Jerry Slaff
@jslaff.bsky.social
Playwright of LIES, GRAND UNION and WHO'S YEHOODI?, O'Neill semifinalist (TWICE!), 2019 Writer's Digest Grand Prize winner, Arsenal supporter, resister when it matters, man about town. Ex-X, but ain't we all?
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Jerry Slaff
@jslaff.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Well, I did it. I'm Ex-X. I'll only miss Danny Baker, aka @prodnose, and the NYT Wirecutter people. Other than that, good riddance to bad rubbish.
@redpainter1.bsky.social as a BBC broadcaster friend of mine says, If you’re not scared we’re not doing our jobs. Predicted upwards of 2 feet, so far 5 inches and it looks mostly over. I’ve never seen snow totals consider sleet. They’re compensating.
January 25, 2026 at 2:17 PM
@redpainter1.bsky.social as a BBC broadcaster friend of mine says, If you’re not scared we’re not doing our jobs. Predicted upwards of 2 feet, so far 5 inches and it looks mostly over. I’ve never seen snow totals consider sleet. They’re compensating.
@lordshortcake.bsky.social if ever your maxim of If you’re not scared we’re not doing our jobs was correct, it’s for this east coast US storm. Predicted go updates of 2 feet, so far 5 inches and it looks over. Good luck with the move! See you at Blackheath in May!
January 25, 2026 at 2:12 PM
@lordshortcake.bsky.social if ever your maxim of If you’re not scared we’re not doing our jobs was correct, it’s for this east coast US storm. Predicted go updates of 2 feet, so far 5 inches and it looks over. Good luck with the move! See you at Blackheath in May!
It’s 2:30 am. I have, in Aspen Hill MD, perhaps a half-inch of snow. And nothing coming down. Is it evaporating in the atmosphere? I assume more is coming, but if this is it, it’s the most spectacular miss in forecasting history. All the more reason to restore 100% of #NOAA’s funding.
January 25, 2026 at 7:43 AM
It’s 2:30 am. I have, in Aspen Hill MD, perhaps a half-inch of snow. And nothing coming down. Is it evaporating in the atmosphere? I assume more is coming, but if this is it, it’s the most spectacular miss in forecasting history. All the more reason to restore 100% of #NOAA’s funding.
All this screaming is well intended and needed, but our D legislators need to start NOW on a plan for Jan. 1, 2027 when retake #Congress to hold every single last SOB to account. And I want to hear it every single day until the election.
January 12, 2026 at 5:45 PM
All this screaming is well intended and needed, but our D legislators need to start NOW on a plan for Jan. 1, 2027 when retake #Congress to hold every single last SOB to account. And I want to hear it every single day until the election.
December 31, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Well, that's one DC theater venue I won't be attending until 2029.
December 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Well, that's one DC theater venue I won't be attending until 2029.
And silence from the "Israel-loving" White House. He's still sleeping.
December 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
And silence from the "Israel-loving" White House. He's still sleeping.
@lordshortcake.bsky.social Loud, obnoxious and selfish? Yep, that's my relatives! #CharlieDog
November 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
@lordshortcake.bsky.social Loud, obnoxious and selfish? Yep, that's my relatives! #CharlieDog
@vanhollen.senate.gov DO NOT CAVE! You know even if they keep their promise and schedule a vote on ACA subsidies, it will lose. You just ran the board in this week's elections. The country is behind us. DO NOT CAVE!
November 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
@vanhollen.senate.gov DO NOT CAVE! You know even if they keep their promise and schedule a vote on ACA subsidies, it will lose. You just ran the board in this week's elections. The country is behind us. DO NOT CAVE!
@alsobrooks.senate.gov DO NOT CAVE! You know even if they keep their promise and schedule a vote on ACA subsidies, it will lose. You just ran the board in this week's elections. The country is behind us. DO NOT CAVE!
November 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
@alsobrooks.senate.gov DO NOT CAVE! You know even if they keep their promise and schedule a vote on ACA subsidies, it will lose. You just ran the board in this week's elections. The country is behind us. DO NOT CAVE!
