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I Only Eat At Restaurants That Were Once Grist Mills On Picturesque Rivers
03.22
by
Bev Potter
50-something Brooklynite Retires from Amateur Skiing
03.22
by
Elisa Zuritsky
How to Enjoy Airport Security...
03.22
by
Rachel Marsh
Today I’m Going to Do My Second Best
02.22
by
Priscilla Megalaa
Alt Names for “Readers”
02.22
by
Tara Altebrando
20 U.S. Presidents with Memorable Fraternity Nicknames
02.22
by
Dan Morey
Open Letter to the Lunatic Responsible for “BiAnnual,” “BiMonthly,” and “BiWeekly”
01.22
by
Will Gibbons
Incriminating Acknowledgments
01.22
by
Melanie Chartoff
Sleazy Sax Guy
01.22
by
Jeff Kulik
5 Stages of Owning a Belted Down Coat
01.22
by
Elisa Zuritsky
A List of Things in My Stepfather's Basement that Scare Me
01.22
by
Seamus Easton
The Jerry Lewis Pain Scale
01.22
by
Scott Levy
15 Phrases That Make You Sound Weak...
01.22
by
Tyler Clair Smith
Centers for Disease Confusion (CDC) Omicron FAQS
01.22
by
Allison Hope
Cinderella’s Emails to Lost & Found
06.21
by
Janice Arenofsky
10 Things I Learned From Watching Every Episode of
Sister, Sister
06.21
by
Lisa Feldsher
I Let a Magic Eight Ball Run My Life
06.21
by
Dawn Gernhardt
I Denounce Those Jorts on Behalf of God!
06.21
by
Michael Vincent Mangano
What the Fuck is a Tie, Anyway?
05.21
by
Michael Venutolo-Mantovani
Dear Aspiring Idiot
05.21
by
Madeleine Tomasoa
Bachelor Party Stripper Cake Nutrition Facts
05.21
by
Rachel Reyes
10 Observations About Taylor Swift’s Quarantine Songbook
05.21
by
Tim Giordano
Thoughts I’m Thinking On Our Date, During The Parts When You Are Talking
05.21
by
Sara Corris
Thou Shall Never Take The Last Piece
05.21
by
Amanda Krepp
Love’s Got
Everything
To Do With It, Ms. Turner
05.21
by
Evan Phelan
The Inner-Monologue of a Gatekeeper...
05.21
by
Karen Lurie
11 Stages of Creative Bankruptcy
05.21
by
Torrey Kurtzner
The 6 Types of IPA Drinkers You’ll Meet at a Party
05.21
by
BJ Jeranyama
I’m a White Male Stand-up...
05.21
by
Rachel Marsh
Excerpts from the
New York Times’
Moderna Love:
05.21
by
Keith Rubin
and
Sarah Rosen
Letter from a Bad Day
05.21
by
Flora Jardine
To the Pickleball Bros (at the public courts last Thursday)
04.21
by
Ed Cole
ABC Afterschool Specials are
baaack
!
04.21
by
Kristin Nilsen
,
Carolyn Cochrane
and
Michelle Newman
Bridge’r Tunnel
03.21
by
Tara Altebrando
Conversation with My Therapist...
03.21
by
Brad Snyder
What I Assume Emojis Mean to Gen Z
03.21
by
Keith Rubin
A Logical Mansplanation
03.21
by
Elisa Zuritsky
Guided Meditation for Sloths
03.21
by
Karen Lurie
Saxy Time with Kenny G: Board Game Review
03.21
by
Rachel Marsh
A Memo from Trey, Your CEO/Founder, Regarding Zoom Meetings in 2021
02.21
by
Karen Lurie
7 Things I’m Doing to Survive the Grape-Nuts Shortage
02.21
by
Felicia Scarangello
Undeniably Gay Enough to be Elected President of the United States
02.21
by
Michael Vincent Mangano
Other Accused Criminals Try Out Trump’s Impeachment Defenses
02.21
by
Keith Rubin
9 Year-Old Boy Feels Reaction is Justified
02.21
by
Chris Carrera
Florida is Love, Tom Brady
02.21
by
Jeremiah Granden
I’m Finally Ready for Fatherhood
01.21
by
Rachel Marsh
Open Letter from an Introverted Germaphobe
01.21
by
Lisa Feldsher
The Art of Overthinking: Traffic Signs
01.21
by
J.E. Mayers
First Lines of 13
New Yorker
Stories Killed in the Pandemic
01.21
by
Tara Altebrando
Today’s Acronyms
01.21
by
Elisa Zuritsky
Quiz: Menopause or Pandemic?
01.21
by
Elizabeth Wildman
Thank You for Calling the COVID Customer Care Hotline
01.21
by
Brad Snyder
Quiz: Reflections on 2020 or the TV Show
Lost
?
01.21
by
K.E. Flann
An Abbreviated List of Other Things Tom Cruise Will Yell at You For
12.20
by
Keith Rubin
Classic Holiday Movies, Updated for 2020
12.20
by
Keith Rubin
Letter to a Close Friend’s Therapist
12.20
by
Elisa Zuritsky
Directions to Christopher Nolan’s BBQ
12.20
by
Kevin Lawson
You Can’t Handle the Truth
12.20
by
Michael Patrick King
Trump & Punishment
12.20
by
Dan Rottenberg
I Am Not A Robot
12.20
by
Elisa Zuritsky
Just a Few Things Your Child Will Need for Today’s Classes
11.20
by
Jeremy Blachman
Welcome to Our Zoom Thanksgiving Dinner!
