Julie Vick
@julievickwriter.bsky.social
Humor writer and author of a humorous advice book for introverted parents. Words in New Yorker, McSweeney’s, and my phone’s notes app.
Substack with funny stuff and writing tips:
https://julievick.substack.com/
Substack with funny stuff and writing tips:
https://julievick.substack.com/
Thanks to @lisaborders.bsky.social for doing a funny guest rec for my most recent newsletter.
Lisa’s book Last Night at the Disco is out next week 🤩
julievick.substack.com/p/september-...
Lisa’s book Last Night at the Disco is out next week 🤩
julievick.substack.com/p/september-...
October 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Thanks to @lisaborders.bsky.social for doing a funny guest rec for my most recent newsletter.
Lisa’s book Last Night at the Disco is out next week 🤩
julievick.substack.com/p/september-...
Lisa’s book Last Night at the Disco is out next week 🤩
julievick.substack.com/p/september-...
My personal assistant. Just need to teach her to make copies.
September 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
My personal assistant. Just need to teach her to make copies.
This Is Just To Say
My kids
have packed their
own lunches today
But left this
container
in the icebox
so empty
and so cold
My kids
have packed their
own lunches today
But left this
container
in the icebox
so empty
and so cold
June 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This Is Just To Say
My kids
have packed their
own lunches today
But left this
container
in the icebox
so empty
and so cold
My kids
have packed their
own lunches today
But left this
container
in the icebox
so empty
and so cold
Me trying to figure out my kids’ sports and activities calendar this spring.
April 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Me trying to figure out my kids’ sports and activities calendar this spring.
Me when I’m out of the house past dark on a weeknight:
March 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Me when I’m out of the house past dark on a weeknight:
Your outie immediately opens the mail when it arrives and doesn’t let it sit unopened for weeks.
February 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Your outie immediately opens the mail when it arrives and doesn’t let it sit unopened for weeks.
My co-workers are not happy they have been shut out of the office:
January 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
My co-workers are not happy they have been shut out of the office:
Pairs well with this apparently evergreen one:
January 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Pairs well with this apparently evergreen one:
Disappointing that one of the stats on this NextDoor Rewind wasn’t, “There were 500 million online fights between neighbors this year.”
December 21, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Disappointing that one of the stats on this NextDoor Rewind wasn’t, “There were 500 million online fights between neighbors this year.”
December 8, 2024 at 3:57 PM
I was today years old when I learned there are birds called bushtit and tufted titmouse.
December 6, 2024 at 3:18 PM
I was today years old when I learned there are birds called bushtit and tufted titmouse.
Me on my first trip to the grocery store this week vs. me on my sixth trip:
November 27, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Me on my first trip to the grocery store this week vs. me on my sixth trip:
When you want to work on a puzzle but you have a cat.
November 26, 2024 at 10:38 PM
When you want to work on a puzzle but you have a cat.
A while back I was trying to make a humor piece with Thanksgiving poems work and couldn’t quite get it to gel. So please enjoy this random outtake from it.
November 23, 2024 at 4:42 PM
A while back I was trying to make a humor piece with Thanksgiving poems work and couldn’t quite get it to gel. So please enjoy this random outtake from it.
Made this important purchase this weekend.
November 18, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Made this important purchase this weekend.
Your account in one image
November 18, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Your account in one image
November 18, 2024 at 1:50 AM
Some heroes don’t wear capes.
November 14, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Some heroes don’t wear capes.