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Miriam Jayaratna

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Clinical psychologist and writer of humorous things Work in The New Yorker, NYT, WSJ, McSweeney’s, Reductress, The Boston Globe, VQR, et al

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It’s by @amandalehr.bsky.social, whose brilliance is a gift to all of us

20.02.2026 15:32 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Honored to be included on this list by @tomellison123.bsky.social, who wrote some of my favorite short humor pieces of 2025!

03.01.2026 20:05 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you so much, Tom! And thanks for making me laugh this year with your hilarious writing!

03.01.2026 17:29 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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09.12.2025 22:20 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1
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More 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, ...

Olivia 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!

01.12.2025 18:16 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

The least plausible part of this Tr*mp blowing Epstein rumor is that he would ever work hard to give someone else pleasure

15.11.2025 17:36 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

My latest disgusting food adventure is up on @mcsweeneys.net!

15.11.2025 13:37 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Great 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?

02.10.2025 19:27 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Disney World’s New Rides Are Sick Make sure to wash your hands after Viruses of the Caribbean.

A 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...

29.09.2025 12:54 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

This is great!

26.09.2025 15:56 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Please take @vikshulevich.bsky.social’s advice about the book I haven’t written!

14.08.2025 10:00 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you! Sleepover at your place!!!

29.07.2025 02:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

The brilliant @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social, living the king-sized bed dream for @mcsweeneys.net.

28.07.2025 15:36 👍 15 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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How I Think a King-Sized Bed Would Transform My Love Life My 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...

I’m on @mcsweeneys.net today with some ideas about how to get a good night’s sleep!

www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/how...

28.07.2025 13:50 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Excellent parenting advice from @wendiaarons.bsky.social!

23.07.2025 17:29 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

The 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

12.07.2025 11:42 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1

Thank you so much Lisa!!! 🥵❤️‍🔥

01.07.2025 11:41 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Such 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!

30.06.2025 22:40 👍 26 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Lesser-Known New York City Beaches A pedestrian “safety island” Enjoy lounging on this six-foot urban oasis of grass, cement, and paper plates stained with sunset-hued pizza grease....

This 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...

30.06.2025 22:00 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Promises made, promises kept 🫡

25.06.2025 18:14 👍 11 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

The future is looking bright….for the 1%

13.06.2025 14:18 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Woman Rewarded for Time Spent in Waiting Room With More Time Waiting in Exam Room In 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...

My latest for Reductress is for anyone who’s ever been to the doctor

reductress.com/post/woman-r...

05.06.2025 17:29 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Entire baking experience ruined by trying to open a bag of flour

Entire baking experience ruined by trying to open a bag of flour

08.05.2025 01:22 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

Thank you friend! RIP

06.05.2025 00:05 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I bet it was the same guy! It’s a miracle we’re both still alive

04.05.2025 17:07 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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B.D.S.M. for the Middle-Aged Now 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.

www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts...

I wrote a Shouts piece with my friends. We want to be kinky but we’re just so tired.

30.04.2025 19:52 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1
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Essay | So Long Skype, Thanks for All the Dropped Calls A few last words for the pioneering videoconferencing app, which Microsoft is finally kicking to the curb.

Skype, 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...

26.04.2025 18:53 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

The pilot of the plane I’m on is literally named Captain Morgan. Pray for me

26.04.2025 11:53 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0