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Julie Vick

@julievickwriter.bsky.social
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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: julievick.substack.com

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The Belladonna Comedy @belladonnacomedy.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
“A group piece written by contributors of The Belladonna Slack channel.” By The Belladonna Writers Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/advice-to-ne...
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Julie Vick @julievickwriter.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Write like a mother whose kids are going to be out of school and home for the summer in a few weeks.
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Amanda Hoving @amandahoving.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Always something good from @julievickwriter.bsky.social April Laughs and Recs from open.substack.com/pub/julievic...
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April Laughs and Recs
Audio listens, submission opportunities, and a lucky song
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The Believer @thebeliever.net · 31/03/2026
The Believer/McSweeney's is now accepting applications for paid, part-time editorial interns. Our application window will end on April 24. For more details: www.mcsweeneys.net/pages/mcswee...
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McSweeney's Internet Tendency
Daily humor almost every day since 1998.
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Julie Vick @julievickwriter.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
My latest newsletter went out yesterday (when it was actually March!) and includes things that have been making me laugh and a heads up about a free 30-day joke writing challenge that Gold Comedy is running in April (which you can still get in on). julievick.substack.com/p/march-laug...
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March Laughs and Recs
Including an April joke writing challenge, airport divorce, and a cat slinky
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Julie Vick @julievickwriter.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
@janineannett.bsky.social and I are excited to report that we got nominated for a funny award for this @mcsweeneys.net piece! thefunnys.org
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The Funnys
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Julie Vick @julievickwriter.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Me trying to organize all my random writing ideas:
Leslie Knope from parks in rec in front of a complicated bulletin board.
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.
Rockets owners expand talks to buy, move Sun
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
It’s that time of the year again when I’m placed on a kitchen counter, atop a toy reindeer, or precariously balanced over a toilet bowl in some sort of “shaving cream gone awry” scene. By @julievickwriter.bsky.social medium.com/frazzled/im-...
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I’m the Elf on the Shelf, and I Could Use a Few Days Off
Or maybe it’s time for my retirement?
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Hannah Grieco @writesloud.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Pay what you can. Next Thursday!
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Julie Vick @julievickwriter.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Authors getting another one of those AI marketing scam emails.
Raccoon lying face down on the floor (AKA drunk raccoon)
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Julie Vick @julievickwriter.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Exit row plane seats are kind of wild because, on the one hand, you get some extra legroom. But on the other hand, you may need to guide panicked strangers down an inflatable slide.
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Julie Vick @julievickwriter.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
The snacks I brought with me on the trip vs. the snacks at the airport.
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Emma Bolden @emmabolden.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
is it too early to put up my happy honda days decorations
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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
There is a book club organization out there emailing authors telling them the club will feature their work for a "modest fee" for "branded materials" etc. Do not fall for this nonsense. You should never, as a writer, have to pay for such things.
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Hannah Grieco @writesloud.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
5. Something that should be moist is instead very, very dry. 💀 Killed it, @julievickwriter.bsky.social. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tha...
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Thanksgiving or Perimenopause?
1. There’s a turkey neck situation. 2. Is it four thousand degrees in the kitchen, or is it just you? 3. You love your family, but you also wish th...
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Elizabeth Preston @inkfish.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
A very good article about one fake freelancer and the grim state of journalism/the world: thelocal.to/investigatin...
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Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
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Julie Vick @julievickwriter.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
I teamed up with @janineannett.bsky.social for this perimenopause or Thanksgiving quiz up @mcsweeneys.net Turns out there is a surprising amount of overlap. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tha...
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Thanksgiving or Perimenopause?
1. There’s a turkey neck situation. 2. Is it four thousand degrees in the kitchen, or is it just you? 3. You love your family, but you also wish th...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 20/11/2025
- There’s a turkey neck situation. - Is it four thousand degrees in the kitchen, or is it just you? - You’re so bloated that you feel like a float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade.
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Thanksgiving or Perimenopause?
1. There’s a turkey neck situation. 2. Is it four thousand degrees in the kitchen, or is it just you? 3. You love your family, but you also wish th...
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Amy Colleen @amycolleen.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
I love reading about the nuts and bolts of how creative parents handle making art (writing!) + parenting. @julievickwriter.bsky.social lays it all out in her guest appearance at @thepom.bsky.social today! www.the-pom.com/p/10-things-...
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10 things that have helped me balance writing, parenting, and working (Guest Post)
A guest essay by Julie Vick
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Helen Rosner @hels.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
My 2yo just informed me that her favorite food is gummy bears wrapped in salami. Then she held eye contact while wrapping a gummy bear in salami and eating it.
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Katie Mazza-Phillips @worldofktebs.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Soooo good. If 1980s Teen Movies Took Place Today www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/if-...
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If 1980s Teen Movies Took Place Today
Goonies Since strangers will call the police if kids in the Goon Docks wander around on their own, the boys don’t get a chance to search for One-Ey...
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Julie Vick @julievickwriter.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Thanks to @lisaborders.bsky.social for doing a funny guest rec for my most recent newsletter. Lisa’s book Last Night at the Disco is out next week 🤩 julievick.substack.com/p/september-...
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Molly White @molly.wiki · 01/10/2025
slightly ominous mailer from the Red Cross
Mailer that reads: Molly, Seasons may change, but the need for blood is constant.
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SFWP @sfwp.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
ICYMI, @lindalenhoff.bsky.social's novel, *YOUR ACTUAL LIFE MAY VARY, made a guest appearance in @julievickwriter.bsky.social's August Monthly Links Roundup! buff.ly/pLVkFso Get *YOUR ACTUAL LIFE MAY VARY right here: bit.ly/4fQa2Oi @susanschulman.bsky.social
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Julie Vick @julievickwriter.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
@sallymiller.bsky.social and I teamed up on this one to imagine what some 1980s movies might look like today.
