Mike Miccoli
@mikemiccoli.bsky.social
✍️ Writer: Humor, satire, sometimes hockey
💻 Words featured in: Points in Case, Slackjaw, Weekly Humorist, Frazzled, etc.
🗞️ Essays: Substack
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💻 Words featured in: Points in Case, Slackjaw, Weekly Humorist, Frazzled, etc.
🗞️ Essays: Substack
🔗 Follow, read, subscribe: https://linktr.ee/mikemiccoli
New satire piece is live! And it’s about chicken nuggets.
Are you aware of a certain segment of the population who are classically trained in animal identification with a strong working knowledge of oceanography? I live with two of them. They are called “toddlers.”
By @mikemiccoli.bsky.social
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By @mikemiccoli.bsky.social
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An Open Letter to the Quality Assurance Team Responsible for Perdue Sea Creature Chicken Nuggets
Please help me in the battle of dinnertime
medium.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
New satire piece is live! And it’s about chicken nuggets.
Reposted by Mike Miccoli
Asked a follow-up to this, asking how much longer he’ll give guys who aren’t buying in/working hard to fix that before making more drastic changes: “There’s not many changes I can make, let’s be honest.” Basically says this is the team.
Sturm: “Guys are committed. Guys are working extremely hard. Most of the guys. Some guys have to pick it up.”
October 24, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Asked a follow-up to this, asking how much longer he’ll give guys who aren’t buying in/working hard to fix that before making more drastic changes: “There’s not many changes I can make, let’s be honest.” Basically says this is the team.
I have no idea how Marchand will play another ~10 games in Boston as a Florida Panther.
October 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I have no idea how Marchand will play another ~10 games in Boston as a Florida Panther.
Reposted by Mike Miccoli
Kayley blows past two seniors on recumbent trikes, yelling, “Get off the Pike, ya shitheads! This lane’s fa passin’!”
So Your Three-Year-Old Is a Masshole
Kayley blows past two seniors on recumbent trikes, yelling, “Get off the Pike, ya shitheads! This lane’s fa passin’!”
www.pointsincase.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Kayley blows past two seniors on recumbent trikes, yelling, “Get off the Pike, ya shitheads! This lane’s fa passin’!”
Reposted by Mike Miccoli
FREDDIE: So Eddie, I’m putting together a playlist for the Audubon event.
EDDIE: Who’s on it?
FREDDIE: I got Geese.
EDDIE: Goose?
FREDDIE: No, Geese.
EDDIE: More than one?
FREDDIE: It’s just the one. Geese.
EDDIE: I’m saying. Geese is more than Goose.
EDDIE: Who’s on it?
FREDDIE: I got Geese.
EDDIE: Goose?
FREDDIE: No, Geese.
EDDIE: More than one?
FREDDIE: It’s just the one. Geese.
EDDIE: I’m saying. Geese is more than Goose.
Freddie and Eddie, the Nation’s Leading Temu Abbott and Costello, in “Dat Bird!”
“Goose is a jam band. Geese is indie rock. They both have new albums. They’re also both on tour. Confused? We can help.” — New York Times - - -FRED...
buff.ly
October 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
FREDDIE: So Eddie, I’m putting together a playlist for the Audubon event.
EDDIE: Who’s on it?
FREDDIE: I got Geese.
EDDIE: Goose?
FREDDIE: No, Geese.
EDDIE: More than one?
FREDDIE: It’s just the one. Geese.
EDDIE: I’m saying. Geese is more than Goose.
EDDIE: Who’s on it?
FREDDIE: I got Geese.
EDDIE: Goose?
FREDDIE: No, Geese.
EDDIE: More than one?
FREDDIE: It’s just the one. Geese.
EDDIE: I’m saying. Geese is more than Goose.
Can I interest you in the oral history of pumpkin spice SZN featuring Linus from Peanuts, a Buzzfeed listcle, and Cinderella’s fairy godmother?
The Great Pumpkin: Well, it was the ‘60s. We were all experimenting. I started messing around with cloves.
