S. M. Strand @smstrand.bsky.social · 03/07/2026medium.com/frazzled/lif... Always an honor to be on Frazzled! @frazzledhumor.bsky.socialmedium.comLife, Liberty, and the Only “Good” Go-GurtA toddler summary of grievances 011
Reposted by S. M. StrandThe Disappointed Housewife~Submissions always open! @offbeatlit.bsky.social · 23/06/2026A hilarious "memoir" today, by the mechanical shark from Jaws. Turns out he's a classically trained actor with much more to offer than Spielberg imagined. *Many people forget that his name was Bruce. 😆 thedisappointedhousewife.com/2026/06/23/v... 111
S. M. Strand @smstrand.bsky.social · 23/06/2026This was so fun to work on with Jeff Bond. Proud to have it up at The Disappointed Housewife! @offbeatlit.bsky.social @jeffbondnyc.bsky.social thedisappointedhousewife.com/2026/06/23/v...thedisappointedhousewife.comVanya, Vanity, and Betrayal on the Bay ~ memoir by Jeff Bond and S. M. StrandSo Spielberg’s “having a moment.” Again. Maybe it’s futile, but I still have hopes that my as yet unsigned memoir will find a home. The American public deserves to know the truth about their “favor… 032
S. M. Strand @smstrand.bsky.social · 24/01/2026medium.com/@SMaryStrand...medium.comThe Congressional Democratic Leadership’s Official ICE Response GlossaryA Guide to Center-Ground Inertia 020
S. M. Strand @smstrand.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Grateful any time something lands right for the McSweeney’s folk. ❤️ 0158
Reposted by S. M. StrandPoints in Case @pointsincase.com · 18/08/2025Normal: Your toddler plays happily with the other children. Culty: Your toddler seems to be learning Latin.pointsincase.comNormal Mom Group vs. Culty Mom GroupNormal: Your toddler plays happily with the other children. Culty: Your toddler seems to be learning Latin. 111
S. M. Strand @smstrand.bsky.social · 21/07/2025medium.com/@SMaryStrand...medium.comTrump’s Hastily Compiled “Consumer Satisfaction” Priorities as a Smoke Screen for All Things…“Sir, the Fudge Filling Is Gone” 010
Reposted by S. M. StrandMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 09/07/2025"Be open to the bartering process. Flexibility is the cornerstone of any successful rural birthing plan... Extra services like epidurals are nothing more than elaborate hoaxes designed by the left to rob women of God’s gift of increased pain in childbirth."buff.lyTrade Your Way to Wellness: A Patriotic Guide to Farm-Fresh Health Care“Trump’s Medicaid cuts are coming for rural Americans: ‘It’s going to have to hit them first.’ Experts worry the tax-and-spending bill will gut hea... 4679
S. M. Strand @smstrand.bsky.social · 09/07/2025medium.com/jane-austens...medium.comI’m Dating Birds NowAnd at least it’s better than Craig 010
Reposted by S. M. StrandFrazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 06/07/2025I don’t mind being the meal planner. The kitchen’s my favorite place — it’s where my coffee pot lives, and my secret stash of Swedish Fish. By @smstrand.bsky.social medium.com/frazzled/the...medium.comThe Cure to Meal-Planning Decision FatigueHint: Chaos Is Your Friend 121
Reposted by S. M. StrandMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 02/07/2025"The flag belongs to all of us—left, right, Andrew Yang. You can love your country and still side-eye it. That’s real patriotism."buff.lyAdvice from Your Conservative Neighbor on How You, a Liberal, Can Hang an American Flag Without Looking Like a TrumperI saw you this morning as you were getting your paper, gazing wistfully at that flagpole bracket like it broke your heart in junior year. You want ... 7807
Reposted by S. M. StrandMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 24/06/2025"I worry that the powers that be might take one look at my salt-and-pepper hair, only slightly elevated blood pressure, and spry body with both its original hips, and laugh me right out of the Capitol."buff.lyAs a Seventy-Two-Year-Old Democrat, Am I Too Young to Run for Congress?Before I blew out all seventy-two candles on my birthday cake this year, I made a wish. I wished for something that had been gnawing at my soul eve... 116138
S. M. Strand @smstrand.bsky.social · 15/06/2025medium.com/frazzled/a-t...medium.comA Tactical Flowchart for Parents Navigating the High-Stakes Terrain of Playdate Bathroom VisibilityShould you hide the Squatty Potty? 121
Reposted by S. M. StrandMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 22/05/2025"Since 1988, we’ve been waiting for the future to arrive at Little League concession stands and any place that smells like popcorn and feet. But now that the future is here, we regret to announce that we are extremely disappointed."buff.lyThis Isn’t the Future We at Dippin’ Dots EnvisionedSince 1988, we at Dippin’ Dots have proudly sold the official ice cream of the future. And ever since, we’ve been waiting for the future to arrive ... 06713
Reposted by S. M. StrandMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 21/05/2025"Be advised that we’re monitoring the em dashes, as they appear to be coded signals potentially indicative of subversive coordination."buff.lyHope Is the Thing with Funding—and We’re Yanking Yours“A federal agency has cancelled a $117,000 grant that was set to go to the Emily Dickinson Museum.” — MassLive - - -Dear Miss Dickinson, Following ... 0669
S. M. Strand @smstrand.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Happy this piece is up! www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hop...mcsweeneys.netHope Is the Thing with Funding—and We’re Yanking Yours“A federal agency has cancelled a $117,000 grant that was set to go to the Emily Dickinson Museum.” — MassLive - - -Dear Miss Dickinson, Following ... 000
S. M. Strand @smstrand.bsky.social · 20/05/2025First post on The Belladonna! thebelladonnacomedy.com/local-woman-...thebelladonnacomedy.comLocal Woman Seeks Justice for Father’s Murder, But Interviewer Just Wants to Talk About Her ExOphelia on Talk of Elsinore 111
Reposted by S. M. StrandMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 16/05/2025"Can you picture this year’s Christmas dinner? The Pope shows up with his seven-layer dip and gets accosted with, “The Walmart cashier said ‘Happy Holidays’ to me to deliberately persecute Christians—what are you gonna do about it, Your Holiness?!”buff.lyAn Open Letter to My Dead Mother about the New Pope with the MAGA BrotherHey Mum! Remember a couple of months before you died, when you told me the Freemasons had installed Pope Francis? And that he was in cahoots with O... 38915
