{"id":1284,"date":"2016-01-27T08:40:34","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T13:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crafttheshow.com\/?p=1284"},"modified":"2016-01-28T20:50:02","modified_gmt":"2016-01-29T01:50:02","slug":"samantha-tucker-so-funny-youll-have-a-kidney-stone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/?p=1284","title":{"rendered":"Samantha Tucker: so funny, you&#8217;ll have a kidney stone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>-Andy Ross<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/SamanthaTuckerHeadshot.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1286\" alt=\"SamanthaTuckerHeadshot\" src=\"http:\/\/crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/SamanthaTuckerHeadshot.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"252\" \/><\/a>Ever wonder about the etiquette of nudity in a Korean spa? Samantha Tucker, a humorist and essayist enrolled in Ohio State\u2019s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program, has the answer. In her first collection of essays,<em> The American Dream Starts Here<\/em>, Tucker recalls visiting her first spa, being raised in America with a Korean sense of modesty, and teaching English in Korea. Throughout, she tackles difficult subjects like the death of her brother in Iraq, finding humor in even the darkest places. Tucker comes from a background of writing for performance, and that dynamic is omnipresent in her writing. She advocates diversity of voice in humor writing, labeling her writing as so funny it will give you a kidney stone, as happened to one of her professors.<\/p>\n<p>Tucker\u2019s work has appeared on <em>Brevity<\/em>, the <em>Colorado Review<\/em>, and <em>The Toast<\/em>. She has worked as a theatre and culture critic with other publications, including <em>Show Business Weekly<\/em> and <em>Springs Magazine<\/em>. <a href=\"http:\/\/crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Craft-2016-1-27_mixdown.mp3\">Check out the interview<\/a> to hear about Tucker\u2019s humor writing, Tinder, and a short story from her upcoming collection. Tucker is submitting the final edits on <em>The American Dream Starts Here<\/em> for review in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>Good luck, Sam!<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5065\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1284-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Craft-2016-1-27_mixdown.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Craft-2016-1-27_mixdown.mp3\">http:\/\/crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Craft-2016-1-27_mixdown.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Craft-2016-1-27_mixdown.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1284-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Craft-2016-1-27_mixdown.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Craft-2016-1-27_mixdown.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>-Andy Ross Ever wonder about the etiquette of nudity in a Korean spa? Samantha Tucker, a humorist and essayist enrolled in Ohio State\u2019s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program, has the answer. 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