An Oral History of the Definitive Origins of Pumpkin Spice
The Great Pumpkin: Well, it was the ‘60s. We were all experimenting. I started messing around with cloves.
www.pointsincase.com
October 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Can I interest you in the oral history of pumpkin spice SZN featuring Linus from Peanuts, a Buzzfeed listcle, and Cinderella’s fairy godmother?
Did you know that Gary Busey’s half-eaten sandwich was a rejected mystery basket ingredient on Chopped?
Here’s my very real list of the others in a new satire piece on @weeklyhumorist.bsky.social.
#foodnetwork #chopped #garybusey #satire #humor #satirical #humorwriting #pointblank
Here’s my very real list of the others in a new satire piece on @weeklyhumorist.bsky.social.
#foodnetwork #chopped #garybusey #satire #humor #satirical #humorwriting #pointblank
20 Rejected Mystery Basket Ingredients from Chopped – Weekly Humorist
weeklyhumorist.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Did you know that Gary Busey’s half-eaten sandwich was a rejected mystery basket ingredient on Chopped?
Here’s my very real list of the others in a new satire piece on @weeklyhumorist.bsky.social.
#foodnetwork #chopped #garybusey #satire #humor #satirical #humorwriting #pointblank
Here’s my very real list of the others in a new satire piece on @weeklyhumorist.bsky.social.
#foodnetwork #chopped #garybusey #satire #humor #satirical #humorwriting #pointblank
Here’s what to watch for during tonight’s #Chiefs #SNF game.
#satire #nfl #chiefskingdom #taylorswift
#satire #nfl #chiefskingdom #taylorswift
Memo: Updates to League-Mandated Broadcast Protocols Regarding The Travis Kelce And Taylor Swift…
We’re committed to providing an exceptional in-game experience around this historic event.
medium.com
September 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Here’s what to watch for during tonight’s #Chiefs #SNF game.
#satire #nfl #chiefskingdom #taylorswift
#satire #nfl #chiefskingdom #taylorswift
Reposted by Mike Miccoli
What if the NFL sent a memo to their broadcasting partners on talking points around Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement?
They didn’t. But I imagined what that’d look like in my new satire piece on Slackjaw.
#satire #nfl #chiefs #taylorswift #traviskelce #swifties #amidoingthisright
They didn’t. But I imagined what that’d look like in my new satire piece on Slackjaw.
#satire #nfl #chiefs #taylorswift #traviskelce #swifties #amidoingthisright
Memo: Updates to League-Mandated Broadcast Protocols Regarding The Travis Kelce And Taylor Swift…
We’re committed to providing an exceptional in-game experience around this historic event.
medium.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
What if the NFL sent a memo to their broadcasting partners on talking points around Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement?
They didn’t. But I imagined what that’d look like in my new satire piece on Slackjaw.
#satire #nfl #chiefs #taylorswift #traviskelce #swifties #amidoingthisright
They didn’t. But I imagined what that’d look like in my new satire piece on Slackjaw.
#satire #nfl #chiefs #taylorswift #traviskelce #swifties #amidoingthisright
What if the NFL sent a memo to their broadcasting partners on talking points around Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement?
They didn’t. But I imagined what that’d look like in my new satire piece on Slackjaw.
#satire #nfl #chiefs #taylorswift #traviskelce #swifties #amidoingthisright
They didn’t. But I imagined what that’d look like in my new satire piece on Slackjaw.
#satire #nfl #chiefs #taylorswift #traviskelce #swifties #amidoingthisright
Memo: Updates to League-Mandated Broadcast Protocols Regarding The Travis Kelce And Taylor Swift…
We’re committed to providing an exceptional in-game experience around this historic event.
medium.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
What if the NFL sent a memo to their broadcasting partners on talking points around Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement?
They didn’t. But I imagined what that’d look like in my new satire piece on Slackjaw.
#satire #nfl #chiefs #taylorswift #traviskelce #swifties #amidoingthisright
They didn’t. But I imagined what that’d look like in my new satire piece on Slackjaw.
