Miriam Jayaratna @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Please read my latest for @mcsweeneys.net and know that I’ll be watching 🤗 3222
Miriam Jayaratna @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Honored to be included on this list by @tomellison123.bsky.social, who wrote some of my favorite short humor pieces of 2025! 020
Reposted by Miriam JayaratnaWendi Aarons @wendiaarons.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Olivia Nuzzi’s memoir about her affair with “The Politician” aka RFK, Jr. drops tomorrow, but if you just can’t wait, Emily Flake, @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social & I have some excerpts to tide you over on @mcsweeneys.net!mcsweeneys.netMore Excerpts from Olivia Nuzzi’s American Canto“Forget the sex; the real scandal here is the crime against language.” — Brian Phillips, The Ringer, on Olivia Nuzzi’s new memoir, American Canto, ... 011
Miriam Jayaratna @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social · 15/11/2025The least plausible part of this Tr*mp blowing Epstein rumor is that he would ever work hard to give someone else pleasure 031
Miriam Jayaratna @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social · 15/11/2025My latest disgusting food adventure is up on @mcsweeneys.net! 020
Miriam Jayaratna @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social · 02/10/2025Great to see so many male comedians speaking out against Lou*s CK going to Saudi Arabia but why did these same people say nothing after he sexually assaulted women? 000
Reposted by Miriam JayaratnaWendi Aarons @wendiaarons.bsky.social · 29/09/2025A fun piece in @newyorker.com today by me, @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social and Ali Fitzgerald, inspired by Ronnie No Vaccines DeSantis. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...newyorker.comDisney World’s New Rides Are SickMake sure to wash your hands after Viruses of the Caribbean. 011
Miriam Jayaratna @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Please take @vikshulevich.bsky.social’s advice about the book I haven’t written! 022
Reposted by Miriam JayaratnaLisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 28/07/2025The brilliant @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social, living the king-sized bed dream for @mcsweeneys.net. 0152
Miriam Jayaratna @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social · 28/07/2025I’m on @mcsweeneys.net today with some ideas about how to get a good night’s sleep! www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/how...mcsweeneys.netHow I Think a King-Sized Bed Would Transform My Love LifeMy husband and I gaze at each other while we brush our teeth, savoring these final moments together before we go our separate ways. I kiss him good... 042
Miriam Jayaratna @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Excellent parenting advice from @wendiaarons.bsky.social! 031
Miriam Jayaratna @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social · 12/07/2025The best satire sometimes predicts the future, as is the case with this terrific piece about predicting the weather. Thank you @kathrynbaecht.bsky.social and @erinmcreynolds.bsky.social 040
Reposted by Miriam JayaratnaLisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Such a balm to take a break from the news and just enjoy this delightful summertime humor from the scorching hot @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social, @alisolomain.bsky.social and Kerry Elson! 1252
Miriam Jayaratna @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social · 30/06/2025This summer’s a real scorcher, and if you’re in NYC and can’t get to the beach, @alisolomain.bsky.social, Kerry Elson and I have some suggestions for how to bring the beach to you! www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/les...mcsweeneys.netLesser-Known New York City BeachesA pedestrian “safety island” Enjoy lounging on this six-foot urban oasis of grass, cement, and paper plates stained with sunset-hued pizza grease.... 040
Miriam Jayaratna @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social · 13/06/2025The future is looking bright….for the 1% 032
Miriam Jayaratna @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social · 05/06/2025My latest for Reductress is for anyone who’s ever been to the doctor reductress.com/post/woman-r...reductress.comWoman Rewarded for Time Spent in Waiting Room With More Time Waiting in Exam RoomIn a bewildering situation that unfolded at an outpatient clinic in Minneapolis, MN, 32-year-old Teagan Wood waited for 40 minutes to see her gynecologist for her annual visit, only to be brought into... 020
Miriam Jayaratna @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social · 30/04/2025www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts... I wrote a Shouts piece with my friends. We want to be kinky but we’re just so tired.newyorker.comB.D.S.M. for the Middle-AgedNow you’re going to sit in that chair and watch me load the dishwasher my way. And you’re not going to say a single word. 172
Miriam Jayaratna @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social · 26/04/2025Skype, which I’ve been using unironically since the start of the pandemic for my virtual therapy sessions, will soon be no more 💔 So I wrote this eulogy for it in @wsj.com. RIP to a real one www.wsj.com/tech/persona...wsj.comEssay | So Long Skype, Thanks for All the Dropped CallsA few last words for the pioneering videoconferencing app, which Microsoft is finally kicking to the curb. 051
Miriam Jayaratna @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social · 26/04/2025The pilot of the plane I’m on is literally named Captain Morgan. Pray for me 190
