Kathy Flann @keflann.bsky.social Writer, 4 books, incl. How to Survive a Human Attack: A Guide for Werewolves, Mummies, Cyborgs, Ghosts, Nuclear Mutants, and Other Movie Monsters. Words in McSweeney’s, Boston Globe, WaPo, Slate, HuffPo. Member HWA, SFWA
www.kathyflann.com
Electric Literature @electricliterature.com Making literature exciting, relevant and inclusive
electricliterature.com
Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social Massachusetts-based writer, cat lover, alt rock fanatic. New novel, Last Night at the Disco, out now. Humor in McSweeney’s & more. I run the Novel Reactor workshops. Pro-science, anti-fascist. https://www.lisaborders.com/
Dan Rice @damnhellasskings.bsky.social Editor in Chief @TheHardTimes.net @thehardtimesnews.bsky.social
Sen. Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov Proudly serving the people of New Jersey in the U.S. Senate. 
@evancoy.bsky.social @evancoy.bsky.social 
Points in Case @pointsincase.com Enlightening and irreverent literary humor publication since 1999, and a community hub for comedy writers, performers, and enthusiasts. pointsincase.com
Door Is A Jar Literary Magazine @doorisajarmag.bsky.social Quarterly literary magazine of #poetry, short #fiction, #nonfiction, #drama, #art and #bookreviews with cadence and personality to take readers on a journey.
https://www.doorisajarmagazine.net/
Rebecca Saltzman @rebeccasaltzman.bsky.social Irregular contributor at The New Yorker, McSweeney’s, Electric Literature, etc. Your Jewish mom friend.
Seth Brown @risingpun.bsky.social Freelance writer/humor columnist/sushi enthusiast
National Press Club's 2024 Angele Gingras Humor Award winner
My free semi-monthly newsletter has bad puns, jokes in parentheses, and random commentary:
https://buttondown.email/RisingPun
Lily Hirsch @lilyehirsch.bsky.social Writer (often about music). Author of Can’t Stop the Grrrls and Weird Al: Seriously. New one about Angela Lansbury out now! Sometimes tries to be funny.
Nina Semczuk @ninasemczuk.bsky.social https://www.ninasemczuk.com/
Relyea, Connor @crelyea12.bsky.social every day, I put on the clown costume and suffer a new indignity.
writing at The Hard Times, McSweeney's, Points in Case, etc. Former contributor at @theonion.com
Rebecca DeRosa @rebeccaderosa.bsky.social Writer, yoga teacher, drummer, and cat lady in the Catskills. She/her #amwriting
Kelly @kellynoonan.bsky.social I used to write for @reductress @mcsweeneys and @belladonnacomedy and was Twitter famous for, like, a week in 2014. Now just a mere mortal. Thinking of joining a writing group if you know any.
Teresa Tulip @sagenyc.bsky.social Writer, artist, storyteller, story listener, teacher. Girding my loins for what comes next. Building safe community spaces. Loving my cats.
Kelley Greene @kelleygreene.bsky.social Writer, satirist, chronically online. Currently @ Buzzfeed.
Work in The Hard Times, Hard Drive, Weekly Humorist, The Belladonna Comedy, Slackjaw, etc. New Substack post every Friday (TMI - Too Much Internet). https://linktr.ee/kelleygreene
ashley ray @theashleyray.bsky.social comedian and writer
https://theashleyray.com/
www.theashleyray.com/ashleyraycrafts
https://ashleyraycrafts.etsy.com
Clare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social Actor/comedian/writer in Toronto. Words in The Beaverton, CBC Comedy, The Toronto Star, McSweeney’s, etc. Pierre Poilievre's personal assistant Mandy. she/her clareblackwood@gmail.com https://www.patreon.com/cw/ClareBlackwoodComedy
Jessica Delfino @jessicadelfino.bsky.social Comedian, writer, musician, mom, weirdo, mostly likable in the right light. Google me for a good time. Linktr.ee/Jessica.Delfino
kim windyka @kimlw.bsky.social all sizzle. all steak.
victoria edel @victoriaedel.bsky.social she/her. writer. most talkative girl @ citi field.- J Janine Annett @janineannett.bsky.social writer, etc.
