Newspaper Editor Pillows

"I'll have my article pulled together in no time."

'Tiling a Bathroom for a Crossword Puzzle Editor.'

Puzzle editor with a maze to his desk.

Hoaxer James Bennett (NY Herald Editor) as 'The Funny Little Boy in Trouble'

'And this is my dad. He's the wine critic for The Herald and he can drink your dads under the table.'

"How come people die in alphabetical order...?"

'700,000 killed and millions injured... and now, here's Lenny with the lighter side of the news.'

Freedom of Speech

"Oh, oh - looks like you got a pretty bad review from that poodle who writes for the Globe."

"Looks like another major newspaper chain merger. . ."

"That's the guy I hired to read Proust for me."

Copycats

"After years of cartoon rejections, Bill stooped to trying a little shameless product placement."

Squeezing the Free Press.

"No, I didn't steal your content. I just have your content's doppleganger."

It soon became apparent that the vicar was an undercover journalist.

'Darling I want you to remember this always,,,'

Thru versus Through Traffic

"It's a heck of a tale...and well told, but we don't publish resumes."

Books: Novels, Short-Stories, Tall Tales.

First Novels.

"Russ had a novel published two hours ago and has a children's book coming out in 20 minutes."

News: Deaths! Deaths! Deaths!

Frontispiece to the first volume of 'Master Humphrey's Clock'

Reading my Critics

1599: Shakespeare's Agent knew what the public wanted

"Well, how do things look from where you sit?"

Punctuation Police

A Copy Editor and His Dog

"Bad dog! I've told you to always proofread."

Someone who knows apostrophes

"And now here's Cathie with the hypothetical portion of the news."

"The economy always seems to be recovering, but it never recovers."

"Damn - another letter to the editor."

Gay Times...