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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!

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

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 🤩

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

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

REQUIRED READING

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.

Agree but also not it

Psyched for the new Tesla / Volkswagen collab!

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

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

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

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-...

You’re welcome 🙂‍↔️

Ugh the wrong president died after serving one term

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

All the best people have combination skin type

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...

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

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

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

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

“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...

POV: eating baby carrots

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.

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

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...

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

So true