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Emily

@emilyemilyemilybk.bsky.social
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www.emilybressler.com Humor writer with words in @newyorker.com, @mcsweeneys.net, @pointsincase.com, @belladonnacomedy.bsky.social, & more.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 04/10/2026
"While I focus on trying to slow down my delivery, everyone in the audience will enter a sort of hive-mind, where they can communicate telepathically. Through this, they will agree that they’d like to see me killed and it’s time to begin planning the best method for my execution."
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What I Think Will Happen When I’m Public Speaking
1. I’ll overheat and sweat through the armpit area of my shirt. 2. I’ll mix up my words and embarrass myself. 3. The audience will collectively decide to mur...
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
"This week, the White House removed a Tetris-inspired game called Build the Wall from its recently launched arcade website after the Tetris Company publicly warned that it takes copyright law 'very seriously.'" Some options to replace Tetris game: www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Mario-a-Lago Kart, Anyone?
The White House made a bunch of parody video games. We have more suggestions.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 13/09/2026
The White House has removed a Tetris-inspired game called “Build the Wall” from its arcade website over a copyright dispute. Kelley Greene and Emily Bressler imagine the games the White House should actually put in its arcade:
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Mario-a-Lago Kart, Anyone?
The White House made a bunch of parody video games. We have more suggestions.
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Kelley Greene @kelleygreene.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Very excited to share my debut in The Atlantic today 😎
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Mario-a-Lago Kart, Anyone?
The White House made a bunch of parody video games. We have more suggestions.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 12/09/2026
The White House has removed a Tetris-inspired game called “Build the Wall” from its arcade website over a copyright dispute. Kelley Greene and Emily Bressler imagine the games the White House should actually put in its arcade: theatln.tc/6LrC7fNT
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 12/09/2026
The White House has removed a Tetris-inspired game called “Build the Wall” from its arcade website over a copyright dispute. Kelley Greene and Emily Bressler imagine the games the White House should actually put in its arcade:
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Mario-a-Lago Kart, Anyone?
The White House made a bunch of parody video games. We have more suggestions.
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Points in Case @pointsincase.com · 02/09/2026
People are looking at me. They’re following the fajita flight path and seeing that they’re not landing in front of Sam, who looks ridiculous in his dumb birthday hat.
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It Was Sam’s Birthday Dinner Until I Ordered the Sizzling Fajitas
People are looking at me. They’re following the fajita flight path and seeing that they’re not landing in front of Sam, who looks ridiculous in his dumb birthday hat.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 05/08/2026
"When I plead, 'Why? Why are you doing this? Is it because my intro went on too long? Was it my failed joke?' an older man will spit in my face, 'You know why.' Then, a teenager will snap at me, 'Shut up, freak,' and stuff a dirty sock in my mouth."
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What I Think Will Happen When I’m Public Speaking
1. I’ll overheat and sweat through the armpit area of my shirt. 2. I’ll mix up my words and embarrass myself. 3. The audience will collectively decide to mur...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 02/08/2026
"A yoga mom will win the honor of leading my murder. There’s a small part of me that’s glad to see a woman succeed in a male-dominated field. It’s all I wanted for myself, speaking here publicly, after all."
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What I Think Will Happen When I’m Public Speaking
1. I’ll overheat and sweat through the armpit area of my shirt. 2. I’ll mix up my words and embarrass myself. 3. The audience will collectively decide to mur...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 31/07/2026
1. I’ll overheat and sweat through the armpit area of my shirt. 2. I’ll mix up my words and embarrass myself. 3. The audience will collectively decide to murder me.
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What I Think Will Happen When I’m Public Speaking
1. I’ll overheat and sweat through the armpit area of my shirt. 2. I’ll mix up my words and embarrass myself. 3. The audience will collectively decide to mur...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 16/07/2026
Everything old is new again, including this piece that we first ran two years ago.
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Carrie Bradshaw Reflects on the Smoke from the Canadian Wildfires
“As I looked out my window at the haze engulfing my beloved city, I couldn’t help but wonder: If one little spark could burn more than nine million acres of ...
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Emily @emilyemilyemilybk.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Hate that this piece has any relevance two years after its original post @mcsweeneys.net www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/car...