#satire #nfl #chiefs #taylorswift #traviskelce #swifties #amidoingthisright
New piece on @frazzledhumor.bsky.social that I’m sure parents will relate to.
Episode 1–7:00 A.M.
The oldest of two toddler girls, a 4-year-old, has already been awake for 42 minutes.
By @mikemiccoli.bsky.social
medium.com/frazzled/par...
The oldest of two toddler girls, a 4-year-old, has already been awake for 42 minutes.
By @mikemiccoli.bsky.social
medium.com/frazzled/par...
Parenting Toddlers on a Rainy Day: A New TV Series
If you liked the edge-of-your-seat excitement of “The Pitt,” you’re going to love this hard-hitting drama.
medium.com
September 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
New piece on @frazzledhumor.bsky.social that I’m sure parents will relate to.
My first humor piece was published in Slackjaw this week. Would love it if you read, liked, shared, telephoned, etc. Actually, maybe not telephoned.
#humor #satire #writing #shortstories #coffee #phish #amidoingthisright
#humor #satire #writing #shortstories #coffee #phish #amidoingthisright
Your Favorite Coffee Mug Hates You
And would really love the morning off.
medium.com
September 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
My first humor piece was published in Slackjaw this week. Would love it if you read, liked, shared, telephoned, etc. Actually, maybe not telephoned.
#humor #satire #writing #shortstories #coffee #phish #amidoingthisright
#humor #satire #writing #shortstories #coffee #phish #amidoingthisright
I cannot believe the Bruins got Hagens. Wow.
June 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I cannot believe the Bruins got Hagens. Wow.
McDavid will look great in those new Bruins jerseys in 26-27.
June 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
McDavid will look great in those new Bruins jerseys in 26-27.
Reposted by Mike Miccoli
5 quick thoughts on Bruins signing Don Sweeney to an extension 985thesportshub.com/2025/05/20/5...
5 quick thoughts on Bruins signing Don Sweeney to an extension
Anderson: What an extension for Bruins general manager Don Sweeney means for the franchise.
985thesportshub.com
May 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
5 quick thoughts on Bruins signing Don Sweeney to an extension 985thesportshub.com/2025/05/20/5...
As a former Bruins writer who covered Marchand since his rookie season, I felt the need to write something about what the organization just did. therunner.substack.com/p/the-boston...
The Boston Bruins and the spinning wheel of death
On data-driven decision making.
therunner.substack.com
March 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
As a former Bruins writer who covered Marchand since his rookie season, I felt the need to write something about what the organization just did. therunner.substack.com/p/the-boston...
How do you leave McDavid wide open in the slot? What an incredible game.
February 21, 2025 at 4:29 AM
How do you leave McDavid wide open in the slot? What an incredible game.
I can’t believe I’m on a new social platform in November of 2024.
Anyway, hello! I’m a former Bruins writer who now has a Substack called “the runner.” It’s sort of a Dadstack. There will obviously be essays about the Bruins, too.
It’s free to subscribe! therunner.substack.com
Anyway, hello! I’m a former Bruins writer who now has a Substack called “the runner.” It’s sort of a Dadstack. There will obviously be essays about the Bruins, too.
It’s free to subscribe! therunner.substack.com
the runner | Mike Miccoli | Substack
Essays with a twist of humor on life, sports, parenting, music, and more. Ready to run? Click to read the runner, by Mike Miccoli, a Substack publication. Launched a year ago.
therunner.substack.com
November 21, 2024 at 2:14 AM
I can’t believe I’m on a new social platform in November of 2024.
Anyway, hello! I’m a former Bruins writer who now has a Substack called “the runner.” It’s sort of a Dadstack. There will obviously be essays about the Bruins, too.
It’s free to subscribe! therunner.substack.com
Anyway, hello! I’m a former Bruins writer who now has a Substack called “the runner.” It’s sort of a Dadstack. There will obviously be essays about the Bruins, too.
It’s free to subscribe! therunner.substack.com