Shoe by Gary Brookins and Susie MacNelly for February 27, 2021

It was for the birds…..

That novel cured my insomnia, Cosmo. I couldn’t make past page five.

OUCH !!

It left a lasting impression.

I chuckled.

If you promise it’s the last one I will.

i seriously doubt that cosmo could stay awake at his desk long enough to write a novel…

For those who have friends who are writers, that’s one to remember.

Can we call your last novel your “Last Will and Testament”?

They say everyone has a book in them. I’m still looking for mine.

That’s EXACTLY how I feel about half the “bestsellers” we read for our book club. All these books pontificating on “the meaning of life”or how alienated we are from . . .whatever’s in fashion at any one time. . .

Good one! ;o)

Murder at the Newsroom.

It took me a moment to get it, but that is comic perfection.

Ouch….

That took me a sec

Same as your previous novel.

I’ve been in Cosmo’s position, except that the person in Shoe’s place hadn’t actually even looked at the book.

I just saw a video of Jack Benny interviewing a child who was a musical prodigy. He asked the boy, “Do you play the violin as well as I do?” His answer was “I used to.”

I wouldn’t have read it. His novel would have put me to sleep

Shoe is trying to tell you something, Cosmo. Listen to him.

" Shoe " has the greatest punchlines- how enjoyable it always is; thanks