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Kathy Flann

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Writer, 4 books, incl. How to Survive a Human Attack: A Guide for Werewolves, Mummies, Cyborgs, Ghosts, Nuclear Mutants, and Other Movie Monsters. Words in McSweeney’s, Boston Globe, WaPo, Slate, HuffPo. Member HWA, SFWA www.kathyflann.com

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Where the gold medals for Tara Lipinksi and Johnny Weir?? 👏👏 🥇

23.02.2026 01:20 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

😂 Thanks, Michael!

22.02.2026 17:25 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

What I hear when I watch the half pipe: “That’s an absolutely HUUUGGE double twisty pickle back with the yum-yum 5200 and — what? you kidding me?? — with a backside hot sack Sahara sleight of hand grab?!” I love it so much🥇💕😻

21.02.2026 02:55 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

Pro tip for polishing off a 90-piece box of chocolates in a few days — return to the box every few hours because you’re basically a different person then who hasn’t had any chocolate yet.

20.02.2026 23:32 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Happy Ford Truck Month I guess to those who celebrate.

20.02.2026 02:35 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The reason my dog and I seek couples counseling is that our values fundamentally differ about how much wild animal poop is okay to eat.

19.02.2026 14:00 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Pretty sure I’ll never “burst onto the scene.”

19.02.2026 05:15 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Procedural question — If AWP takes place in my home city, do I get to refer to all the stuff I do at my house as “off site events?”

13.02.2026 12:23 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Tiny garage far away in snowy backyard.

Tiny garage far away in snowy backyard.

Me for two weeks: “I’ll do that as soon as I can shovel my car out!”

My car:

05.02.2026 15:18 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Whenever my husband comes home, there’s a parade, with children screaming and dogs zooming. But when I come home, it’s like:

04.02.2026 20:09 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

The anesthesia team came into the pre-op area, like “Hi, here’s a small sedative to relax before we wheel you back. It’s like a glass of wine.” Next thing I know, I’m in recovery and my question is can I have this for the rest of the Trump administration?

21.01.2026 22:06 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Yes, I do know I should check my child’s pockets BEFORE the acorns start crashing around in the dryer.

18.01.2026 01:03 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Skeleton under blanket on gurney

Skeleton under blanket on gurney

That thing where you go to Pre-op for orthopedic surgery and realize you’ve found your people.

15.01.2026 16:08 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

That thing where your dog takes you a certain route because he wants to check if that fried chicken is still there.

14.01.2026 22:33 👍 28 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

We’re not church-goers, and relatives said grace over the holidays, and now my 9yo says grace before his oatmeal in which he sends well wishes to all the cheetahs of the world.

03.01.2026 17:26 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
“It all ends tonight!”

“It all ends tonight!”

Vaguely threatening messages from LOFT.

01.01.2026 22:11 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

My 9yo says he’ll live in Florida when he grows up, where he’ll be employed making beds at his grandma’s.

01.01.2026 19:17 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It seems like “homely” should be a compliment.

31.12.2025 13:31 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

🤣

19.12.2025 15:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Scam email

Y’all, Elena Ferrante wants to share the creative journey with ME! 🤩

19.12.2025 14:25 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Snowy lamppost

Snowy lamppost

It’s a Narnia lamppost kind of day in Baltimore City.

14.12.2025 13:49 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

I try to find one good thing about myself everyday — when I go to a new town, my first thought is never, “Ooh, gas is cheap here” does this count

13.12.2025 15:58 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

I try to find one good thing about myself everyday — when I go to a new town, my first thought is never, “Ooh, gas is cheap here” does this count

13.12.2025 15:58 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

I’m just a girl staring into a drawer deciding how big of a spoon I’ll use to eat Nutella.

11.12.2025 15:57 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The developmental phases are Preschool, Middle Childhood, and Destroyed by Charlotte’s Web.

11.12.2025 04:15 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Me getting targeted ads for clothing "more comfy than pajamas"

07.12.2025 20:30 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It’s time for end-of-semester evaluations, i.e. the “faculty roast” —it requires a two-drink minimum to read them, and the most outrageous comments are the funniest. 😂

02.12.2025 21:14 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

My toxic trait is that when someone says we should try a new restaurant, I say, “Do they have beer cheese?”

01.12.2025 13:11 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Mother Nature and Father Time Want to Talk to You About the Birds and the Bees

Mother Nature and Father Time Want to Talk to You About the Birds and the Bees

If there's one thing that we can agree is hilarious, it's got to be climate policy, am I right? My latest #satire Link in comments. #climatechange #widlife

28.11.2025 17:56 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Jeans: “Neither comfortable nor warm!”

30.11.2025 01:02 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0