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Vacation '58 by John Hughes (National Lampoon)

Christmas ’59 by John Hughes (National Lampoon)

All in all it was a pretty exciting Christmas, what with the relatives and the presents and the fun and the cops and Aunt Hazel’s dog blowing up in our living room. Mom and my Aunt Martha wanted to have one of those fun old-fashioned Christmases that people on TV have, where everybody wears ties…

February 9, 2024 in John Hughes, National Lampoon.
Vacation '58 by John Hughes (National Lampoon)

Vacation ’58 by John Hughes (National Lampoon)

Read John Hughes’ Original National Lampoon Vacation Story That Started the Movie Franchise In 1979, National Lampoon magazine published the future director’s fictitious tale of a family trip gone horribly awry. THR reprints the tale that launched an iconic movie series … “If Dad hadn’t shot Walt Disney in the leg, it would have been…

February 20, 2021 in John Hughes, National Lampoon.
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The Night the Ghost Got In by James Thurber (My Life and Hard Times)

The Night the Ghost Got In by James Thurber (My Life and Hard Times)

The Night the Ghost Got In by James Thurber is one of our favorite stories from the man who practically put the New Yorker on the map. That’s right, back then magazines like the New Yorker, the Saturday Evening Post and Colliers were jam-packed with short stories. Today, as Vonnegut often said, you couldn’t even […]

Kung Fu Trump – Trump v. DeNiro

Kung Fu Trump – Trump v. DeNiro

by Roberto Dinero… Hi. My name is Roberto Dinero, and I’m from the LA. East LA. The mean streets, where it all goes down. Shit. Okay, so you know who I really am. What gave it away? But that’s not the point. Everybody has the right to use a pseudonym. If Martin Lieber gets to […]

Introducing the REAL WRITER’S MARKET Players

Introducing the REAL WRITER’S MARKET Players

Did you know RWM has its own in-house band? Doesn’t everybody? Enjoy…

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