Why The Onion Paid Me $20

I used to be a weekly contributor to The Onion. Each week I had to send 20-25 headlines (via fax).  It was a fun experience. I enjoyed speaking with the editor Robert Siegel, who has since become a screenwriter and director (he wrote “The Wrestler”).  He has a sharp comic mind. He selected these 2 headlines of mine:

Area Bagels Disappoint Newcomer
(this became a news brief)

New York Times Adds Color to Appeal to Under-65 Demographic
(used as a teaser / fake-jump)