Allison Burnett
@allisonburnett.bsky.social
Author of The Chronicles of B.K. Troop, a trilogy of comic, literary novels. Also, the Katie Kampenfelt trilogy. Screenwriter of Netflix's "My Oxford Year" and other films. Film director. Collector of historical ephemera. Father of two teenage boys.
Epstein's character assessment of Trump, sent to Larry Summers.
November 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Epstein's character assessment of Trump, sent to Larry Summers.
In my novel Undiscovered Gyrl, Katie Kampenfelt, 17, tells us what her boss taught her about Veterans' Day.
November 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
In my novel Undiscovered Gyrl, Katie Kampenfelt, 17, tells us what her boss taught her about Veterans' Day.
This was written in January 1939 when WW2 was still on the horizon, but the brutality and military aggression were well underway.
November 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
This was written in January 1939 when WW2 was still on the horizon, but the brutality and military aggression were well underway.
The sexy beast in his prime. Be sure to click on it to get the full view!
November 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The sexy beast in his prime. Be sure to click on it to get the full view!
I think the day is long overdue for us to push back directly and forcefully when anyone claims to be a Christian who is demonstrably not.
October 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I think the day is long overdue for us to push back directly and forcefully when anyone claims to be a Christian who is demonstrably not.
I just stumbled over this. It reminded me of today, where there is no satire about Trump so insane and revolting that we don't have to pause and wonder if it's true.
October 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I just stumbled over this. It reminded me of today, where there is no satire about Trump so insane and revolting that we don't have to pause and wonder if it's true.
Five years ago, a staffer offered her boss, Senator Kelly Loeffler, a generic tweet she could post after the Vice-Presidential debate. The Senator decided to use it, but forgot to trim off the intro first:
October 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Five years ago, a staffer offered her boss, Senator Kelly Loeffler, a generic tweet she could post after the Vice-Presidential debate. The Senator decided to use it, but forgot to trim off the intro first:
At Quantico, Trump, Hegseth, and all of their GOP apologists dishonored every member of the military, past and present, but no one more egregiously than those who gave their lives for this country. Reading the great Bill Mauldin just now, I came upon this. (Forgive the poor scan)
October 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
At Quantico, Trump, Hegseth, and all of their GOP apologists dishonored every member of the military, past and present, but no one more egregiously than those who gave their lives for this country. Reading the great Bill Mauldin just now, I came upon this. (Forgive the poor scan)
“Let them eat walls.”
September 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
“Let them eat walls.”
How it started for Mussolini v. How it Ended
September 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
How it started for Mussolini v. How it Ended
Trump today, desperately trying to stay awake as the names of the 9/11 dead are read aloud:
September 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Trump today, desperately trying to stay awake as the names of the 9/11 dead are read aloud:
The rich hate unions. Here's why:
September 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The rich hate unions. Here's why:
GOP says Dems are soft on crime! What a joke.
September 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
GOP says Dems are soft on crime! What a joke.
The great, underappreciated novelist Alfred Hayes pretty much coined the term "ghosting' back in 1968, in his little masterpiece The End of Me, describing the way Hollywood rejects older writers.
August 18, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The great, underappreciated novelist Alfred Hayes pretty much coined the term "ghosting' back in 1968, in his little masterpiece The End of Me, describing the way Hollywood rejects older writers.
Trump is offering her a deal:
August 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Trump is offering her a deal:
1) "Surveillance video shows Sean 'Diddy' Combs physically assaulting former girlfriend in 2016"
2) "Trump “Seriously Considering” Pardon For Sean Combs Ahead Of Sentencing"
2) "Trump “Seriously Considering” Pardon For Sean Combs Ahead Of Sentencing"
July 30, 2025 at 6:32 PM
1) "Surveillance video shows Sean 'Diddy' Combs physically assaulting former girlfriend in 2016"
2) "Trump “Seriously Considering” Pardon For Sean Combs Ahead Of Sentencing"
2) "Trump “Seriously Considering” Pardon For Sean Combs Ahead Of Sentencing"
Critics say that Trump is in decline, but this quotation from eight years ago shows this to be untrue. He has been a babbling idiot from the beginning.
July 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Critics say that Trump is in decline, but this quotation from eight years ago shows this to be untrue. He has been a babbling idiot from the beginning.
Only one doesn't have birthing hips. I wonder if it makes her self-conscious.
July 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Only one doesn't have birthing hips. I wonder if it makes her self-conscious.
Domestically, Hitler’s politics were rarely separated from their criminality. Over and over again, the Nazis were referred to as thugs and gangsters. The same could be said of today’s version. This feels familiar:
July 16, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Domestically, Hitler’s politics were rarely separated from their criminality. Over and over again, the Nazis were referred to as thugs and gangsters. The same could be said of today’s version. This feels familiar:
The glorious fruits of the Google Wayback Machine:
July 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The glorious fruits of the Google Wayback Machine: