Nick Morgan
@nickmorgan.bsky.social
Writer, lawyer, dad in Seattle. Work in @mcsweeneys @pointsincase @frazzledhumor, etc.
"Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.”
Seeking fellow writers and #writingcommunity, especially mystery #novelists and humorists
"Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.”
Seeking fellow writers and #writingcommunity, especially mystery #novelists and humorists
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if there was a rich person with the will, you could build the most incredible news organization that has ever existed just from the wreckage of this year alone.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
if there was a rich person with the will, you could build the most incredible news organization that has ever existed just from the wreckage of this year alone.
More of this from Dems please. Trump is NOT forever. There WILL BE an election that sweeps these morons out, and there WILL BE accountability. The fantasy and fear that Trump's power can permanently overcome democracy is what creates obedience from universities, law firms, media conglomerates.
Pritzker: "Stephen Miller is clearly ordering people to break the law. So he should know that yeah, it may be three years from now that he is held accountable, but I think it's important for them to know that whatever they do now, it's not like we're going to forget."
October 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
More of this from Dems please. Trump is NOT forever. There WILL BE an election that sweeps these morons out, and there WILL BE accountability. The fantasy and fear that Trump's power can permanently overcome democracy is what creates obedience from universities, law firms, media conglomerates.
Realizing that I could write ten books and never rise to the cultural importance of the guy who got arrested for eating a succulent Chinese meal
August 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Realizing that I could write ten books and never rise to the cultural importance of the guy who got arrested for eating a succulent Chinese meal
Hey Bluesky #writingcommunity and algorithm -- help me find fellow novelists! I've been writing my debut mystery novel for 18 months now and I'd love to connect with others who are wading through similar swamps. If you're writing any kind of novel, let's follow each other and build community.
August 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Hey Bluesky #writingcommunity and algorithm -- help me find fellow novelists! I've been writing my debut mystery novel for 18 months now and I'd love to connect with others who are wading through similar swamps. If you're writing any kind of novel, let's follow each other and build community.
I blurt because that thought is never -- NEVER -- coming round again.
April 30, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I blurt because that thought is never -- NEVER -- coming round again.
Suspicion confirmed: the burning was indeed related to a fire.
January 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Suspicion confirmed: the burning was indeed related to a fire.
I hear this headline every single time I see these monstrosities
Still relevant and very important
"The look of this thing grows on you the more you stare at it. Look at it. Sharp, jagged edges. It looks like it's from the future, but a very specific future that has been ruined by an increasingly out-of-touch billionaire."
November 27, 2024 at 5:56 PM
I hear this headline every single time I see these monstrosities
I’m Nick, and I speak from the vantage point of a huge ignorance.
Introduce yourself with your worst feedback from school 👇
I'm Zoë, I won't go far
I'm Zoë, I won't go far
November 22, 2024 at 4:08 AM
I’m Nick, and I speak from the vantage point of a huge ignorance.
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Wrote about the experience of making a magazine about Paul Ryan during the 2016 election, and remain skeptical that comedy can shame the shameless
@jamesfolta.com: “But I don’t think we can delude ourselves into thinking that joking about Don Trump and the bozos around him is doing anything substantive to wound them or blunt their movement.”
Comedy failed us, again.
In 2016, the writer Andrew Lipstein and I gathered a bunch of funny and talented friends to make a magazine called Paul Ryan. It was a follow-up to a previous satire project, The Neu Jorker, and fo…
buff.ly
November 21, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Wrote about the experience of making a magazine about Paul Ryan during the 2016 election, and remain skeptical that comedy can shame the shameless
Enjoyed this thoughtful essay from @jamesfolta lithub.com/comedy-faile...
Comedy failed us, again.
In 2016, the writer Andrew Lipstein and I gathered a bunch of funny and talented friends to make a magazine called Paul Ryan. It was a follow-up to a previous satire project, The Neu Jorker, and fo…
lithub.com
November 22, 2024 at 3:10 AM
Enjoyed this thoughtful essay from @jamesfolta lithub.com/comedy-faile...
Me at 17: I must live passionately and reach my deathbed with no regrets.
Me at 40: No way I'm getting to my deathbed without major regrets.
Me on deathbed: I wasted my whole life thinking about my deathbed!
Me at 40: No way I'm getting to my deathbed without major regrets.
Me on deathbed: I wasted my whole life thinking about my deathbed!
December 5, 2023 at 10:35 PM
Me at 17: I must live passionately and reach my deathbed with no regrets.
Me at 40: No way I'm getting to my deathbed without major regrets.
Me on deathbed: I wasted my whole life thinking about my deathbed!
Me at 40: No way I'm getting to my deathbed without major regrets.
Me on deathbed: I wasted my whole life thinking about my deathbed!
The rule of Chekhov's gun is backwards, isn't it?
Shouldn't it be: if a gun is fired in Act 3, that gun must be shown in Act 1.
Outcomes must be seeded but seeds needn't always sprout.
Shouldn't it be: if a gun is fired in Act 3, that gun must be shown in Act 1.
Outcomes must be seeded but seeds needn't always sprout.
December 4, 2023 at 7:02 PM
The rule of Chekhov's gun is backwards, isn't it?
Shouldn't it be: if a gun is fired in Act 3, that gun must be shown in Act 1.
Outcomes must be seeded but seeds needn't always sprout.
Shouldn't it be: if a gun is fired in Act 3, that gun must be shown in Act 1.
Outcomes must be seeded but seeds needn't always sprout.
Wow, I should really just quit Twitter already and hang out here -- look what I missed! Thanks @lukevburns.bsky.social and @jamesfolta.com for including our Pizza jokes in my favorite newsletter.
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December 1, 2023 at 2:56 PM
Wow, I should really just quit Twitter already and hang out here -- look what I missed! Thanks @lukevburns.bsky.social and @jamesfolta.com for including our Pizza jokes in my favorite newsletter.
If you don't already, sign up for it here: tinyletter.com/HumorousWrit...
If you don't already, sign up for it here: tinyletter.com/HumorousWrit...
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- Dehydrated Cheesy Gazpacho
- Reconstructed Pizza Casserole
- Busted Panini
- Reconstructed Pizza Casserole
- Busted Panini
Nutritious Additions to Our Elementary School Lunch Menu That Are Definitely Not Just More Pizza
Cheesy Flatbread Bolognese
Parmesan Toast Rippers
Italian Tostada
Mozzarella Sauce Cruster
Open-Faced Pepperoni Sandwich
Four Cheese Marinara Burri...
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November 16, 2023 at 6:07 PM
- Dehydrated Cheesy Gazpacho
- Reconstructed Pizza Casserole
- Busted Panini
- Reconstructed Pizza Casserole
- Busted Panini
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"It is a common misconception that one should undress completely. Far from it, pants and big-boy undies must be lowered to the ankles. Do not neglect this critical step, for it is what activates the pee-pee."
I’m a Four-Year-Old Boy, and This Is My MasterClass on How to Pee Standing Up
Introduction
So you’ve mastered going tinkle while sitting on your bottom. It may seem that there is little more to achieve in affairs of the potty...
www.mcsweeneys.net
November 14, 2023 at 3:20 PM
"It is a common misconception that one should undress completely. Far from it, pants and big-boy undies must be lowered to the ankles. Do not neglect this critical step, for it is what activates the pee-pee."