The Bob
Sharing Cartoons, Humor & Writing Tips
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 153 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 4 days ago |
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Writer’s Workshop Wednesday
When good jokes don’t land.
Deep Dive Tuesday
Encapsulating What Has Happened in This Country in One Cartoon
Great To Do Tips in NYC...if you love the subway
Do you love the subway? Perfect.
This Saturday (tomorrow, October 3) there is a “nostalgia ride” leaving from 96th Street 2nd Avenue station in Manhattan at 2 pm to Brooklyn’s renowned cemetery, Green-Wood on a vintage train from the 1930...
Writer’s Workshop Wednesday
The 2026 Milford Readers and Writers Festival
The Cartoon Flag is Flying at Half-Mast
This was to be the first installment of the humor classes, Deeper Dive Tuesdays. Out of respect of the passing of a friend, Peter Vey, I am posting this homage of his work, instead.
I’ve been enjoying all the beautiful tributes online.1 I...
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I make books on bookstores, museums, cats, snowmen & try to make people laugh. NY Times bestseller, NYer cartoonist. 📕https://t.co/lzuBbgljKt
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