What Makes Me Laugh

This morning a friend texted me to say Merry Christmas and that she read David Sedaris’s essay “Six to Eight Black Men” to her younger brother today. This is my favorite holiday essay (surpassing even Santaland Diaries) and I cannot read it aloud without stopping to cry with laughter. Here’s a taste of the essay, [...]

Sleighbells Ring. Are you listening? In the Lane. Snow is glistening. Personally, my favorite Christmas Carol is “All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth.” It just says so much about a child’s mental anguish, doesn’t it? No toys, just my teeth please. Plus, you get to sing with a lisp, and who [...]