16 writing puns and jokes.
I claim no originality nor responsibility. It’s not my fault!
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I’m a big fan of punctuation—period.
I tried writing a story about flying, but it didn’t take off.
Writing is the only write way to express myself.
The manuscript was too long, so I had to cut to the chase.
Why do writers always feel cold? Because they’re surrounded by drafts!
What do writers have for breakfast? Synonym buns!
I know a writer who has a fondness for culinary metaphors. His stories were always well-seasoned.
Why did the editor go to jail? Because he was caught in a sentence.
Why did the pencil break up with the pen? It couldn’t handle the pressure.
My wife asked me to bring her something hard to write on. I don’t know why she got so mad at me. It’s pretty hard to write on sand.
Why do writers fail to eat regularly? Because they are always full of ideas.
Why did the author become a gardener? Because she had a plot to tend to.
What did the writer who was told they have no platform do? Buy much, much higher shoes.
The teacher said, “Name two pronouns,” looking pointedly at Steve. He looked up and said, “Who, me?”
What do you get when you cross a writer with a deadline? A really clean house.
What do cats and commas have in common? Cats have claws at the end of their paws and commas are a pause at the end of a clause.
Even when the warden’s wife’s expression of interest in the jailed author offered the possibility of early release, the writer would not take the bait, for you never end a sentence with a preposition.
They say it’s hard to write to write on sand,
but I must disagree,
for it’s a soil I understand,
and it’s a friend to me.
Living in this desert place,
sand is all around,
and it’s not in every case
that it is on the ground,
for it likes to come along
with me in my shoes,
and whene’er wind is strong
the sky gives up it blues
to a newly red-hued air
with sand in mouth and nose and hair.
I really enjoy this! I am never so clever! Glad others are!!!
The one about the writer with a deadline is my favorite, though the cat and claws one is pretty cute as well! Thanks for starting my writing day with a laugh.
Thanks for brightening my spirits on this 42nd day of cold, wind, and snow in upstate NY.
I especially like the clean house joke and the Who, Me? pun, but I agree with Susan that the cat claws one is cute too.
Hi Steve,
Thank you for sharing, I truly enjoyed “16 writing puns and jokes” It made me LOL ” Laugh out Loud” I’m looking forward in attending the 2025 WTP conference.