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Carrie Bradshaw Reflects on the Smoke from the Canadian Wildfires
“As I looked out my window at the haze engulfing my beloved city, I couldn’t help but wonder: If one little spark could burn more than nine million acres of ...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 04/06/2026
"Do you have any idea what it would cost me to leave Grammie’s phone plan? No, really, I’m asking, because I have no idea what she’s been paying all these years."
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I’m Sorry, Sweetie, You Can’t Have a Cellphone Because I Don’t Know How to Add You to Grandma’s Family Plan
“You see, when I was your age, my mother (Grammie, to you) added me to a family plan, which meant that my phone costs were included in her bill. Your father’...
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The Belladonna Comedy @belladonnacomedy.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Please welcome our new editors!!! @laurita-jane.bsky.social @alicemphillips.bsky.social @emilyemilyemilybk.bsky.social
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 02/06/2026
"You see, when I was your age, my mother (Grammie, to you) added me to a family plan, which meant that my phone costs were included in her bill. Your father’s mother, Nana, did the same with Dad. So now we’re stuck, lest we start paying for phone usage ourselves."
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I’m Sorry, Sweetie, You Can’t Have a Cellphone Because I Don’t Know How to Add You to Grandma’s Family Plan
“You see, when I was your age, my mother (Grammie, to you) added me to a family plan, which meant that my phone costs were included in her bill. Your father’...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 24/05/2026
"Food tastes better when you're camping. That's because when you're in the wilderness, you're starving, and your acute hunger improves the flavor profile of whatever dehydrated beans and tinned ravioli you'll be having for dinner. It's incredible how nature can change you."
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You’re Going to Love Camping, According to Me, Your Outdoorsy Friend
“You’re going to get the best night’s sleep of your life. The sharp sticks and rocks poking through the bottom of the tent will imprint into your already ach...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 23/05/2026
"Vacation is all about being comfortable, and nothing says comfort like my 100 percent cotton, salmon-pink granny panties." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/all...
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All the Underwear I’ll Be Packing for a Three-Day-Weekend Trip
“Vacation is all about being comfortable, and nothing says comfort like my 100 percent cotton, salmon-pink granny panties.” 2/16/24 5/22/26
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 07/04/2026
"You're my rock, Josh. Not my childhood neighbor, Mary, who came over with ice cream when you cheated on me during your semester in Barcelona. Let us not forget that it was also Mary who forgot to bring the sprinkles when you cheated on me the second time in Madrid. LOL."
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The Wedding Vows of Someone Marrying Their “Best Friend”
4/15/25 4/6/26
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 31/03/2026
"But Alfred, who was not partial to respecting boundaries and often felt entitled to women’s personal information, kept asking, 'Why do you wear it?'" www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
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“The Girl with the Green Ribbon Around Her Neck” Updated for the Modern Millennial Woman
“But Alfred, who was not partial to respecting boundaries and often felt entitled to women’s personal information kept asking, ‘Why do you wear it?’” 3/30/26
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Alice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
@emilyemilyemilybk.bsky.social with a hilarious piece in @pointsincase.com today!
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Points in Case @pointsincase.com · 12/03/2026
“Oh. Well, I could try to grow a beard?” the Beast offers. “It’s just that it usually comes in kind of patchy."
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The Ending of “Beauty and the Beast,” If Belle Wasn’t Into the Beast After His Transformation
“Oh. Well, I could try to grow a beard?” the Beast offers. “It’s just that it usually comes in kind of patchy."
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 14/02/2026
"We at Facebook love celebrating the moments and people you’ve worked really hard to forget. So now that you’re here, please enjoy this picture of you and your ex-boyfriend from five years ago."
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Happy Valentine’s Day from Facebook. Here’s a Photo of You and Your Ex
Happy Valentine’s Day! Just logging in for a quick scroll? Take your time. You’re not on here as much as you used to be. Still, we’ll never forget ...
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 23/01/2026
“Let me just say that it’s genuinely an honor to help solve the male-loneliness epidemic, one husband at a time.” What your friend is thinking when you ask to bring your husband to hang out via New Yorker Humor. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/-7b1TN
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Of Course You Can Bring Your Husband Along
Seriously, it’s electrifying how many third rails exist whenever he’s around, such as politics, or any subject that doesn’t revolve around him.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 30/12/2025
Here's our 7th most-read piece of 2025. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-w...
