Tod Brubaker
@todbrubaker.bsky.social
Fucking upwardly. Humor writer McSweeney’s, Points In Case, Slackjaw, Little Old Lady Comedy.
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Header image by Emily Clouse
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Header image by Emily Clouse
This actually happened! It says so in the bible!
I just published in @SlackjawHumor It’s Getting Harder To Pretend Like My Boss’s Wife Isn’t A Pillar of Salt medium.com/slackjaw/its...
I just published in @SlackjawHumor It’s Getting Harder To Pretend Like My Boss’s Wife Isn’t A Pillar of Salt medium.com/slackjaw/its...
It’s Getting Harder To Pretend Like My Boss’s Wife Isn’t A Pillar of Salt
“But Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.” -Genesis 19:26
medium.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:52 PM
This actually happened! It says so in the bible!
I just published in @SlackjawHumor It’s Getting Harder To Pretend Like My Boss’s Wife Isn’t A Pillar of Salt medium.com/slackjaw/its...
I just published in @SlackjawHumor It’s Getting Harder To Pretend Like My Boss’s Wife Isn’t A Pillar of Salt medium.com/slackjaw/its...
There's an art to caving to a teenager's demands. Read all about it in my new piece on @frazzledhumor.bsky.social .
medium.com/frazzled/bet...
medium.com/frazzled/bet...
Better Behave, Mister, or I’ll Take Your Phone Away and Hand It Back to You in Ten Minutes
Believe me, it’s going to feel like a week!
medium.com
July 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
There's an art to caving to a teenager's demands. Read all about it in my new piece on @frazzledhumor.bsky.social .
medium.com/frazzled/bet...
medium.com/frazzled/bet...
I love beating The Onion to a joke. Wrote this piece for @pointsincase.com last year: www.pointsincase.com/articles/thi...
April 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I love beating The Onion to a joke. Wrote this piece for @pointsincase.com last year: www.pointsincase.com/articles/thi...
Thanks for your great workshops @lukevburns.bsky.social! The feedback and support were vital!
I was very excited to see that three pieces from @pointsincase.com's excellent best of 2024 list got their start in one of my workshops!
Those pieces are...
Those pieces are...
Best of PIC 2024
Our Best of 2024 articles feature a Furby boyfriend, a leering train conductor, a pugnacious philosopher, a hip and out-of-shape dad, and more!
www.pointsincase.com
December 17, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Thanks for your great workshops @lukevburns.bsky.social! The feedback and support were vital!
Thrilled to be included on this list of exceptionally funny writing! Thank you @pointsincase.com!
www.pointsincase.com/articles/bes...
www.pointsincase.com/articles/bes...
Best of PIC 2024 | Points in Case
Our Best of 2024 articles feature a Furby boyfriend, a leering train conductor, a pugnacious philosopher, a hip and out-of-shape dad, and more!
www.pointsincase.com
December 9, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Thrilled to be included on this list of exceptionally funny writing! Thank you @pointsincase.com!
www.pointsincase.com/articles/bes...
www.pointsincase.com/articles/bes...
This was inspired by true events. Another one I wrote in a @lukevburns.bsky.social class!
medium.com/slackjaw/res...
medium.com/slackjaw/res...
Rest Assured, You Can Still Have A Blast At The Company Picnic, Even Though We’re Laying Everyone…
Hey team, two announcements!
medium.com
February 14, 2024 at 7:20 PM
This was inspired by true events. Another one I wrote in a @lukevburns.bsky.social class!
medium.com/slackjaw/res...
medium.com/slackjaw/res...
My new piece on @mcsweeneys.bsky.social is live today! It's dedicated to all the parents of driving-age teens. God help us.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
An Open Letter to the Driving Examiner Who Flunked My Kid
Dear Mr. Driving Examiner in the Blue Ford Fiesta,
I’m Lily Brubaker’s dad. If you don’t remember, you failed her on her driving test yesterday, an...
www.mcsweeneys.net
February 2, 2024 at 2:14 PM
My new piece on @mcsweeneys.bsky.social is live today! It's dedicated to all the parents of driving-age teens. God help us.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
I developed this story in @lukevburns.bsky.social's great class! If you haven't taken one yet, it's fantastic...and very, very addictive!
My inaugural post on Bluesky! Kicking things off with this new piece I landed on @pointsincase.com .
www.pointsincase.com/articles/thi...
www.pointsincase.com/articles/thi...
This Obituary Does Not Give a Cause of Death, but Wouldn’t You Love to Know | Points in Case
An avid motorcycle rider, Ben loved the freedom of the road. And before you jump to conclusions, no, that’s not how he died.
www.pointsincase.com
January 25, 2024 at 10:36 PM
I developed this story in @lukevburns.bsky.social's great class! If you haven't taken one yet, it's fantastic...and very, very addictive!
My inaugural post on Bluesky! Kicking things off with this new piece I landed on @pointsincase.com .
www.pointsincase.com/articles/thi...
www.pointsincase.com/articles/thi...
This Obituary Does Not Give a Cause of Death, but Wouldn’t You Love to Know | Points in Case
An avid motorcycle rider, Ben loved the freedom of the road. And before you jump to conclusions, no, that’s not how he died.
www.pointsincase.com
January 25, 2024 at 9:16 PM
My inaugural post on Bluesky! Kicking things off with this new piece I landed on @pointsincase.com .
www.pointsincase.com/articles/thi...
www.pointsincase.com/articles/thi...