Leni Quinn
@leniquinn.bsky.social
Hi! Writer, sometimes funny, definitely weird. GenXer, so I can tell you what it was like in the Before Times (before the Internet, that is). https://medium.com/@leni.quinn
New essay!
(Humor 😃)
On my repeated attempts to try the whole analog pen-and-paper thing when taking notes...and my repeated failings.
"My Work Notebooks Look Like The Scribblings of a Madman"
#writingcommunity #writingsky #humorwriting #mediumwriters
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(Humor 😃)
On my repeated attempts to try the whole analog pen-and-paper thing when taking notes...and my repeated failings.
"My Work Notebooks Look Like The Scribblings of a Madman"
#writingcommunity #writingsky #humorwriting #mediumwriters
medium.com/quirky-rants...
My Work Notebooks Look Like The Scribblings of a Madman
I’m so conflicted
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November 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
New essay!
(Humor 😃)
On my repeated attempts to try the whole analog pen-and-paper thing when taking notes...and my repeated failings.
"My Work Notebooks Look Like The Scribblings of a Madman"
#writingcommunity #writingsky #humorwriting #mediumwriters
medium.com/quirky-rants...
(Humor 😃)
On my repeated attempts to try the whole analog pen-and-paper thing when taking notes...and my repeated failings.
"My Work Notebooks Look Like The Scribblings of a Madman"
#writingcommunity #writingsky #humorwriting #mediumwriters
medium.com/quirky-rants...
New Essay!
"How I, a Great Sandwich, Was Devoured by an Imbecile"
Quote:
"I wanted to scream it’s saffron pickled fennel, you yokels! (But, alas, as I’m a sandwich, I cannot scream.)"
(Humor / Satire 😃 )
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#mediumwriters #writersky #writingcommunity
"How I, a Great Sandwich, Was Devoured by an Imbecile"
Quote:
"I wanted to scream it’s saffron pickled fennel, you yokels! (But, alas, as I’m a sandwich, I cannot scream.)"
(Humor / Satire 😃 )
medium.com/the-haven/ho...
#mediumwriters #writersky #writingcommunity
How I, a Great Sandwich, Was Devoured by an Imbecile
He couldn’t appreciate my aura of cultured mysteriousness
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November 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
New Essay!
"How I, a Great Sandwich, Was Devoured by an Imbecile"
Quote:
"I wanted to scream it’s saffron pickled fennel, you yokels! (But, alas, as I’m a sandwich, I cannot scream.)"
(Humor / Satire 😃 )
medium.com/the-haven/ho...
#mediumwriters #writersky #writingcommunity
"How I, a Great Sandwich, Was Devoured by an Imbecile"
Quote:
"I wanted to scream it’s saffron pickled fennel, you yokels! (But, alas, as I’m a sandwich, I cannot scream.)"
(Humor / Satire 😃 )
medium.com/the-haven/ho...
#mediumwriters #writersky #writingcommunity
New essay!
(Humor / Satire - on corporate life 🌀🙃🎭 )
"Step Right Into This DelightDeleter™ To Get Ready For Your New Role!"
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(Humor / Satire - on corporate life 🌀🙃🎭 )
"Step Right Into This DelightDeleter™ To Get Ready For Your New Role!"
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Step Right Into This DelightDeleter™ To Get Ready For Your New Role!
Moving forward, only spreadsheets and optimistic slides will bring you anything approximating joy
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November 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
New essay!
(Humor / Satire - on corporate life 🌀🙃🎭 )
"Step Right Into This DelightDeleter™ To Get Ready For Your New Role!"
medium.com/shadows-in-t...
(Humor / Satire - on corporate life 🌀🙃🎭 )
"Step Right Into This DelightDeleter™ To Get Ready For Your New Role!"
medium.com/shadows-in-t...
New essay!
(Humor)
“A Brief Note from that High-End Candle You Bought From That Boutique Downtown”
🕯️🕯️🕯️
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(Humor)
“A Brief Note from that High-End Candle You Bought From That Boutique Downtown”
🕯️🕯️🕯️
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A Brief Note From That High-End Candle You Bought From That Boutique Downtown
Not everything is as it appears…
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November 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
New essay!
(Humor)
“A Brief Note from that High-End Candle You Bought From That Boutique Downtown”
🕯️🕯️🕯️
medium.com/quirky-rants...
(Humor)
“A Brief Note from that High-End Candle You Bought From That Boutique Downtown”
🕯️🕯️🕯️
medium.com/quirky-rants...
New piece!
(Humor)
From the (fictional) diary of Rick Lexington, former lead singer of the ’80s hair rock band Nightforge:
"The Day a Grandpa Announcement Rocked Me to the Core of My ’80s Hair Metal Soul"
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#writingsky #80s #hairmetal #writingcommunity
(Humor)
From the (fictional) diary of Rick Lexington, former lead singer of the ’80s hair rock band Nightforge:
"The Day a Grandpa Announcement Rocked Me to the Core of My ’80s Hair Metal Soul"
medium.com/the-haven/th...
#writingsky #80s #hairmetal #writingcommunity
The Day a Grandpa Announcement Rocked Me to the Core of My ’80s Hair Metal Soul
It rocked me like a hurricane!
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November 19, 2025 at 12:13 PM
New piece!
(Humor)
From the (fictional) diary of Rick Lexington, former lead singer of the ’80s hair rock band Nightforge:
"The Day a Grandpa Announcement Rocked Me to the Core of My ’80s Hair Metal Soul"
medium.com/the-haven/th...
#writingsky #80s #hairmetal #writingcommunity
(Humor)
From the (fictional) diary of Rick Lexington, former lead singer of the ’80s hair rock band Nightforge:
"The Day a Grandpa Announcement Rocked Me to the Core of My ’80s Hair Metal Soul"
medium.com/the-haven/th...
#writingsky #80s #hairmetal #writingcommunity
New essay!
"The Universe is Muting Itself and So Are Our Snacks"
All I’m saying is… in the same week we learn we’re headed for 1) less starlight and 2) slightly less-bright Cheetos and Doritos.
If that’s not a cosmic coincidence, what is?!
Published on Medium:
medium.com/quirky-rants...
"The Universe is Muting Itself and So Are Our Snacks"
All I’m saying is… in the same week we learn we’re headed for 1) less starlight and 2) slightly less-bright Cheetos and Doritos.
If that’s not a cosmic coincidence, what is?!
Published on Medium:
medium.com/quirky-rants...
The Universe Is Muting Itself and So Are Our Snacks
Coincidence? You tell me!
medium.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
New essay!
"The Universe is Muting Itself and So Are Our Snacks"
All I’m saying is… in the same week we learn we’re headed for 1) less starlight and 2) slightly less-bright Cheetos and Doritos.
If that’s not a cosmic coincidence, what is?!
Published on Medium:
medium.com/quirky-rants...
"The Universe is Muting Itself and So Are Our Snacks"
All I’m saying is… in the same week we learn we’re headed for 1) less starlight and 2) slightly less-bright Cheetos and Doritos.
If that’s not a cosmic coincidence, what is?!
Published on Medium:
medium.com/quirky-rants...
New essay, published on Medium:
"About That Time I Met an Alien Octopus at the Grocery Store"
(Humor)
Free link, below!
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"About That Time I Met an Alien Octopus at the Grocery Store"
(Humor)
Free link, below!
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About That Time I Met an Alien Octopus at the Grocery Store
The biggest surprise might have been the vintage stereo in his spaceship
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November 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
New essay, published on Medium:
"About That Time I Met an Alien Octopus at the Grocery Store"
(Humor)
Free link, below!
medium.com/shadows-in-t...
"About That Time I Met an Alien Octopus at the Grocery Store"
(Humor)
Free link, below!
medium.com/shadows-in-t...
New essay from the point of view of an angst-ridden package tracking number!
(Humor/Satire)
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(Humor/Satire)
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I Am Your Tracking Number, and I Have Something to Say
But I must say it quickly, as time is running out!
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November 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
New essay from the point of view of an angst-ridden package tracking number!
(Humor/Satire)
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(Humor/Satire)
medium.com/the-haven/i-...
New essay!
If you’ve ever gotten the feeling the outlets in your house are trying to hide from you, then maybe this will make sense (!)
(Humor/short fiction)
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If you’ve ever gotten the feeling the outlets in your house are trying to hide from you, then maybe this will make sense (!)
(Humor/short fiction)
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Every Outlet in the House is Steadily Creeping Out of Reach
How are they doing this? Inching away with invisible outlet feet, obviously!
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November 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
New essay!
If you’ve ever gotten the feeling the outlets in your house are trying to hide from you, then maybe this will make sense (!)
