"Many columnists strive
for an unusual take on the news, but Bill Shein succeeds."
-- National Press Club
Winner of the 2005 National
Press Club Award for Humor, Bill Shein is
that rare writer and newspaper columnist who is not afraid
to write about himself in the third person.
In addition to writing Reason
Gone Mad, a twice-weekly column of humor
and commentary for the Berkshire
Eagle newspaper, Bill travels the world to
train humor writers in emerging democracies in the fine
art of poking fun at the powers-that-be.
He also frequently embellishes his biography, often with
the absurd claim that he "travels the world to train
humor writers in emerging democracies in the fine art
of poking fun at the powers-that-be."
In 2004, Bill crisscrossed America as Will
Markson: America's Favorite Fictional Candidate for President
to promote ideas for fundamental democracy reform.
From 1996-2000, he wrote the "Daily Buzzsaw"
humor column for America Online. Prior to AOL, he was
the editor of "Washington Wit," a biweekly humor
tabloid in the nation's capital.
He lives in Berkshire County in western Massachusetts.
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