Writer | Editor | Et Cetera

Hi, my name is johnbreneman.com, but you can call me John Breneman for short. Writer since birth. Genetically wired to bring high levels of creativity to everything I do.

Triple Action Humor Magazine

What is Triple Action Humor Magazine? Why, it’s my new online humor publication … home of daily Classic Comedy Clips, This Day in (Revisionist) History and much more. We also sponsor the prestigious Triple Action Humor Prize, our quarterly juried humor-writing contest (see details on prizes and how to enter below).

This Day in (Revisionist) History – March 25

On this day in 1957, U.S. Customs agents seized 500+ copies of Allen Ginsberg’s famed Beat Generation book and poem “Howl,” as part of a government crackdown on “angelheaded hipsters burning for the ancient heavenly connection to the starry dynamo in the machinery of...

Welcome to JohnBreneman.com

Hi, John B here. Triple-decade newspaper guy, ace marketing copywriter, jack of all verbs … and now first-time author! I’ve been wanting to go full-time creative for a long time now. Zero to 60 just flew by, and I am revved up for my 7th-decade dream career.

In addition to launching a Humor Magazine (see details at left), danged if I ain’t banged out my first novel. Now I’m working on my second one. Some epic SciFi satire about Planet Earth gone haywire.

Meanwhile, efforts to showcase the full spectrum of my creative works on this website continue apace.

Years ago, I founded Triple Action News as a natural extension of my newspaper career. Now I am thrilled to announce that I am finally breaking ground on its parent company, Triple Action Enterprises the world’s first Virtual Multinational Imagination Factory Consortium. 

Triple Action University (earn your Triple Ph.D. in just three years) will soon be accepting applications for the fall semester. 

DID I MENTION MY DEBUT NOVEL?
Act before midnight tonight to get your copy of the dark humor-suspense page-turner that is (not yet) taking the publishing industry by storm … “A Man of Remarkable Restraint”

Charles is definitely going insane. Has been since he was a kid. He keeps a tight grip on his inner psycho, but losing his job at the newspaper triggers some new craziness he can’t control. Come along on this madcap, darkly comedic odyssey with a deeply troubled, self-antagonistic protagonist — Charles [last name withheld to protect the innocent].

TV AD PARODY: Crazy Johnny! … is the wacky TV pitchman persona I use to promote the book in this borderline hilarious pretend TV ad.

UNBOXING VIDEO: Authors often do an “unboxing video” upon receiving the first box of their new book. Well, I’m a first-time author so … surprise!

BLOGGING WORST PRACTICES: Inspired by one of my actual marketing agency blog posts, this video taps that age-old advertising tactic, HUMOR(!)

John Breneman | Career Highlights

Newspaper journalism – Portsmouth Herald, Boston Herald, Cambridge Chronicle: reporter | editor | Sunday columnist | headline writer | page designer | editorialist | mentor. Here’s the scoop on my newspaper career.

Copywriting – digital agency marketing copywriter | senior editor | email marketer | strategist | student. Duties included serving as senior editor of 8-person copywriting team. Specialties include combining art of storytelling with science digital marketing.

Hi, me again. Along with my humor writing, fiction projects, screenplay work, etc., I am always exploring fun ways to expand my brand (and my mind) here in the lucrative, fast-paced blogosphere. Intellectual curiosity and empathy animate my daily existence. 

Writing and editing copy on the following topics continues to expand my understanding of how the world works: Artificial Intelligence | Technology Entrepreneurship | Data Science | Cybersecurity | Digital Transformation | Brandstorming | eCommerce | Customer Relationship Building | Leadership Training | Remote Teaching |Private Aviation | Third Party Logistics | Health Informatics | Industrial Robotics | Emotional Intelligence | UX | 5G | The Internet of Thingamabobs (IoT) | and much much more.

Recent learning adventures include: helping a leading U.S. university launch six new online master’s degree programs (including artificial intelligence, data science and technology entrepreneurship) and website storytelling to help launch the world’s next great jazz and blues club.