My beautifully mischievous, rare orange female tabby named Zoe, loves to rip and chew paper. I found this last night, tooth marks and all. The dreaded DO NOT REMOVE THIS TAG UNDER PENALTY OF LAW under my sofa. The Tag Police will be paying me a visit in very very due course.
October 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
My beautifully mischievous, rare orange female tabby named Zoe, loves to rip and chew paper. I found this last night, tooth marks and all. The dreaded DO NOT REMOVE THIS TAG UNDER PENALTY OF LAW under my sofa. The Tag Police will be paying me a visit in very very due course.
Putin takes Trump to dinner at a fancy restaurant in Moscow. He orders a steak, medium rare.
“What about the vegetable?” the waiter asks.
“He can order for himself.”
“What about the vegetable?” the waiter asks.
“He can order for himself.”
October 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Putin takes Trump to dinner at a fancy restaurant in Moscow. He orders a steak, medium rare.
“What about the vegetable?” the waiter asks.
“He can order for himself.”
“What about the vegetable?” the waiter asks.
“He can order for himself.”
I am greatly indebted to my friend Maya Chupkov for featuring my blatherings about playwriting and stuttering on her Proud Stutter podcast. Listen at your own risk!
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This Playwright Who Stutters Found His Voice on the Page, and the Stage
Podcast Episode · Proud Stutter · S2 Bonus · 40m
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October 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I am greatly indebted to my friend Maya Chupkov for featuring my blatherings about playwriting and stuttering on her Proud Stutter podcast. Listen at your own risk!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Washington was born in ENGLAND. #vagovdebate
October 9, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Washington was born in ENGLAND. #vagovdebate
ABC is being held hostage by its affiliates. Tell Sinclair and Nextstar to pound sand and withdraw their status and network programming. Tell them to run repeats of The Beverly Hillbillies. I'm sure they could quickly find other stations. #Kimmel
September 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
ABC is being held hostage by its affiliates. Tell Sinclair and Nextstar to pound sand and withdraw their status and network programming. Tell them to run repeats of The Beverly Hillbillies. I'm sure they could quickly find other stations. #Kimmel
Live so that when you’re gone, quoting you accurately is not a fireable offense.
September 14, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Live so that when you’re gone, quoting you accurately is not a fireable offense.
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The Nation pulls NO punches, from @espiers.bsky.social
"There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”
"There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”
Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning
The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division
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September 13, 2025 at 2:39 AM
The Nation pulls NO punches, from @espiers.bsky.social
"There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”
"There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”
Met some cool teenagers at the Oslo train station, singing at the top of their lungs and absolutely flying. “You missed a great concert, man!” one told me. AC/DC was in town. My old passion from my misspent youth. We clasped hands and bonded. The world is smaller than we can ever imagine.
August 6, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Met some cool teenagers at the Oslo train station, singing at the top of their lungs and absolutely flying. “You missed a great concert, man!” one told me. AC/DC was in town. My old passion from my misspent youth. We clasped hands and bonded. The world is smaller than we can ever imagine.
It's real, my #California peeps! The West Coast premiere of my award-winning play #LIES opens on August 28 in Santa Barbara's Center Stage Theater. I'll be there for the first weekend of performances. Tickets available soon!
July 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
It's real, my #California peeps! The West Coast premiere of my award-winning play #LIES opens on August 28 in Santa Barbara's Center Stage Theater. I'll be there for the first weekend of performances. Tickets available soon!
Reposted by Jerry Slaff
After Texas failed to pass a bill to improve flood warning systems, a Kerr County lawmaker says he likely would vote differently now on House Bill 13, which aimed to establish a grant program for counties to build new emergency communication infrastructure.
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bit.ly/44xMjyr
Texas lawmakers failed to pass a bill to improve local flood warning systems this year
A GOP state lawmaker who represents Kerr County says he likely would vote differently now on House Bill 13, which would have established a grant program for counties to build new emergency communicati...
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July 6, 2025 at 11:07 PM
After Texas failed to pass a bill to improve flood warning systems, a Kerr County lawmaker says he likely would vote differently now on House Bill 13, which aimed to establish a grant program for counties to build new emergency communication infrastructure.
bit.ly/44xMjyr
bit.ly/44xMjyr