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Diane Laney Fitzpatrick

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in Youngstown, Ohio, The United States

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Humor and Comedy, Nonfiction

Influences

David Sedaris, Nora Ephron, Erma Bombeck, Dave Barry

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Diane Laney Fitzpatrick was a newspaper reporter, editor, stay-at-home mom, Internet content writer, Howard Johnson’s waitress, political campaign worker, and a jack-of-all-trades volunteer before writing her first book, "Home Sweet Homes: How Bundt Cakes, Bubble Wrap, and My Accent Helped Me Survive Nine Moves."

Diane wrote "Just Humor Me," a popular humor blog about growing up in the ’60s, being a teenager in the ’70s, living all over the country, parenting, and life's missteps. Her blog was the inspiration behind her second book, "Great-Grandma Is on Twitter and Other Signs the Rapture Is Near," a collection of original humorous essays and blog posts.

Her writing has landed her appearances in major media outlets, including The Today Show, ...more

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Average rating: 4.13 · 52 ratings · 16 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Home Sweet Homes: How Bundt Cakes, Bubble Wrap, and My Accent Helped Me Survive Nine Moves 4.13 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Great-Grandma Is on Twitter and Other Signs the Rapture Is Near 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“In 2007 I actually wrote part of a novel, but then something flew past the window in my study and I got distracted and made a picture frame out of shells instead.”
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“We were in danger of having our eyes poked out on a daily basis, and we looked straight hair dead in the eye by not eating our bread crusts. This was also before they found a cure for getting overheated.
We also faced getting hemorrhoids from sitting on the cold cement wall in front of the school, having permanently crossed eyes from making faces, and getting pinworms from playing with kids whose parents and addresses we didn’t know.”
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“Don’t we baby boomers have enough to feel old about, without having to see the top strap of a thong every time a salesgirl bends over to find the flannel nightgowns in our size?”
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