Georgia Shenk @georgiashenk.bsky.social Host of Paris Hilton’s My New BFF
Seth Rubin @setherubin.bsky.social editorial lead at jackbox games. words in the new yorker, the onion, mcsweeney’s, reductress, etc. assigned transsexual at birth
@ddvolz.bsky.social @ddvolz.bsky.social writer and what not (McSweeneys, the Belladonna, Points in Case)
Rachel Mans McKenny @rachelmansmckenny.bsky.social Humorist and author from the Midwest. Seen in NYTimes, McSweeneys, Elle,WaPo and other places. writing center person. Here for the jokes and books. rachelmansmckenny.com
Chandler Dean @chandlerjdean.bsky.social Surely THIS one will stick
ely kreimendahl @elykreimendahl.bsky.social ok ok I’m here. comic, writer, queer. @gayshamecomedy & @podshamespiral
maeve @mdunigan.bsky.social Writer 🐛 and friend 🦕
Debut satire+essay collection, READ THIS TO LOOK COOL, out now from Sourcebooks! // Writing in The New Yorker, McSweeney's, Reductress // maevedunigan.com
Tod Brubaker @todbrubaker.bsky.social Fucking upwardly. Humor writer McSweeney’s, Points In Case, Slackjaw, Little Old Lady Comedy.
todbrubaker.com
Header image by Emily Clouse
Tom Smyth @tomsmyth.bsky.social writer (vulture, the cut, la times, vogue, new yorker, mcsweeney’s, the onion, etc)
Tom Ellison @123tomellison.bsky.social -Humor in McSweeney’s, New Yorker, etc.
-Climate change, security, & disinformation by day
-Preorder my Alpha male satire: MANTHOLOGY, by Chud Buffly
https://tinyurl.com/msa64vc3
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sean mcgowan @seanmcgowan.bsky.social ooh ow OUCH (im runnin barefoot on gravel rn) owie ow ouch headlines & features @theonion & @clickhole ouch ooh owie writing Wordplay @nytimes YEEEOWWWW
Justine Cotter @justinecotter.bsky.social Creative Director @ advertising
Humor & Satire Writer 👩💻 McSweeney's, Weekly Humorist, The Belladonna Comedy, Little Old Lady
📍NYC 🗽✌️
Johnathan Appel @johnathanappel.bsky.social Writer Last Week Tonight; words in New Yorker & Mcsweeneys; I talk about my cats like they're my children but when I do it, it's funny
Taylor Kay Phillips @taylorkayphillips.bsky.social Writer @ Last Week Tonight
Author of “A Guide to Midwestern Conversation”
Substack: https://tkp.substack.com/
Sasha Stewart @sashastewart.bsky.social One Girl. Three kidneys. All the jokes. WGAE Councilmember. Writer: Dying for Sex (FX), Amend: The Fight for America (Netflix), The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (Comedy Central), New Yorker, McSweeneys, other stuff.
Leslie Ylinen @leslieylinen.bsky.social Humor writer
Advertising creative writer
Keeps a respectful distance from the ocean
Ologies with Alie Ward @ologies.bsky.social A comedyish science podcast hosted by @alieward. Asking smart ologists not-smart questions about their professional obsessions. Every Tuesday. May be NSFW. https://linktr.ee/alieward
JP @jpbrammer.bsky.social Writer. Illustrator. Joto.
Evan Allgood @evoooooooooooo.bsky.social Writer for The New Yorker, McSweeney's, The Believer, The Millions, The Novelizers, Current Affairs, Points in Case, Vol. 1 Brooklyn
https://www.evanallgood.com/
Justin Avery Smith @justinaverysmith.bsky.social Writer, Comedian, ADHDer
Nerd first, Queer second
Temu Elijah Wood
(he/him/his)
Laura Slade Lewis @heysladey.bsky.social She/her. Comedy writer/fanwoman. Words @thehardtimesnews.bsky.social @mcsweeneys.net @reductress.bsky.social
Katie Burgess @katieburgess.bsky.social Oxford comma agnostic
Katieburgess.fun
Cara Michelle Smith @caramichellesmith.bsky.social senior writer at @salonnewsroom.bsky.social covering all things money & power ✍️ satire in the new yorker, the onion, mcsweeney's ✍️
Amy Barnes @amygcb.bsky.social Associate Editor: @fracturedlit.bsky.social
Viktoria Shulevich @vikshulevich.bsky.social Writer of humor, essays & children’s fiction.
Words in The New Yorker, McSweeneys, LA Times, WBUR’s Cognoscenti, Slackjaw, The Belladonna, Points in Case, Weekly Humorist!
www.viktoriashulevich.com
mckayley gourley @mckayleygourley.bsky.social girl writer
associate editor @reductress
writing in @newyorkerhumor @mcsweeneys @theonion
twitter @_chase_____
https://www.instagram.com/mckayg/
she/her
Carlos Greaves @shadesofgreaves.bsky.social Co-author of Obey in Advance: How to Survive (and Thrive) Under Authoritarianism | available now👇🏾 https://store.mcsweeneys.net/products/obey-in-advance-how-to-survive-and-thrive-under-authoritarianism
Arielle Dundas @arielledundas.bsky.social Comedian. Stardew streamer. Bad Fan Fic Podcast. Typos are part of my brand.
Beacons.ai/arielledundas
Zack Bornstein @zackbornstein.bsky.social Emmy-losing Writer/Director (#Shrinking, @nbcSNL, @Netflix, @Hulu, @Dreamworks, @JimmyKimmelLive, #StrangePlanet, @NewYorker)
Curtis Retherford @actuallycurtis.bsky.social 
pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social The 76th most followed account on bluesky. I will NOT be updating this ranking when it’s no longer true
lana schwartz @lanaschwartz.bsky.social 
Brooke Preston @brookepreston.bsky.social Comedy writer, author, host. Irrevocably Midwestern.
Emmy Potter @emmylanepotter.bsky.social pop culture writer and playwright, actor, scorpio, amy elliott dunne defender, too online for my own good | she/her
Lizzy “mets fan” @thedirtbird.bsky.social Rory Gilmore had a yellow backpack so I got a yellow backpack
Laura LeeLun @laleelun.bsky.social Litigator turned comedy screenwriter; Chinese school drop-out; #GoBlue #scriptsky #filmsky (https://www.lauraleelun.com/)
Taco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org Taco Bell Quarterly is The World's Most Prestigious Literary Magazine. Unaffiliated with Daddy Taco. We publish the boundaries of cease and desist. tacobellquarterly.org
Andrew Knott @aknott21.bsky.social Sweeping off the trampoline right now. Editor of Frazzled. Author of Love’s a Disaster (2024) and Fatherhood (2016).
https://andrewknott.substack.com/
Kat Atwell @katwell.bsky.social Gen X friend in Denver with the loud laugh. (she/her)
Likes: my dog, thrifted books, funny women
Dislikes: loud cars, fascism, animals that fly erratically
Scarlet Meyer @scarletkmeyer.bsky.social 400 year old shark occasionally coaxed back to society for comedy purposes.
Julie Vick @julievickwriter.bsky.social Humor writer and author of a humorous advice book for introverted parents. Words in New Yorker, McSweeney’s, and my phone’s notes app.
Substack with funny stuff and writing tips:
https://julievick.substack.com/
@juliamccloy.bsky.social @juliamccloy.bsky.social 
Daniel Spenser @danielspenser.bsky.social Cartoons, graphics, comedy stuff for TV. Write jokes. I also make music and I'm sorry.
https://danielspenser.com/
Robin Zlotnick @robinzlotnick.bsky.social writer, worrier
Pubs: Gone Lawn, X-R-A-Y, Brilliant Flash Fiction, Rejection Letters, Identity Theory, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, The Belladonna, etc.
https://robinzlotnick.com/
https://a-sentence.beehiiv.com/
Marissa Maciel @marissamaciel.bsky.social Writer and Illustrator from your favorite websites (New Yorker Daily Shouts, McSweeney’s, Belladonna, rip The Toast & The Hairpin)
Basically being rad.
Danielle Kraese @daniellekraese.bsky.social last name rhymes with ace of base. humor writer, editor, & a third witty thing. author of deep-sea creeps: a field guide to terrible ex-boyfriends (as sea creatures) 🐙
𝙇 𝘼 𝙐 𝙍 𝘼 𝙊 𝙍 𝙉 𝙀 𝙇 𝙇 𝘼 @lauraornella.bsky.social 𝓦𝓔𝓛𝓒𝓞𝓜𝓔 𝓣𝓞 𝓛𝓐𝓦𝓐𝓛𝓐𝓝𝓓
https://linktr.ee/lauraornella
actor • comedian • writer
🇨🇺 slow burn 🎭 🫧 @humordarling 🤸🏽♀️
Patty Terhune @pattyterhune.bsky.social Writing for games and jokes and stuff. pattyterhune.com
Jennie Egerdie @jennieegerdie.bsky.social full time buddy 🇨🇦/🇺🇸
Words: New Yorker, McSweeney’s, and more
#author: Frog and Toad Are Doing Their Best, OH BOTHER (@vulture Best of 2021 + 2024)
Working on my third book!
