Confessions Of A Humorist

The narrator became known for his humor after he made a speech full of puns, witty remarks, and funny twists at the fiftieth birthday celebration of a senior partner. Everyone at his workplace enjoyed his humor, and soon he was expected to add something funny to almost everything he did. As a second bookkeeper, he was expected to make jokes about invoices, balance sheets, and other business matters. With time, his humorous talent brought him fame and even led him to become a writer for a famous weekly publication. How did the narrator’s natural sense of humor change when he began earning a living from it? How did his wife and children start behaving toward him? What did he eventually realize and decide to do? Read this humorous story to discover how the narrator’s natural gift for humor became a burden when he tried to make a living from it.