![]() ![]() ![]() An award-winning journalist, Celia has represented the New York Times Company as a media fellow at Duke University, although she continues to have no use whatsoever for their basketball team.Īt the age of 40, Celia gave birth to her first child and retired from full time newspaper work to stay home with her daughter. ![]() The column is currently syndicated by Gannett and appears in newspapers throughout the country. Her humor blends this country tradition with her love of all things pop culture for a unique take on the ever-changing South.Ī newspaper reporter since age 19, Celia started writing a weekly humor column for the New York Times Regional Newspaper Group in 1993. It’s hard to escape the in-your-face Southern nature of Bless Your Heart, Tramp We’re Just Like You, Only Prettier Stop Dressing Your Six Year Old Like a Skank Belle Weather: Mostly Sunny With a Chance of Scattered Hissy Fits You Can’t Drink All Day If You Don’t Start in the Morning You Don’t Sweat Much for a Fat Girl and Rude Bitches Make Me Tired.Ĭelia’s take on humor is the result of growing up in rural Eastern North Carolina listening to, and absorbing, stories, jokes and tall tales at the country store. ![]() The names of Celia Rivenbark’s books give you an idea of what to expect when you hear her speak to an audience. ![]()
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