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Andrew Shaffer is the New York Times bestselling author of HOPE NEVER DIES: AN OBAMA/BIDEN MYSTERY, the parody FIFTY SHAMES OF EARL GREY, and numerous other humorous works of fiction and nonfiction. He has been nominated by readers for a Goodreads Choice Award for Humor. (He didn't win.) Shaffer attended the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and studied comedy writing at Chicago's famed The Second City. An Iowa native, Shaffer lives in Lexington, Kentucky, with his wife, novelist Tiffany Reisz. He teaches and mentors writers at Lexington's Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning.
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Published Oct 7, 2019 · 302 words (2 minutes) · 1 like · 635 views
Humor Satire Comedy gun control everytown
A short humor piece about gun control. And Superman.
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Published Dec 4, 2018 · 305 words (2 minutes) · 1316 views
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A short parody of "The Elf on the Shelf," originally published in my holiday collection "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like F*ck This" (2018, 8th Circle Press).
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Published May 10, 2018 · 1,513 words (6 minutes) · 1009 views
Literary Fiction Science Fiction short story moon true detective
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Published May 10, 2018 · 5,059 words (19 minutes) · 1075 views
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Published May 10, 2018 · 3,058 words (12 minutes) · 1150 views
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