I suppose. But I'm too afraid to make fun of you. You might know a lawyer or a hit man.

So for now, I will remain a self-deprecationist.

I will make fun of myself and those people that come to dinner on Sunday, and invite you to watch--also your hit man.

Linda (What a Rube) Zern 

Yelping As Loud As I Can

There are two problems with being a writer in the 21st century.


One is the amount of time a writer has to sit on her butt. 
It's butt-numbing. The second is the multi-media aspect of the
job, trying to figure out how to yelp loud enough to be heard 
above a virtual sea of yelping writers. It's mind numbing all the 
yelping one has to do, but if you believe in the stories you have
to tell . . . well, what's a little yelping while sitting? 


This is me, inviting you to laugh with me, at me, around me, 
and about me and mine. For a convenient take along pack of
Zippityzern click on the title of my latest Ebook collection on 
Smashwords. It's the blue book. Collect all the colors.   

ZippityZern's Uncommon Nonsense - A Declaration    byLinda Zern

Price: Free! 5320 words. Published on July 6, 2012. Fiction. 

In book two of Linda L. Zern's series "ZippityZern's Uncommon Nonsense" better known as "the blue book," the author continues to observe, deduce, and comment on life and living. Topics include the proper way to freak out over discovering porn in a teenage boy's room, teaching the young and impressionable the fine art of toilet plunging, and the proper use of paranoia as a parenting tool.