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Humor writer. I have a toddler and a newsletter (they’re equal in my eyes).
Amy Greenlee’s work has appeared in McSweeney’s, Points in Case, Slackjaw, The Belladonna, Frazzled, and Jane Austen’s Wastebasket. She is the creator and lapsed caretaker of The Gospel of Jest. You can also find her on Bluesky @greenleeish
"BEST PARTY, WORST HOUSE" thoughtful/humorous essays every Monday morning. Stuff in The New Yorker, McSweeney's, Vulture. Author of three humor books and counting.
A writer based in New York who hopes to one day use the word "effervescence" naturally in conversation.
Occasionally writes humor articles and produces carbon dioxide as a metabolic byproduct, exhaling it to regulate blood pH and support cellular function.
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