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miriamjayaratna.bsky.social
Clinical psychologist and writer of humorous things Work in The New Yorker, NYT, McSweeney’s, Reductress, The Boston Globe, VQR, et al
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The great @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social in VQR!

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The number of aborted plane landings in this country is rapidly surpassing the number of aborted fetuses

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themuseumofamericana.net/street-signs... I’m thrilled to have collaborated with my incredibly talented sister-in-law, Wallace May, for a tribute to Georgia O’Keeffe in the final issue of the Museum of Americana: A Literary Review! And Wallace’s art is also featured on the cover 🤩

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www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/gov... As usual @devorahblachor.bsky.social comes through with the only correct take

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The painful accuracy of this piece by @kathrynbaecht.bsky.social

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REQUIRED READING

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Hilarious and spooky sendup of the Grub Street Diet by the lovely @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social, who is not a soul-devouring demon as far as I know.

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Agree but also not it

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Psyched for the new Tesla / Volkswagen collab!

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Two spots left in my next Novel Reactor workshop! Details: mailchi.mp/2a9abfe2266a...

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Loved this hilarious piece by @lisaborders.bsky.social!

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My newest humor piece in McSweeney’s! Love a good spy novel, but a lot of them aren’t:

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For Elle, I wrote about what this week has been like in LA, and what it means for the future of life on this planet www.elle.com/uk/life-and-...

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You’re welcome 🙂‍↔️

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Ugh the wrong president died after serving one term

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www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tip... Everything I need to know about Christmas tree decorating I learned from @kathrynbaecht.bsky.social

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All the best people have combination skin type

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Good morning! If you haven’t had breakfast yet, may I suggest a few cereals? Courtesy of @bostonglobe.com and the wonderful artistic talents of Ali Fitzgerald! www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/06/o...

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As always, @devorahblachor.bsky.social nails it! Another great, timely piece from @mcsweeneys.net.

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I’ve only written one short story, and it was published in the only lit mag with a corgi mascot.

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I mean yeah lots of great aromas on Thanksgiving but the smell of Elon’s desperation on Black Friday can’t be beat

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Welcome new followers! Let’s get to know each other. What’s your least favorite part of Thanksgiving? 😄

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“We want nothing more than to help you write the next Great American Novel, which will be adapted into a film that we can only see accompanied by you, because it’s rated R…” www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/wer...

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POV: eating baby carrots

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Spoke alongside @debtcollective.bsky.social on @abcnews.go.com.web.brid.gy about how American healthcare sucks and hey nobody in power is doing anything about it.

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That’s right, it was all a bid for new followers DON’T MAKE FOOLS OF US

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Is a social media app even official unless it’s been satirized on @mcsweeneys.net? Obviously, but that didn’t stop me and @kathrynbaecht.bsky.social from doing it anyway www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/wel...

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Idk about you guys but I’m really nostalgic for seeing that 10,000 people saw my tweet that got 2 likes

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So true

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