Writing on the subway or anywhere is writing. Maybe it's all just writing.
I almost never do free writing. Unless I am forcing my students to do it.
I'm even afraid of kittens. They bite too! But I respect animals.
I agree that comedy does a good job - and is often about - stepping over the line - Lenny Bruce, etc. - and that this is important for a lot of poets too. I guess I feel like there has to be depth.
It's hard for me to find humor in my current non-writing situation.
I really, really fear head injuries. But when people hit their heads in movies or fall down - I can't stop laughing.