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Elissa Bassist
Elissa Bassist edits the column Funny Women on The Rumpus and teaches humor writing at The New School, 92NY, and elsewhere. Visit elissabassist.com for upcoming classes as well as cultural and personal criticism. Her writing appears most recently in her newsletters, Tragedy Plus Time (for writers) and HYSTERICAL (for crazy psycho bitches). Her second book, a humor writing craft book, is forthcoming from Grand Central Publishing in 2026.
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April 18, 2024Writer Math
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June 3, 2021Why Do You Want to Unsubscribe? WHY?!
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July 18, 2019Things You’re More Likely to Get Arrested for Than Rape
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May 31, 2019Writing Prompts for the Dumped
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April 21, 2016Topics to Be Discussed During This Year’s Seder, More or Less in the Order They’ll Occur
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July 12, 2012Harold Brodkey Explains Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe.”
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