by dwayneperkins | Feb 5, 2013 | Funny Short Inspirational Stories, Funny True Stories
I think power outages bring people closer. As soon as the lights go out people ban together: to sing, to tell stories, to loot. Whatever activity the populous chooses to engage in they’re doing it in numbers. I think the lights going off reminds us how fragile we...
by dwayneperkins | Jan 8, 2013 | Funny True Stories, Living In Los Angeles
So I was in my local post office picking up my held mail that, for some reason, wasn’t there because it was delivered. I think my mail man deems himself an artist more than a person who provides a service. He’s like the barber who won’t let you pick your own hair...
by dwayneperkins | Jan 4, 2013 | Funny True Stories, New York I Love You
I hopped on a downtown R train in NYC. Well, I was actually on an M train that switched tracks and became an R train and then went out of service. So technically I hopped on my second R train but, intentionally. The whole car reeked of pooh. Not like someone left a...
by dwayneperkins | Jan 3, 2013 | Funny Short Inspirational Stories, Funny True Stories, Living In Los Angeles, New York I Love You, World Travels
Hey Friends, Happy New Year! I want to thank you for your support over all these years. My years of writing funny blogs has lead to this moment: The release of by new Ebook: Hot Chocolate for The Mind (A Collection of funny stories from Comedian Dwayne Perkins)...
by dwayneperkins | Jan 1, 2013 | Funny True Stories, New York I Love You
I got off the plane in JFK and immediately went into Native New Yorker mode. Now, perhaps I wasn’t fully awake or am in need of “New York” recalibration. As I walked down the E train platform at the Jamaica-Sutphin station pulling my rollie carry-on behind me, a...
by dwayneperkins | Oct 31, 2012 | Funny Short Inspirational Stories, Funny True Stories
Last week I spent a few days with my family in Gainesville, Florida. I’m always humbled by their generosity and kindness. The word that best suites by Aunt Joyce is ‘solid’. She’s the matriarch of her family and rules with a kind heart. She uses honey to catch...