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  • Greg Nix

    Humor writer. I have a toddler and a newsletter (they’re equal in my eyes).

  • Amy Greenlee

    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

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    Connor Adams is a writer living in New York City.

  • Andrew Wood

    A writer based in New York who hopes to one day use the word "effervescence" naturally in conversation.

  • Jennie Egerdie

    "BEST PARTY, WORST HOUSE" free on Substack. Stuff in The New Yorker, McSweeney's, Vulture. Author of three (3!) humor books and counting.

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