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Mellinda Hensley
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Mellinda Hensley @mellindak.bsky.social · Nov 26
: Feel like I should re-introduce myself — so here goes nothin’

Howdy! I’m:

- A WGA Member
- Credited on > 100 eps of TV
- Writing comedy and kids
- A WGA Award winner
- Currently wearing sweatpants
- Emmy-nominated
- Repped by the lovely folks over at @citizenskull.bsky.social
- So staffable
two men in suits and ties are standing next to each other holding microphones and talking to each other .
ALT: two men in suits and ties are standing next to each other holding microphones and talking to each other .
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mellindak.bsky.social
Hey, that’s me!

If you write short scripts, stage plays, (or anything else tbh), submit it to us!
October 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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gennhutchison.bsky.social
Okay, rough day. Hard to even think of writing. Gonna read this Kazuo Ishiguro quote over and over today and do my best to keep going:

“But in the end, stories are about one person saying to another: This is the way it feels to me. Can you understand what I’m saying? Does it feel this way to you?”
September 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
mellindak.bsky.social
: Whelp, my new hobby seems to be watching Jacob Wysocki edits and crying
August 21, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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wgaeast.bsky.social
The following is a statement from the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) and Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) on Paramount’s Decision to Cancel “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”.
On July 2nd, Paramount agreed to settle a baseless lawsuit brought against 60 Minutes and CBS News by President Trump for $16 million. On July 15, during a regular show of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Colbert went on-air and called the settlement a “big fat bribe” in exchange for a favorable decision on the proposed merger between Paramount and Skydance, a charge currently under investigation in California. Less than 48 hours later, on July 17, Paramount canceled The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, a show currently performing first in its timeslot, giving vague references to the program’s “financial performance” as the only explanation. For ten years, the show has been one of the most successful, beloved and profitable programs on CBS, entertaining an audience of millions on late night television, on streaming services and across social media. Given Paramount’s recent capitulation to President Trump in the CBS News lawsuit, the Writers Guild of America has significant concerns that The Late Show’s cancelation is a bribe, sacrificing free speech to curry favor with the Trump Administration as the company looks for merger approval. Cancelations are part of the business, but a corporation terminating a show in bad faith due to explicit or implicit political pressure is dangerous and unacceptable in a democratic society. Paramount’s decision comes against a backdrop of relentless attacks on a free press by President Trump, through lawsuits against CBS and ABC, threatened litigation of media organizations with critical coverage and the unconscionable defunding of PBS and NPR. The Writers Guild of America calls on New York State Attorney General Letitia James, no stranger to prosecuting Trump for illegal business practices, to join California and launch an investigation into potential wrongdoing at Paramount. We call on our elected leaders to hold those responsible to account, to demand answers about why this beloved program was canceled and to assure the public that Colbert and his writers were not censored due to their views or the whims of the President. In the meantime, the Writers Guild of America will support our members at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and across the late-night industry as they speak truth to power and we will explore all potential legal and political avenues to fight for our members in the aftermath of this decision.
July 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
mellindak.bsky.social
: I love late-night TV. It’s a fun, crazy space — the spine that binds the book of my creative life together. I remember the thrill of staying up with my Mom to see The Late Show.

It felt like I was watching something I shouldn’t be.

It felt like New Years every night. 🧵
July 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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expositionreview.bsky.social
First up in our Vol. X: “Spring” issue spotlight, we have our fiction section, co-edited by @courtlandavenue.bsky.social & @mellindak.bsky.social w/ Heather Vaughn, featuring stories by Daphne Armbrstet, Jennifer Bannan, Briana Courtney & Valentina Gómez. Read their work: tinyurl.com/ExpoV10Spring!
July 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
mellindak.bsky.social
: I know a Teenjus call when I see one
May 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
mellindak.bsky.social
My friend was doing some video coverage at an HR conference last week and this was one of the slides for a presentation on AI in hiring and recruiting.

From the phrase “AI-first world” to the absolutely unhinged choice of photo, believe me when I say
Y I K E S.
May 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
mellindak.bsky.social
Personally rooting for Journalism at the Kentucky Derby — it may be the only W journalism gets for the next four years 🐎
May 3, 2025 at 10:55 PM
mellindak.bsky.social
@expositionreview.bsky.social — I need to know if Francesca had the inside scoop on Haim’s new album this whole time and just didn’t tell us!
expositionreview.bsky.social Exposition Review @expositionreview.bsky.social · Apr 27
“To rethink. To decamp. To do something smart instead.”