(Humor/short fiction)
medium.com/quirky-rants...
If you’ve ever gotten the feeling the outlets in your house are trying to hide from you, then maybe this will make sense (!)
(Humor/short fiction)
medium.com/quirky-rants...
Ever have a smart speaker start getting a little too...sales-y?
If so, this essay is for you!
(Humor/Satire 😀)
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If so, this essay is for you!
(Humor/Satire 😀)
medium.com/the-haven/le...
Let Me Tell You About the Sleazy Salesperson in the Corner of My Living Room
Humor / Satire Let Me Tell You About the Sleazy Salesperson in the Corner of My Living Room Some people refer to them as “smart speakers” So I have this sleazy salesperson who hangs out day and …
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November 12, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Ever have a smart speaker start getting a little too...sales-y?
If so, this essay is for you!
(Humor/Satire 😀)
medium.com/the-haven/le...
If so, this essay is for you!
(Humor/Satire 😀)
medium.com/the-haven/le...
New essay!
(For anyone who has ever accidentally started the garbage disposal without realizing a small utensil could be inside… )
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(For anyone who has ever accidentally started the garbage disposal without realizing a small utensil could be inside… )
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A Heartfelt Plea from the Association of Small Utensils In Your Kitchen
Don’t let us fall into the garbage disposer!
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November 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
New essay!
(For anyone who has ever accidentally started the garbage disposal without realizing a small utensil could be inside… )
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(For anyone who has ever accidentally started the garbage disposal without realizing a small utensil could be inside… )
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I Knitted a Fiat. Here’s What Happened Next
Why knit sweaters when you can knit a car instead?
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November 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
New essay on Medium!
"Work Hard, Or You'll See a Bleak, Desolate Future"
About pleasant artwork that becomes less pleasant the moment employees slack off.
(It's satire...fortunately 😃 )
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"Work Hard, Or You'll See a Bleak, Desolate Future"
About pleasant artwork that becomes less pleasant the moment employees slack off.
(It's satire...fortunately 😃 )
medium.com/the-haven/wo...
Work Hard, Or You’ll See a Bleak, Desolate Future!
Pleasant artwork that becomes less pleasant the moment employees slack off
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October 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
New essay on Medium!
"Work Hard, Or You'll See a Bleak, Desolate Future"
About pleasant artwork that becomes less pleasant the moment employees slack off.
(It's satire...fortunately 😃 )
medium.com/the-haven/wo...
"Work Hard, Or You'll See a Bleak, Desolate Future"
About pleasant artwork that becomes less pleasant the moment employees slack off.
(It's satire...fortunately 😃 )
medium.com/the-haven/wo...
The Day the Music Died (again)
This sexy collab is gonna slap!
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October 28, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Imagine getting an invitation to meet up with all the various algorithms of the internet...
After all, who knows you better?!
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#writingsky #writingcommunity #essays #humor
After all, who knows you better?!
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#writingsky #writingcommunity #essays #humor
The Algorithms Will See You Now
I never expected them to reach out
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October 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Imagine getting an invitation to meet up with all the various algorithms of the internet...
After all, who knows you better?!
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#writingsky #writingcommunity #essays #humor
After all, who knows you better?!
medium.com/the-quinnacl...
#writingsky #writingcommunity #essays #humor
New essay:
"The Grand Cinematic Sweep of October Twilight, As Explained by a Streetlight to a Project Manager"
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#writingsky #writingcommunity
"The Grand Cinematic Sweep of October Twilight, As Explained by a Streetlight to a Project Manager"
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#writingsky #writingcommunity
The Grand Cinematic Sweep of October Twilight, As Explained by a Streetlight to a Project Manager
Just don’t refer to it as a lamp post
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October 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
New essay:
"The Grand Cinematic Sweep of October Twilight, As Explained by a Streetlight to a Project Manager"
medium.com/the-haven/th...
#writingsky #writingcommunity
"The Grand Cinematic Sweep of October Twilight, As Explained by a Streetlight to a Project Manager"
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#writingsky #writingcommunity
Ever find yourself in a town where every street and shopping center looks the same?
Welcome to Everywhere!
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#writingsky #writingcommunity
Welcome to Everywhere!
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#writingsky #writingcommunity
Welcome to Everywhere! Which Is Both Nowhere and Somewhere
Your new home may seem familiar, because it most definitely is.
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October 22, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Ever find yourself in a town where every street and shopping center looks the same?
