Julie Vick

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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...

Soooo good.

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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 🤩

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Mailer that reads: Molly, Seasons may change, but the need for blood is constant.

slightly ominous mailer from the Red Cross

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

@sallymiller.bsky.social and I teamed up on this one to imagine what some 1980s movies might look like today.

My personal assistant. Just need to teach her to make copies.

Guidelines for McSweeney’s Internet Tendency Submissions - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency

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).
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Tips for Writing Satirical News Headlines 5 writers share their secrets (for writing satirical news)

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.

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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...

My kid, after rolling down the window in the car and looking out:

"Now I know why dogs like this."

Uber but just for parallel parking if you need help real quick

Feel better!

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.

❤️ I was just recently thinking about how this happens!

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...

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.

Yes I think that is true!

"publishing is more competitive than investment banking" how Amran Gowani went from Wall Street analyst to debut novelist

I also enjoyed this interview with Amran about the book’s backstory: leighstein.substack.com/p/publishing...

Get the book! Read the interview! Do all the things.

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!

❤️ Hopefully you can get some of these added to the dictionary? 😆

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...

For all my fellow librarians #libraries #librarians #reading

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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...

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!

Happy book birthday @writesloud.bsky.social ! Looking forward to reading this one :)

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

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Yep similar thoughts over here

Children's Spaces With No Children Have we lost our very minds?

“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.”

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.

I will say that I kind of regret not getting one when my book came out! But did not ever get around to looking at prices. I also like the book cookies. Apparently I just like edible books ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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, ...

"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."