Rep: WSA
Audrey Burges @audreyburges.bsky.social Author, THE MINUSCULE MANSION OF MYRA MALONE (2023) & A HOUSE LIKE AN ACCORDION (2024); scribbler of humor, flash, & pretty flowers; thinks you're awesome
Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social Facebook Beef
maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social she/her, views my own
Join the tax fight at Families Over Billionaires: familiesoverbillionaires.org
Comedy writer: Onion, McSweeneys, others.
Currently in bed. Email nice things only: quintmaura@ gmail
Felipe Torres Medina @felipetmedina.bsky.social Comedian from a country you misspell 🇨🇴
Writer @ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
BUY MY HUMOR BOOK https://allmylinks.com/felipetorresmedina
Christopher Monks @crmonks.bsky.social Editor of McSweeney’s Internet Tendency. Author of The Ultimate Game Guide to Your Life. Dominator of waiting rooms. Fragile fan of the Dolphins, Sixers, and Red Sox.
Rachel Rose Keller @rachelrosekeller.bsky.social Words in The Onion, Reductress, McSweeney's, the void I scream into
Part time chronic ill-fluencer
Devorah Blachor @devorahblachor.bsky.social Author of 'The Feminist’s Guide to Raising a Little Princess', novels, humor. Working on a new book and also a time travel machine
https://www.devorahblachor.com/
Miriam Jayaratna @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social Clinical psychologist and writer of humorous things
Work in The New Yorker, NYT, WSJ, McSweeney’s, Reductress, The Boston Globe, VQR, et al
Ian Goldstein @iangoldstein.bsky.social 👀 writer/Webby-winning producer featured in the NYTimes and ABC News talking about Healthcare
✍️ humor featured in the New Yorker and McSweeney's
💊 crohn's disease-haver
🐍 U.S. Healthcare should be better
https://outofnetworknetwork.substack.com/
Sue D. Gelber @suegelber.bsky.social Writer, runner, dog person • Words in New Yorker, McSweeney's, Electric Lit, etc. • Humor Editor at The Museum of Americana lit review • Fiction judge at NYCMidnight • Sometimes funny, often tired
suedgelber.com
Kathleen O’Mara @omara.bsky.social I am a Tastemaker
Words in McSweeney’s and more
Kristen Mulrooney @kristenmulrooney.bsky.social 
Emma Kantor @emkantor.bsky.social Writer, film lover, Italian speaker, & children's news editor at Publishers Weekly (@pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social). Words in NYT Mag, Bright Wall/Dark Room, The Millions, Electric Lit, Lit Hub, Hey Alma, & more. All quips my own. emmakantor.com
Fiona Taylor @fionataylor.bsky.social Tired satirist and content marketer. Co-wrote New Erotica for Feminists: Satirical Fantasies of Love, Lust, and Equal Pay. Co-founded satire outlet The Belladonna. Writes The Monetization of Fear Substack. https://themonetizationoffear.substack.com
Sarah Sweeney @heysweeney.bsky.social Writer (Vogue SlackJaw McSweeney’s NYT The Bold Italic) | Voice Actor | Hopscotch Enthusiast
www.sweeneyproject.com
Caitlin Kunkel @caitlinkunkel.bsky.social Funny writer of fiction and satire. INSIDE JOKES: A COMEDY AND CREATIVITY GUIDE FOR ALL WRITERS out March 10, 2026.
My newsletter on our creative wells: https://inputandoutput.substack.com/
Sarah Cooper @sarahcpr.bsky.social President
Lucy Huber @clhubes.bsky.social 
Luke Burns @lukevburns.bsky.social Writing funny stuff/weird stuff. New Yorker, McSweeney's, NY Mag, etc. Translator of THE CHILDREN OF LIGHT (2026), on shelves now, and MASTERS OF THE NEFARIOUS, also on shelves now. https://lukevburns.tumblr.com/writing (He/Him) Header image by Lucas Adams
Brian Boone @brianboone.bsky.social Author and such
https://www.amazon.com/Great-Men-Science-Brian-Boone/dp/0578560224
james folta @jamesfolta.com // staff writer @literaryhub.bsky.social //
// managing editor @pointsincase.com //
// hangin' tuff @nyc //
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