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<\/figure>From about 2011-2018 writing was not fun for me. Writing was more like a 50-pound suitcase I was lugging around hoping the airline would let me check it. In 2018, my kid was born, I figured it was time to put up or shut up. I\u2019ve been getting bylines since 2020 (babies are difficult), and 2022 was a good year. Point is: writers, don\u2019t give up. You\u2019re going to have low periods. But if you love the art? Keep doing the art. Enjoy the journey. Writing is better than not writing. <\/p>
Cracked<\/strong><\/p> I got asked to do a lot at Cracked this year. For that, I consider myself very lucky. I did a massive background project that doesn\u2019t have bylines but was nevertheless satisfying and taught me a lot. I got asked to write stuff I wouldn\u2019t have thought of, and I got weirdo passion pitches approved. I got asked to write some five-part series, maybe the most fun and gratifying writing experience of my career so far. For a little bit, I got to live my dream as a sports columnist. This isn\u2019t everything, but it\u2019s what I enjoyed most. Shoutout to my editors Cyriaque Lamar, Logan Trent, and Chris Pauls. <\/p> Standalone Columns:<\/strong> <\/p> 5 Bananas Things Apes Do In The Wild<\/a><\/p><\/li> The New York Vs Chicago Pizza Debate – As Explained By A Chicagoan<\/a><\/p><\/li> 5 Thought Provoking Moments Hiding In Franchises\u2019 Dumbest Movies<\/a><\/p><\/li> 5 Unexpected Facts About Life As A Minority In The Middle Ages<\/a><\/p><\/li> 6 Celeb Scandals Where We Got Mad At The Wrong Person<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul> Calvin and Hobbes Series:<\/strong> <\/p> A Short History of \u2018Calvin and Hobbes,\u2019 The Last Great Newspaper Comic<\/a><\/p><\/li> Whatever Happened To Bill Watterson From Calvin and Hobbes? <\/a><\/p><\/li> 6 Reasons Why Calvin and Hobbes Still Works Decades Later<\/a><\/p><\/li> 7 Moments of Philosophical Genius in Calvin and Hobbes<\/a><\/p><\/li> 6 Brutal Lessons Calvin and Hobbes Doesn\u2019t Spare<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul> 30th Anniversary of Goosebumps Series:<\/strong> <\/p> 4 Reasons R.L. Stine Took Over Our Childhood<\/a><\/p><\/li> 5 Reasons Kids Were Roaring For A Horror Series<\/a><\/p><\/li> 30 Books In 30 Days<\/a><\/p><\/li> 6 Books That Did It Best<\/a><\/p><\/li> 8 Moments That Left Readers Totally Confused<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul> Cracked Dunks On The NBA, aka the silly history of the NBA:<\/strong> <\/p> 5 Wild, True Basketball Stories That Need Movies<\/a><\/p><\/li> The 5 Funniest NBA Side Hustles<\/a><\/p><\/li> 4 NBA Players With One Weird, Specific Skill<\/a><\/p><\/li> Why Careers Die On The New York Knicks<\/a><\/p><\/li> 5 NBA Coincidences That Made Us Pause<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul> My Brief Run As A Sports Columnist:<\/strong> <\/p> Why Do So Many Star Quarterbacks Become Idiots? <\/a><\/p><\/li> Diving Into North Korea\u2019s Strange Relationship to Sports<\/a><\/p><\/li> The Most Bonkers Owners From All Five Major Sports<\/a><\/p><\/li> 10 Sports Prop Bets The World Needed Yesterday<\/a><\/p><\/li> Just A Few Of The Abhorrent Things Robert Sarver Did To Get Suspended From the NBA<\/a><\/p><\/li> 5 Reasons The Los Angeles Lakers Will Suck This Season<\/a><\/p><\/li> The Hater\u2019s Guide To Notre Dame Football<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul> Silly Lists I Enjoyed Doing:<\/strong> <\/p> The \u2018Halloween\u2019 Franchise\u2019s Best Moments of Unintentional Hilarity<\/a><\/p><\/li> 15 Classic Movies That Are Actually Ripe For a Reboot<\/a><\/p><\/li> 15 Brilliant Uses of Jazz In Hip-Hop<\/a><\/p><\/li> 15 Unintentionally Hilarious Movie Moments (That Were Meant to Be Serious)<\/a><\/p><\/li> 15 Smart Moments in \u2018Dumb\u2019 Action Movies<\/a><\/p><\/li> 15 Smart Moments In \u2018Dumb\u2019 Comedies<\/a><\/p><\/li> 15 Things Movies & TV Shows Think They Know (But Don\u2019t)<\/a><\/p><\/li> 15 Sordid Stories About The Building of Sports Stadiums<\/a><\/p><\/li> 15 Unforgivable Blunders By The People Running Pro Sports<\/a><\/p><\/li> 15 Sports Franchises That Are More Like Bullies (And Why)<\/a><\/p><\/li> 15 Weirdo Stories Behind Sports Team Name Changes<\/a><\/p><\/li> 15 \u201cOh What Just Happened\u201d Moments From MLB Playoff History<\/a><\/p><\/li> 15 Villains of the Steroid Era: Where Are They Now? <\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul> Mental Floss<\/strong> <\/p> Someone I admire suggesting pitching Mental Floss, and man, am I glad I did. This is a relatively recent development, but thus far very fun and rewarding. Looking forward to doing more for them in 2023. Shoutout to Shayna Murphy and the rest of the editorial staff there. <\/p> 11 Contemporary Updates to Classic Literary Monsters<\/a><\/p> 11 Wintry Books To Read Under Your Warmest Blanket<\/a><\/p> The Poeming<\/strong> <\/p> Joining Cotton Xenomorph this year<\/a> introduced me to the wonderful E. Kristin Anderson, who co-runs an October writing challenge called The Poeming. One poem every day for 31 (spooooky) days. This year, we read books from R.L. Stine\u2019s Fear Street<\/em> series and did found poems with the text. Big year for R.L. Stine in Casa de Corlew. I focused mostly on erasures and centos. A very fun way to stretch my poetry writing muscles again. <\/p> My Poeming blog is here<\/a>. Scroll all the way to bottom if you wanna read in order, or click here for the first poem<\/a>. <\/p> That\u2019s it for 2022 for me. It\u2019s a genuine pleasure to be writing this much, and I\u2019m grateful to anyone who reads even one full sentence. Thanks for subscribing to shipwrecked sailor\u2014more coming in this space and elsewhere in 2023. <\/p> Sorry you got an email, <\/p> Chris<\/p>