Welcome to Everywhere!
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#writingsky #writingcommunity
Welcome to Everywhere!
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#writingsky #writingcommunity
What would happen if AI chatbots started expanding their horizons...like, for example, taking over the navigation in your map app as a way to "help" you?
New essay:
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#humor #satire #writersky #writingcommunity
New essay:
medium.com/@leni.quinn/...
#humor #satire #writersky #writingcommunity
Your Favorite AI Chatbot Just Took Over Your Map App
What could go wrong?
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October 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
What would happen if AI chatbots started expanding their horizons...like, for example, taking over the navigation in your map app as a way to "help" you?
New essay:
medium.com/@leni.quinn/...
#humor #satire #writersky #writingcommunity
New essay:
medium.com/@leni.quinn/...
#humor #satire #writersky #writingcommunity
So, a while ago, I bought a vintage flip clock:
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#writingsky
#mediumwriters
#essay
#nostalgia
#timethoughts
#analoglife
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#writingsky
#mediumwriters
#essay
#nostalgia
#timethoughts
#analoglife
Why Buy a Refurbished Flip Clock? Many Reasons, None of Them Practical
A short love story involving dust
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October 17, 2025 at 11:42 AM
So, a while ago, I bought a vintage flip clock:
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#writingsky
#mediumwriters
#essay
#nostalgia
#timethoughts
#analoglife
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#writingsky
#mediumwriters
#essay
#nostalgia
#timethoughts
#analoglife
Reposting this essay with the free (non-paywalled) link!
Ever wonder why you see the same people, over and over again...and sometimes even in the same place?
So have I!
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Ever wonder why you see the same people, over and over again...and sometimes even in the same place?
So have I!
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My Former Neighbors Keep Reappearing in the Produce Aisle. Obviously, We’re Living in a Simulation.
They’re always…there
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October 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Reposting this essay with the free (non-paywalled) link!
Ever wonder why you see the same people, over and over again...and sometimes even in the same place?
So have I!
medium.com/the-quinnacl...
Ever wonder why you see the same people, over and over again...and sometimes even in the same place?
So have I!
medium.com/the-quinnacl...
New essay! "Ordering Coffee by App: The Decay of Civilization or a Moment of Peace?"
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#writingksy #humor #essaywriting #writersofmedium #observationalhumor
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#writingksy #humor #essaywriting #writersofmedium #observationalhumor
Ordering Coffee by App: The Decay of Civilization or a Moment of Peace?
On the fleeting nature of time and foam
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October 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
New essay! "Ordering Coffee by App: The Decay of Civilization or a Moment of Peace?"
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#writingksy #humor #essaywriting #writersofmedium #observationalhumor
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#writingksy #humor #essaywriting #writersofmedium #observationalhumor
Thinking of fonts as costumes for office personalities!
New essay: “Fonts: The Office Personalities We Pretend to Have”
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#writingksy #humor #essaywriting #writersofmedium #funnywriting #observationalhumor
New essay: “Fonts: The Office Personalities We Pretend to Have”
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#writingksy #humor #essaywriting #writersofmedium #funnywriting #observationalhumor
Fonts: The Office Personalities We Pretend To Have
Reinvention is just a drop-down menu away
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October 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Thinking of fonts as costumes for office personalities!
New essay: “Fonts: The Office Personalities We Pretend to Have”
medium.com/@leni.quinn/...
#writingksy #humor #essaywriting #writersofmedium #funnywriting #observationalhumor
New essay: “Fonts: The Office Personalities We Pretend to Have”
medium.com/@leni.quinn/...
#writingksy #humor #essaywriting #writersofmedium #funnywriting #observationalhumor
Happy Saturday, everyone!
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New essay!
"Explaining CAPTCHA to My Younger Self"
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#Humor
#Essays
#WritingSky
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New essay!
"Explaining CAPTCHA to My Younger Self"
medium.com/@leni.quinn/...
#Humor
#Essays
#WritingSky
Explaining CAPTCHA to My Younger Self
It only came up because I didn’t want to crush her dreams
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October 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Happy Saturday, everyone!
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New essay!
"Explaining CAPTCHA to My Younger Self"
medium.com/@leni.quinn/...
#Humor
#Essays
#WritingSky
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New essay!
"Explaining CAPTCHA to My Younger Self"
medium.com/@leni.quinn/...
#Humor
#Essays
#WritingSky