Archive - Joyce Wadler

This is an emergency. Go to the E.R. now!

In which I learn the meaning of the letters TIA.

Jan 12 •

December 2024

My Servant Problem

Butler to Diana, then me. Of course, he was dazzled.

Dec 31, 2024 •

Devoted Readers,

Dec 17, 2024 •

An oldie for the newbies.

Dec 11, 2024 •

Memorial Service For My Beloved Dead Sweater

Don't tell me they'll (sob) reissue. They never reissue.

Dec 5, 2024 •

November 2024

On Thanksgiving, I Miss My Family

I had a dream of being the only person in America receiving both Social Security and Chanukah gelt.

Nov 26, 2024 •

Gladiator Thanksgiving

"Mom always liked you better. She sold me into slavery first."

Nov 25, 2024 •

Lost Purple Thong, Responds to Name "Tootsie"

Owner distraught. Also chilly.

Nov 20, 2024 •

Madame Butterfly Waits for Her Indy Book Contract

An Opera in Two Acts.

Nov 12, 2024 •

On Election Day, I Always Win

There is something to be said for growing up in a mixed, upstate community.

Nov 5, 2024 •

October 2024

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