What did you (or your character) quit? Did they make a smart choice? Let judge Francesca Spiegel know and submit to her multi-genre “Quitting”-themed Flash 405 writing contest. Submissions close May 5. Details here: tinyurl.com/FlashQuitting.
April 28, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Surprise, #Flash405: “Quitting” judged by Expo’s Associate Nonfiction Editor Francesca Spiegel is OPEN!
In the spirit of this round’s theme—and in celebration of 10 years of Expo Review & #AWP25 —we’re *quitting our typical schedule & opening early!
Find details & submit: tinyurl.com/FlashQuitting.
Call for Entries: Flash 405, April 2025: “Quitting" - Exposition Review
Spring is in full swing, and that means it’s almost time for April Flash 405! Our 405-themed contest has historically opened the fourth day of each contest month, closing on the fifth of the following...
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March 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
mellindak.bsky.social
Listen, I just want it to be on the Internet before the finale on the off-chance I’m right about the dumb theory I’ve been forcing on my poor friends for weeks:

The shooter in The White Lotus is a monkey.
April 7, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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maladroithe.bsky.social
Kendrick Lamar has 22 Grammies and a damn Pulitzer if you don’t know who he is that’s a You problem
February 10, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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Gnats are unnoted wheresoe’er they fly,
But eagles gaz’d upon with every eye.
February 10, 2025 at 3:21 AM
mellindak.bsky.social
LA does not claim this man — get him outta that damn shirt
February 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
mellindak.bsky.social
: “Is this the Krusty Krab?”

“No, this is Plastic.”

(Y’all it is FEBRUARY, pls let my plastics and me sleep)
February 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
mellindak.bsky.social
: I think O&D just emailed me #Severance
January 30, 2025 at 6:29 PM
mellindak.bsky.social
: Okay, but I need to know what the severed floor of lululemon looks like
January 30, 2025 at 8:02 AM
mellindak.bsky.social
: A little treat, in this economy?
January 29, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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priscillapage.bsky.social
once again thinking about this passage from David Lynch's book Catching the Big Fish
excerpt reads: "I hear stories about directors who scream at actors, or they trick them somehow to get a performance. And there are some people who try to run the whole business on fear. But I think this is such a joke -- it's pathetic and stupid at the same time. When people are in fear, they don't want to go to work. So many people today have that feeling. Then the fear starts turning into hate, and they begin to hate going to work. Then the hate can turn into anger and people can become angry at their boss and their work. If I ran my set with fear, I would get 1 percent, not 100 percent, of what I get. And there would be no fun in going down the road together. And it *should* be fun. In work and in life, we're all supposed to get along. We're supposed to have so much fun, like puppy dogs with our tails wagging. It's supposed to be great living; it's supposed to be fantastic."
December 11, 2024 at 6:46 AM
mellindak.bsky.social
Every time I watch Mulholland Drive, I live for the way the ending makes me feel — it’s like a chord change that suddenly harmonizes a movement that was discordant but interesting. It’s cerebral harmony, my brain flipping a switch during a dream, a sudden making sense.

God I’ll miss David Lynch.
variety.com Variety @variety.com · Jan 16
Director-writer David Lynch, who radicalized American film with with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in films like “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and network television with “Twin Peaks,” has died. He was 78. bit.ly/40is3yQ
David Lynch, Visionary Director of ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Blue Velvet,’ Dies at 78
Director David Lynch, who radicalized American film with with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in films like 'Blue Velvet,' has died. He was 78.
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January 16, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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ditzkoff.bsky.social
not Lynch's movie, I know, but god, what a sendoff
January 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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gennhutchison.bsky.social
David Lynch was one of the only filmmakers to ever accurately capture how dreams feel.

He was a master at portraying how things feel overall. Dread, elation, the sensory overwhelm of a loud club... The indescribable.

Truly a singular artist who had a huge impact on me.

This one hurts.
January 16, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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slack2thefuture.bsky.social
RIP David Lynch, who showed the world that it isn’t just okay to be weird. It’s fucking cool. ☕️
January 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
mellindak.bsky.social
Me opening my news app:
January 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM