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It was very well received. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a232fcad55b41b334f498b4/1512958430569-7RR8UW21X6GR9EUYBTSQ/funniest_women_kristin_wiig.jpg Humor Writing & Satire - The 10 Funniest Women on the Planet - MSN (Copy) The 10 Funniest Women on the Planet - MSN There's never been a better time for women in comedy and this piece written for MSN proved it -- over 1 million page views. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a232fcad55b41b334f498b4/1512958852259-DC8U9UZ0O9NF336U8L4M/sean_spicer_humor_craig_playstead.jpg Humor Writing & Satire - Sean Spicer’s 10 Foolproof Methods for Beating Stress - Medium (Copy) Sean Spicer’s 10 Foolproof Methods for Beating Stress - Medium Sean Spicer’s 10 Foolproof Methods for Beating Stress was written for Medium and is a fun, satiricle look at how he deals with the toughest job each day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a232fcad55b41b334f498b4/1512958573716-68KDMFJA0QOLAAK4P0CZ/why+you+shouldn%27t+recline+your+seat.jpg Humor Writing & Satire - Holiday Etiquette: Do Not Recline Your Airline Seat - Avvo (Copy) Holiday Etiquette: Do Not Recline Your Airline Seat - Avvo A humor piece written for Avvo that was paired with a companion article taking the opposite view. Both the client and readers loved it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a232fcad55b41b334f498b4/1513702474514-L3KR8H1J6J2A5ZD421HY/Depositphotos_19734619_l-2015.jpg Humor Writing & Satire - Dishes Are Raining from the Sky (Copy) Dishes Are Raining from the Sky It took me a second to process all the chaos. My 80 lb. dog was running like a maniac through the house--bucking like a bronco. And there seemed to be something chasing him, but it wasn't alive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a232fcad55b41b334f498b4/1512958216988-EN866S3YBYY0Q5RWDM24/bad+santa.jpg Humor Writing & Satire - 8 Laws Santa Shamelessly Breaks Every Christmas - Avvo (Copy) (Copy) 8 Laws Santa Shamelessly Breaks Every Christmas - Avvo This is a humor article written for Avvo about the rules Santa breaks each Christmas. It was very well received. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a232fcad55b41b334f498b4/1512958430569-7RR8UW21X6GR9EUYBTSQ/funniest_women_kristin_wiig.jpg Humor Writing & Satire - The 10 Funniest Women on the Planet - MSN (Copy) (Copy) The 10 Funniest Women on the Planet - MSN There's never been a better time for women in comedy and this piece written for MSN proved it -- over 1 million page views. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a232fcad55b41b334f498b4/1512958852259-DC8U9UZ0O9NF336U8L4M/sean_spicer_humor_craig_playstead.jpg Humor Writing & Satire - Sean Spicer’s 10 Foolproof Methods for Beating Stress - Medium (Copy) (Copy) Sean Spicer’s 10 Foolproof Methods for Beating Stress - Medium Sean Spicer’s 10 Foolproof Methods for Beating Stress was written for Medium and is a fun, satiricle look at how he deals with the toughest job each day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a232fcad55b41b334f498b4/1512958573716-68KDMFJA0QOLAAK4P0CZ/why+you+shouldn%27t+recline+your+seat.jpg Humor Writing & Satire - Holiday Etiquette: Do Not Recline Your Airline Seat - Avvo (Copy) (Copy) Holiday Etiquette: Do Not Recline Your Airline Seat - Avvo A humor piece written for Avvo that was paired with a companion article taking the opposite view. Both the client and readers loved it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a232fcad55b41b334f498b4/1513702474514-L3KR8H1J6J2A5ZD421HY/Depositphotos_19734619_l-2015.jpg Humor Writing & Satire - Dishes Are Raining from the Sky (Copy) (Copy) Dishes Are Raining from the Sky It took me a second to process all the chaos. My 80 lb. dog was running like a maniac through the house--bucking like a bronco. And there seemed to be something chasing him, but it wasn't alive. https://www.craigplaystead.com/freelance-writing-branded-content-creation daily 0.75 2018-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a232fcad55b41b334f498b4/1512953617524-1XF6ENSO1SOJ527SN195/tom-cruise-mi5.jpg Freelance Writing & Branded Content Creation - 7 Times Tom Cruise Almost Took It Too Far - Paramount Pictures (Copy) 7 Times Tom Cruise Almost Took It Too Far - Paramount Pictures Wrote this fun piece all about Tom's stunts for Paramount Pictures DVD release of Mission Impossible 5. 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A topic with lots of gray area and high-profile lawsuits including rock legends, "Led Zeppelin". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a232fcad55b41b334f498b4/1512953984401-2N2UAJ3TROR47KLVVGU9/walking+dead.jpg Freelance Writing & Branded Content Creation - 7 Things We Learned (the Hard Way) From the Walking Dead - AMC TV (Copy) 7 Things We Learned (the Hard Way) From the Walking Dead - AMC TV I created this piece for AMC to promote season seven of The Walking Dead to viewers caught up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a232fcad55b41b334f498b4/1512953445287-YAC0EG92TXUFWHF4CS3C/better+call+saul.jpg Freelance Writing & Branded Content Creation - Better Call Saul Returns - AMC TV (Copy) Better Call Saul Returns - AMC TV Wrote two pieces for AMC to promote the second season of the critically acclaimed, "Better Call Saul." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a232fcad55b41b334f498b4/1513890000307-DNAHWUT7E889BBV4ZXXY/drive+a+minivan.jpg Freelance Writing & Branded Content Creation - How I Drive a Minivan and Live With Myself - MSN (Copy) How I Drive a Minivan and Live With Myself - MSN For MSN.com: With a family to support and bills to pay, are you really that worried about your image? 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