Luke Burns

I just announced my lineup of short humor workshops for January 2026!

I've got a class for beginners looking to learn the essentials of short humor and classes for more advanced writers looking to get in reps, meet other funny folks, and get helpful feedback on their drafts.

Check 'em out here:

Image of text: A Hangout of Humorous Writing Join us for an end of the year get-together with humor writers and humor writing fans. Hosted by Luke & James, editors of A Newsletter of Humorous Writing. Peculier Pub 145 Bleecker St. NYC Wednesday 12/10, 6 PM

And here's that hangout info!

And as always, take a gander at this thread to see some of the great writing that's come out of past workshops.

A Newsletter of Humorous Writing by Luke Burns & James Folta A weekly newsletter dedicated to humorous writing and humorous writers. We round up the best short humor pieces and funny articles every week, and have some fun extras ever...

In last week's newsletter, @jamesfolta.com and I assembled great writing by Jack Handey in @newyorker.com, Madeline Cash in @grantamag.bsky.social, Tommy Smith in @pointsincase.com, and @wendymolyneux.bsky.social in @mcsweeneys.net.

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RFK Jr. Headline Mad Libs Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Has Dropped Out of [POLITICAL RACE HE HAS NO SHOT AT WINNING] and Will Endorse [ANOTHER POLITICAL MADMAN], with Reports Stati...

RFK Jr. Headline Mad Libs by Cara Marino

I just announced my lineup of short humor workshops for January 2026!

I've got a class for beginners looking to learn the essentials of short humor and classes for more advanced writers looking to get in reps, meet other funny folks, and get helpful feedback on their drafts.

Check 'em out here:

Fieri: A Life in Four Diners, Drive-ins and Dives

Paul Schrader's Diners, Drive-ins and Dives

Udo Kier seen on a dingy little smudged screen in the back of a cab, having a video call with Keanu in Johnny Mnemonic

Paul Schrader's Diners, Drive-ins and Dives

Edward Hopper's The Penguin

oh look a fun and cute thing I wrote

Photograph of a television showing a frame from a TV show. We see a blue sign with white lettering that reads "John Carpendar Hospital." The sign is by a road and there's a lot of very green foliage in the background.

Get me John Carpenter!

He's unavailable.

Then get me his non-union hospital in a British TV show equivalent!

On paper Quintet sounds like it will at least be fun because of how bonkers it is, but no it's just completely boring.

What Was Literary Twitter? The Bracket We are gathered here to celebrate the brief, bright, Roman Candle life of Literary Twitter, a mesmerizing and maddening place where the most talented writers used to rub shoulders with the most unb…

Very excited to launch a new bracket on @literaryhub.bsky.social this morning all about Literary Twitter! Voting’s open!

Which social media drama do you think should win?

Screenshot of text: A Newsletter of Humorous Writing: The thing you've got to understand is, when we read [REDACTED], we were blown away. We had never seen anything like it before. No one was doing that! It was an entirely new format, which, frankly, is what the humor writing world was in need of. We were so impressed by not just how funny it was, but how technically difficult it was to pull off. [REDACTED] read this at our show and absolutely killed. James: I remember that! Brian: So funny! Luke: He was great! A Newsletter of Humorous Writing: Yeah, what they said. Anyway, it's a great piece. Give it a read.

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A Newsletter of Humorous Writing by Luke Burns & James Folta A weekly newsletter dedicated to humorous writing and humorous writers. We round up the best short humor pieces and funny articles every week, and have some fun extras ever...

In this week's newsletter @jamesfolta.com and I round up funny writing by Carly Silverman in @pointsincase.com, and Emily Berge, Fletcher Michael, and @kevinseccia.bsky.social in @mcsweeneys.net!

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I saw this at Anthology Film Archives two years ago! So good. Nigel Kneale, man.

If it's "M-A-R-E" then Winslet you'll see
If it's Mayor with a Y, it's Renner you'll spy

A Newsletter of Humorous Writing #417 For October 29-November 4, 2025 Hello and welcome to A Newsletter of Humorous Writing, a roundup of the week's finest short humor pieces and funny articles,...

In our Newsletter this week, @lukevburns.bsky.social and I highlighted funny writing by Ria Sardana, Gracie Beaver-Kairis, & Taylor Garron on @mcsweeneys.net, and Susan Mulcahy on @newyorker.com!

Plus a new piece from me in @airmail.news!

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Oh for the love of

Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line

Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542

Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451

Lark!
Lark!

Screenshot of text on a wikipedia page: Below are the original French lyrics along with a literal English translation. Refrain: Alouette, gentille alouette, Alouette, je te plumerai. Refrain: Lark, nice lark, Lark, I will pluck you. 1. Je te plumerai la tête. (×2) Et la tête! (×2) Alouette! (×2) A-a-a-ah Refrain 1. I will pluck your head. (×2) And your head! (×2) Lark! (×2) A-a-a-ah Refrain

Singing Alouette but with wikipedia's literal translation of the lyrics

"Mayhaps" implies the existence of "perbe."

the dream

Kevin Costner in a courtroom scene in JFK, looking incredibly focused and intense, wearing glasses, surrounded by diagrams

Once you conclude the magic sandwich could not create all seven of those wounds, you have to conclude that there was a second sandwich

arguably the mets are the heroes of this film

he's not a great lieutenant

Authentic Thai Laab (Larb) Recipe with Pork An iconic salad of ground meat from northeastern Thailand. Super Thai food beginner-friendly and very quick and easy to make!

You may also be interested in: hot-thai-kitchen.com/laab-moo/