Doug Brendel writes stuff.

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Doug Brendel is a playwright, novelist, essayist, actor, speaker, and humanitarian.

His debut stage comedy Best If Used By was produced in Newburyport, Mass., and his new comedy Things Get Ugly is scheduled to premiere in May 2026. Doug’s hilarious novel Praying for Mrs. Mombasa and his debut novel Pleasure and Power have won multiple awards.

He also writes “The Outsidah” at Outsidah.com, an occasional dose of lighthearted commentary on life in small-town America from the viewpoint of a big-city guy. “The Outsidah” became a springboard for Doug’s popular Only in Ipswich books, which also include Doug’s fanciful cartoon illustrations. And he writes the snarky political blog Reckoner Press.

Doug works professionally as a copywriter of direct mail fundraising letters and a copywriting consultant for non-profit organizations.

Doug and his wife, the stage director Kristina Grundmann, lead the humanitarian charity New Thing in Belarus. They have three really cool children. Doug holds a degree in Social Science from Evangel University.

Doug is a popular speaker for all sorts of groups.

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