Robert Benchley Gives Us Humor in the Garden

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Backspace: Essays on Everything with Michelle Kennedy

Michelle Kennedy

27 episodes

3 months ago

Hi! I am Michelle Kennedy and I am an author, a mom of many, a lover of knits and a devoted reader and writer of the essay.

Backspace features essays on life, love, parenting and more - a literary experience in the time it takes to wade through the pick up line at school - or get to the store. Join us every week for new essays and new discussions on great writing - and not so great writing.

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Robert Benchley Gives Us Humor in the Garden - as a Spectator Sport.

Backspace: Essays on Everything with Michelle Kennedy

11 minutes

1 year ago

Robert Benchley Gives Us Humor in the Garden - as a Spectator Sport.

Robert Benchley, James Thurber, Dorothy Parker, E.B. White. All names I associate with old school writing - but also breakthrough humor. I don't know that ascerbic wit was ever more prevalent than in NYC in the 1920's.

Please enjoy, on this rainy Friday in Vermont, this essay by Robert Benchley. My recent outing to the Algonquin Hotel in New York made me feel right at home and I've been having a wonderful start to summer going through essays from that time. Here is one of my favorites. I've been spending a lot of time in the garden lately and I feel a lot like the guy who is doing the work in this particular scenario - but I aspire to be the guy over the fence!

There are pics from our night at the Algonquin at mishkennedy.com. There is also a new section for the podcast - and we will be doing an episode by episode guide very soon.

If you are interested in learning more about Robert Benchley, check out the Robert Benchley society at https://www.robertbenchley.org/sob/

If you'd like to contribute a piece to Real Quick, please email it to us at writermisha1313@gmail.com.

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