11.20
by
Erin Maher
13 year-old Me’s Grievances for 42 year-old Me
11.20
by
Dana Storino
Couple of Hostages
11.20
by
Elisa Zuritsky
Pre-Election Guided Meditation™
11.20
by
Ben Rubin
,
Julie Rottenberg
and
Thelma and Roscoe Rubin-Rottenberg
10 COVID-Related Habits I May Not Break Even After it Ends
11.20
by
Karen Huh
Divorce Rates Climb as White Women Realize They’re Married to White Men
10.20
by
Elisa Zuritsky
Autumnal Chicken Recipe
10.20
by
Michael Venutolo-Mantovani
Hybrid-Marriage Update
10.20
by
Elisa Zuritsky
Dr. Erikson Jungfreud’s Wrong Number
10.20
by
Bett Willett
Washington v. Tyrant
10.20
by
Paul Greenberg
Hillary’s Emails! Revealed!
10.20
by
Elisa Zuritsky
The Crafting Gunman’s Creed
10.20
by
Amanda Bloom
Ode to Effing Flannel
10.20
by
Dana Storino
Get Well Card for Donald Trump
10.20
by
Elisa Zuritsky
Network Notes on
The Trump Presidency
(“October Surprise” episode)
10.20
by
Elisa Zuritsky
and
Julie Rottenberg
President’s Medical Records Released!
10.20
by
Ben Lesch
I’m the Trump Administration Coronavirus Czar
10.20
by
Keith Rubin
What Do You See?
10.20
by
Elisa Zuritsky
Should We Open Our Marriage?
09.20
by
Elisa Zuritsky
All Bow Down to Peppa
09.20
by
Joey Gutierrez
I Appreciate the Rejection!
09.20
by
Maxine Eisenberg
Hello, My Name is Quincy
09.20
by
Quincy
ON ADELE, BECAUSE IT’S SOMETHING SHE NEEDS TO KNOW
09.20
by
Eileen Heisler
Minutes of a Break-Up
09.20
by
Elisa Zuritsky
Well, Stream
This
, STAN!
09.20
by
Michael Patrick King
How to Be Lost: A Style Guide
09.20
by
Teresa Lynn Hasan-Kerr
Ballpoint Pen Tech Support
09.20
by
Elisa Zuritsky
Are You a ‘tennis person’?
09.20
by
Elisa Zuritsky
Intermediate Catastrophic Thinking™
08.20
by
Ben Rubin
Dear WryGuy (new!)
08.20
by
Jon Moskowitz
The Conways!
Final Family Therapy Session
08.20
by
Michael Patrick King
BREAKING:
The Conways!
Cancelled
08.20
by
Elisa Zuritsky
Quiz: Which ‘Bi’ Are You?
08.20
by
Elisa Zuritsky
Dear Family: I’ve Met Some People.
08.20
by
Elisa Zuritsky
Passionate College Admissions Essay
08.20
by
Cornelia Blumpf
Dear WryGuy
08.20
by
Jon Moskowitz
Alternative COVID Cure (contains adult language)
08.20
by
Michael Venutolo-Mantovani
I'm a Strong, Confident Teapot
08.20
by
Jordan Call
Woman Drowns in School-Related Emails
08.20
by
Elisa Zuritsky
Children, 10 and 11, Scarred by Mom's Haircut
08.20
by
Elisa Zuritsky
How to Name a Hurricane
08.20
by
Elisa Zuritsky
My Failed Rally to Keep Schools Closed
07.20
by
Jeremy Blachman
Child Labor Dos and Don'ts
07.20
by
Katharine Hill
United States of Springsteen
07.20
by
Michael Venutolo-Mantovani
Nice Karens I Know
07.20
by
Elisa Zuritsky
Weekday Routine: Freelance Writer
07.20
by
Julie Kraut
Expatriation Form Letter
07.20
by
Elisa Zuritsky
1% Help Wanted
07.20
by
Katharine Hill
Network Notes on
The Trump Presidency
(current season)
07.20
by
Elisa Zuritsky
and
Julie Rottenberg
Adonai, Bless this Raw Bar
07.20
by
Adam Silberberg
Submissions Note
07.20
by
Editors
12 Hollywood Sequels
07.20
by
Michael Venutolo-Mantovani
OBITUARY: “No Worries!”
07.20
by
Elisa Zuritsky
and
Julie Rottenberg
Let’s Politicize...
07.20
by
Elisa Zuritsky
Ptolemy’s 8
th
Birthday Party!
07.20
by
Elisa Zuritsky
What People Mean When They Reply: “SO FUN!”
06.20
by
Elisa Zuritsky
Catastrophic Thinking™ Made Easy
06.20
by
Elisa Zuritsky
and
Julie Rottenberg
What’s for Dinner Party?
06.20
by
Zack Barowitz
Quiz: Which Ex to Sext?
05.20
by
Sarah Rosen
Survey Monkey: Trump’s Handling of the Coronavirus
04.20
by
Elisa Zuritsky
Kindergarten Commencement Address
06.16
by
Ptolemy Porter-Greenberg
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