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Julie Vick @julievickwriter.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
My personal assistant. Just need to teach her to make copies.
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Christopher Monks @crmonks.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Periodic reminder that we at @mcsweeneys.net ’s have no writing staff (save for the great @shadesofgreaves.bsky.social), and rely on unsolicited submissions for our humor & satire. We respond to each every submission within 7.39 days (but usually much sooner). www.mcsweeneys.net/pages/guidel...
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Guidelines for McSweeney’s Internet Tendency Submissions - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency
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Julie Vick @julievickwriter.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
If you are interested in writing satirical news headlines like the ones you have read in pubs like The Onion, then this post is for you. julievick.substack.com/p/tips-for-w...
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Tips for Writing Satirical News Headlines
5 writers share their secrets (for writing satirical news)
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Paul Noth @paulnoth.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Mine in today’s New Yorker. Greetings from America’s High-Capacity Server Coolant Reservoirs, formerly the “Great Lakes.” Read my cartoon-filled rant about this at open.substack.com/pub/paulnoth...
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Julie Vick @julievickwriter.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
My kid, after rolling down the window in the car and looking out: "Now I know why dogs like this."
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Myq Kaplan @myqkaplan.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Uber but just for parallel parking if you need help real quick
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Julie Vick @julievickwriter.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Happy book birthday @pennyzang.bsky.social ! I have been intrigued by the description of this dark academia suspense debut and am looking forward to reading it.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 22/08/2025
9. Log on to the website. 10. Forget your login. 11. Click the link “FORGOT LOGIN.” 12. Receive message that your email is not on file. 13. Congratulate yourself on writing down your login from last year. 14. Try again. 15. Fail to log in.
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How to Log In to the Student Portal
Dear Parents, Welcome to the new school year! You will need to access the student portal online to find out important information including your ch...
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Julie Vick @julievickwriter.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Happy pub day @amrangowani.com! I read an advanced copy of Leverage —if you are looking for a fast-paced thriller with dark humor set in the finance world, then this is the book for you!
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sallymiller.bsky.social @sallymiller.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
For all my fellow librarians #libraries #librarians #reading www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/col...
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Collective Nouns for Librarians
A group of librarians is called a cardigan. A collection of empty chairs is called an author reading. A collection of Eric Carle books covered in s...
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Luke Burns @lukevburns.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
I'm running another advanced short humor writing workshop starting Sept 13th! In four weeks you'll write 2-3 drafts of short humor pieces and get notes and feedback in a supportive environment. Writing from previous workshops has been published by The New Yorker, McSweeney's, and more!
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Let's Write MORE Short Humor Pieces (Four-Week Workshop Starting 9/13/25)
DATES/SCHEDULE: 1. Saturday, 09/13/25, 12:00-2:30PM Eastern via Zoom [Intros & Pitches] 2. Saturday, 09/20/25, 12:00-2:30PM Eastern via Zoom [Draft of First Piece] 3. Saturday, 09/27/25, 12:00-2:30P...
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Julie Vick @julievickwriter.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Happy book birthday @writesloud.bsky.social ! Looking forward to reading this one :)
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Hard Drive @hard-drive.net · 08/08/2025
You think you're pretty funny don't you? Well now is your chance to prove it If you think you can match the high journalistic standards of Hard Drive then email 5 headline pitches to ideas@thehardtimes.net Read this page to give you an idea of what we're looking for hard-drive.net/how-to-pitch...
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How to Pitch Hard Drive
Thank you for your interest in writing for Hard Drive! Hard Drive is a small, independent comedy company trying to exist online. As such,…
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girl fieri @laureneahmed.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
“Folks say “I don’t like kids,” as casually as they’d say they prefer Pepsi to Coke. When people say things like “kids are okay, but I just don’t want them around me,” we don’t generally question that. I think we should.”
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Children's Spaces With No Children
Have we lost our very minds?
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Julie Vick @julievickwriter.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Proud to announce I can already check “almost rage-quit while trying to fill out school-year related online form” off my August Bingo board.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 25/07/2025
"After you download GameUpdater, find the name of our team, the name of our opponent, and then enter your child’s date of birth, their blood type, and the locations of any known birthmarks to log in."
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All the Apps You Need to Keep Up with Your Child’s Youth Baseball Team This Summer
Dear parents, We are thrilled to have your child on our summer baseball team. We have a few apps we use to help keep things organized around here, ...
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Cats are and always have been cyberpunks
Newspaper photo of a group of cats huddled together on a satellite dish with the headline, "Outdoor cats are using $500 Starlink satellite dishes as self-heating beds."
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Julie Vick @julievickwriter.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Now the song is stuck in my head but with the “I am four eels” lyric on repeat.
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Julie Vick @julievickwriter.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
I enjoyed talking to Amy about Substack and some of my favorite bylines for this!
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Julie Vick @julievickwriter.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
I’ve got a new piece up @belladonnacomedy.bsky.social today inspired by my inability to stand through entire concerts anymore.
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Bodega Cats @bodegacats.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 22/06/2025
"It turns out that people would rather read a thoughtful essay with an error in it than one of ChatGPT’s grammatically flawless articles about delving into a thought-provoking tapestry of synergy." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-...
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I’m a Typo, and in This Age of AI, I’m the Real Hero
Well, look who just spotted me and isn’t happy about it. You’ve got the same look as you did when that server told you to enjoy your tortellini, an...
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Julie Vick @julievickwriter.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
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Julie Vick @julievickwriter.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
This Is Just To Say My kids have packed their own lunches today But left this container in the icebox so empty and so cold
Photo of the inside of a fridge with an empty glass rectangle container.
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