Miriam Jayaratna @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social · 20/04/2025A second Hegseth has hit the group chat 041
Miriam Jayaratna @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Actually, The New Pornographers is the Band, and the Old Pornographer is the Band’s Monster 010
Miriam Jayaratna @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Thank you @lisaborders.bsky.social for this hauntingly beautiful cry of anguish 030
Reposted by Miriam JayaratnaElectric Literature @electricliterature.com · 02/04/2025An irreverent — and illustrated! — riff on Mary Oliver’s iconic poem “Wild Geese.” (@miriamjayaratna.bsky.social, @amandalehr.bsky.social, Jenny Kroik)buff.lyUnfortunately, This Is What the Soft Animal of Your Body Loves - Electric LiteratureA graphic narrative by Miriam Jayaratna, Amanda Lehr, and Jenny Kroik 03214
Reposted by Miriam JayaratnaAlice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Last chance for early bird tickets to Slackjaw Live at Caveat (Lower East Side, NYC) next Monday! Come see us! Emily Menez, @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social, @johnathanappel.bsky.social, Scarlet Meyer, Val Parker, Nicole Beckley, Jamie Mulligan, and me! www.caveat.nyc/events/slack...caveat.nycSlackjaw: LIVEThe internet's funniest pieces read LIVE by your favorite writers. Featuring Johnathan Appel (Last Week Tonight). 043
Reposted by Miriam JayaratnaIan Goldstein @iangoldstein.bsky.social · 05/03/2025@miriamjayaratna.bsky.social and @rebeccasaltzman.bsky.social expertly channeling the rage we all experience when dealing with U.S. hospitals and health insurance. outofnetworknetwork.substack.com/p/the-hospit...outofnetworknetwork.substack.comThe Hospital Doesn't Take Its Own InsuranceWritten by Miriam Jayaratna / Illustration by Rebecca Saltzman 083
Reposted by Miriam JayaratnaRebecca Saltzman @rebeccasaltzman.bsky.social · 26/02/2025The great @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social in VQR! 142
Miriam Jayaratna @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social · 26/02/2025The number of aborted plane landings in this country is rapidly surpassing the number of aborted fetuses 030
Miriam Jayaratna @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social · 15/02/2025themuseumofamericana.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 🤩themuseumofamericana.netStreet Signs by Georgia O’Keeffe by Miriam Jayaratna, illustrated by Wallace MayRailroad Crossing Traffic Light Ahead Stop Sign Slippery When Wet Animal Crossing Tunnel No Pedestrians Miriam Jayaratna is a clinical psychologist and humor writer. Her work has appeared in The Ne… 030
Miriam Jayaratna @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social · 14/02/2025www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/gov... As usual @devorahblachor.bsky.social comes through with the only correct takemcsweeneys.netGovernment Welfare Is Evil, Unless the Money Goes to the Wealthiest Man in the World“The Trump administration is expected to purchase $400 million worth of armored Tesla vehicles, according to a new State Department document detail... 041
Miriam Jayaratna @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social · 04/02/2025The painful accuracy of this piece by @kathrynbaecht.bsky.social 1469
Reposted by Miriam JayaratnaLisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Hilarious 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. 121
Miriam Jayaratna @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Psyched for the new Tesla / Volkswagen collab! 041
Reposted by Miriam JayaratnaLisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social · 18/01/2025Two spots left in my next Novel Reactor workshop! Details: mailchi.mp/2a9abfe2266a... 021
Miriam Jayaratna @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Loved this hilarious piece by @lisaborders.bsky.social! 131
Reposted by Miriam JayaratnaTom Ellison @123tomellison.bsky.social · 17/01/2025My newest humor piece in McSweeney’s! Love a good spy novel, but a lot of them aren’t: 0293
Reposted by Miriam JayaratnaGabrielle Korn @gabriellekorn.bsky.social · 10/01/2025For 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-...elle.comThe Reality Of Packing Up Your Life As Wildfires Rage'Unless we confront the root causes of this destruction—climate change, capitalism, and the political cowardice that enables both—we’re just planting flowers in a pile of ash' 0137
Miriam Jayaratna @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social · 29/12/2024Ugh the wrong president died after serving one term 090
Miriam Jayaratna @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social · 17/12/2024www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tip... Everything I need to know about Christmas tree decorating I learned from @kathrynbaecht.bsky.socialmcsweeneys.netTips for Trimming a Christmas Tree with Small ChildrenIf your tree isn’t pre-lit, you might want to be. Divide and conquer. One adult can dole out hot chocolate and cookies to keep the children occupie... 060
Miriam Jayaratna @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social · 15/12/2024All the best people have combination skin type 070
Reposted by Miriam JayaratnaDanielle Kraese @daniellekraese.bsky.social · 07/12/2024also: might I recommend these Vulture-approved creeps for all your holiday gift-giving needs! bookshop.org/p/books/deep...bookshop.orgDeep-Sea Creeps: A Field Guide to Terrible Ex-Boyfriends (as Sea Creatures) a book by Danielle KraeseYour exes as the creeps of the deep sea. While there may be plenty of fish in the sea, the ones down deep may not be worth catching. Deep-sea Creeps is a taxonomy of those terrible exes that should h... 041