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I Work For an Evil Company, but Outside Work, I’m Actually a Really Good Person
Our 7th most-read article of 2025. - - -I love my job. I make a great salary, there’s a clear path to promotion, and a never-ending supply of cold...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 17/11/2025
"Mathematically, it might seem like I spend a disproportionate amount of my time making the world a significantly less safe and less empathetic place, but are you counting all the hours I spend sleeping?"
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I Work For an Evil Company, but Outside Work, I’m Actually a Really Good Person
I love my job. I make a great salary, there’s a clear path to promotion, and a never-ending supply of cold brew in the office. And even though my j...
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Emily @emilyemilyemilybk.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Hi Bluesky peeps! A msg for the humor writers on my feed: I run a monthly humor writers book club! We pick the books about two months in advance and discuss them on zoom (usually at 9pm EST on weekdays). You're also welcome to sign up for the newsletter without ever actually attending the mtgs. 🔗 ⬇️
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Viktoria Shulevich @vikshulevich.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Delighted to have “Announcing My Seasonal Transition to a Fairweather Friend” chosen as one of the readers’ favorites of 2024 in @pointsincase.com ! I’m in excellent company with @emilykling.bsky.social @kelleygreene.bsky.social @alicemphillips.bsky.social !! www.pointsincase.com/articles/the...
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The People’s Favorites 2024 | Points in Case
You submitted some of your favorite pieces that we published this year, including plastic bags, grapes, and an active volcano.
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Points in Case @pointsincase.com · 17/12/2024
PIC READERS HAVE SPOKEN! The People's Favorites of 2024 are in, with top-voted humor from @vikshulevich.bsky.social, @emilykling.bsky.social, @katiyheath.bsky.social, @jewish.bsky.social, @mikerange.bsky.social, @kelleygreene.bsky.social, and @alicemphillips.bsky.social.
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The People’s Favorites 2024
You submitted some of your favorite pieces that we published this year, including plastic bags, grapes, and an active volcano.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 26/11/2024
FinalFinalDraft_1_This_Draft_Is_Correct.pdf FinalFinalFinalDraft_1_But_This_One_Has_Three_Finals.pdf FINALDRAFT_1_NOW_ITS_BACK_TO_ONLY_ONE_FINAL_BUT_ITS_IN_CAPS.pdf
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I’m Not Sure Which, But One of These Fifteen PDF Files Is the Final Draft
FinalDraft.pdf FinalDraft_1.pdf FinalDraft_1_Send_This_One.pdf FinalDraft_1_No_Actually_Send_This_One.pdf FinalFinalDraft_1_This_Draft_Is_Correct.p...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 23/11/2024
FINALDRAFT_WITH_EDITS_1_THIS_COULD_BE_IT.pdf FINALDRAFT_WITH_EDITS_INTEGRATED_1_OK_THIS_SEEMS_PROMISING.pdf FINALDRAFT_WITH_EDITS_INCORPORATED_1_WELL_THATS_JUST_CONFUSING.pdf
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I’m Not Sure Which, But One of These Fifteen PDF Files Is the Final Draft
FinalDraft.pdf FinalDraft_1.pdf FinalDraft_1_Send_This_One.pdf FinalDraft_1_No_Actually_Send_This_One.pdf FinalFinalDraft_1_This_Draft_Is_Correct.p...
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V.S. McGrath/Vicki Essex @vsmcgrath.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
I feel attacked
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 21/11/2024
FinalDraft.pdf FinalDraft_1.pdf FinalDraft_1_Send_This_One.pdf FinalDraft_1_No_Actually_Send_This_One.pdf FinalFinalDraft_1_This_Draft_Is_Correct.pdf FinalFinalFinalDraft_1_But_This_One_Has_Three_Finals.pdf
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I’m Not Sure Which, But One of These Fifteen PDF Files Is the Final Draft
FinalDraft.pdf FinalDraft_1.pdf FinalDraft_1_Send_This_One.pdf FinalDraft_1_No_Actually_Send_This_One.pdf FinalFinalDraft_1_This_Draft_Is_Correct.p...
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Bay Area Muse Delphine Mason @delphine.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
So happy to be screaming into this void rather than that other one. 🩵🙏😉
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The Belladonna Comedy @belladonnacomedy.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Hello everyone! We heard this is where all the cool satire sites are hanging out now 😎
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Emily @emilyemilyemilybk.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
*excited first day of school seeing everyone in the halls being like “omg how was your summer???” and acting like I didn’t spend wayyyyy too long picking my outfit (ie: profile pic & first post) energy*
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