Oh, man, these are fun. Here we go!

Who wouldn’t be having fun with the spectacular Anna Magnani? And here’s a bonus happy Tennessee Williams photo, with a couple of surprise guests:

That one’s a little staged, a little more of a smile for the camera than a genuinely candid laugh. Not quite right for our Writers Laughing series, in other words. (Jean-Paul and Simone and Zora set a high bar!) But still a good way to get a Wednesday smile going.

What else can make you smile? Well [humble cough] maybe a well-reviewed (okay, make that VERY well-reviewed) comic short novel, temporarily discounted in honor of August… only 99 cents… treat yourself to some deadpan humor…and of course…onward and upward!