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Ritch Duncan
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Lover, fighter, liar
Buckle up, clowns. It’s gonna be a gory night.

New from Gena Radcliffe @genadoesthings.bsky.social , co- host of the Kill by Kill Podcast:
THE TELLTALE HONK subscribe.deathbedwriting.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:08 AM
LOL
Hi, Kathy.
November 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Find yourself someone who loves you as truly and deeply as Spectrum customers in Spectrum commercials love their Spectrum service:
November 23, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I don’t to say Wicked is overrated but I just heard a person from Boston say It was “pretty” good.
November 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Here’s a cute joke you can do while you’re watching the new Ken Burns documentary.
When it starts, and the announcer says “Major Funding for The American Revolution was provided by-“
yell “FRANCE!”
November 20, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Coming Monday from Gena Radcliffe , co-host of the Kill By Kill Podcast, t’s the truly terrifying tale, THE TELLTALE HONK.

(Believe it or not, the scariest part isn’t the “having a clown as a roommate part.)
Read it first with a free subscription to Deathbed:
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November 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
New story up now. I wrote this one. I’m proud of it. Read and subscribe to Deathbed here: tinyurl.com/3s7mvk3d
November 17, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Always lovely when people still remember Jest Magazine- nice mention in Dan McCoy's Special Interests newsletter: danmccoyinterests.com/misty-waterc...
Misty Watercolor Memories
Presuming that our current political hellscape doesn't fuck my travel, I'll be on the road when this newsletter drops, for two Flop House live shows in Chicago (as of this writing there are still a fe...
danmccoyinterests.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I wrote a new short story coming out next Monday.

It’s called THE TANTRUM.

It’s scary, and I think, pretty good.

Read it first by subscribing free at DeathbedWriting.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Read

THE MONSTER HUNTER CHANGES HIS MIND by Dan McCoy (The Daily Show, The Flop House Podcast) www.DeathbedWriting.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:46 AM
BEST VEGAN SLOPPY JOES RECIPE
BY Ritch Duncan

Ingredients: One (1) 12oz can diced tomatoes

Instructions: Serve
November 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
A Brand New Story available now, free, on Deathbed: Horror Stories by Comedy Writers

THE MONSTER HUNTER CHANGES HIS MIND

A sweeping tale of medieval beasts, mind-bending metaphor, and mountainous cleavage.

By Dan McCoy
Read or subscribe free at DeathbedWriting.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Guys! ALL of the stories on Deathbed: Horror Stories By Comedy Writers now have Bluesky share buttons!
Check out PLEASE BURN by Scott Jacobson, and share with a friend! deathbed.ghost.io/please-burn/
PLEASE BURN
by Scott Jacobson  — There it was, in the shed, as promised. A small wooden box – once used for gifting a bottle of wine – with the words “PLEASE BURN” scrawled in black paint marker on the lid...
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October 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
NEW ON DeathbedWriting.com

Jesse’s late father has a message for him. It’s written on a small wooden box. And the box says:

PLEASE BURN

An original horror story about family.

By Scott Jacobson (Bob’s Burgers, The Daily Show)

Read and subscribe free:
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October 27, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Reposted by Ritch Duncan
I have been making changes on my patreon. I am determined to make good and funny work & it's pretty clear I can only do that working for myself... so I'm starting a monthly zine & a monthly print. Putting together the first zine now!
October 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Coming soon to Deathbed:

PLEASE BURN by Scott Jacobson (Bob’s Burgers, The Daily Show)

Subscribe free now and get it sent directly to your inbox on Monday.
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October 22, 2025 at 5:49 AM
As a Boston Bruins fan, I’m delighted to get an opportunity to finally and wholeheartedly share my sporting loyalties with the great city and sports fans of Toronto. May the energy of Joe Carter, Dougie Gilmore, and Tim Horton be with you.

GO BLUE JAYS!
October 21, 2025 at 11:50 AM
NEW ON DEATHBED:
Nurse Cynthia has been dealing with toxic positivity at work.

But GIGGLES isn’t clowning around.

Written by @CeCePleasants (The Late Late Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!), GIGGLES is free right now on Deathbed: read and subscribe for free: deathbed.ghost.io/giggles/
GIGGLES
by CeCe Pleasants Adams  — Cynthia stood in the sick yellow staff bathroom of the pediatric wing of the hospital. She held a handful of lethal-smelling makeup wipes as she leaned over the sink ...
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October 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I can’t condone this behavior, but I mean, you’re going to be a Parisian jewel thief, “Brazen” is the way to go.

“Louvre Closed After Brazen Daylight Robbery” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/w...
Louvre Closed After Brazen Daylight Robbery
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I launched DEATHBED last month. Today, the first story I wrote myself for the site is up. It’s called THE BREAKDOWN, and if you are sick enough to enjoy it, I hope you share it with someone as diseased as you: deathbed.ghost.io/the-breakdown/
October 13, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I’m on this show.

I’m showing up to chew gum and tell jokes about John Carpenter movies, and if you know where this is going, THIS IS THE SHOW FOR YOU
This month, dive into the mouth of madness with comedians Kevin Maher and Camila Jones for an evening celebrating John Carpenter: the man, the myth, the movies.

KEVIN GEEKS OUT ABOUT JOHN CARPENTER is Thursday 10/23 at Nitehawk Prospect Park.
October 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Just sayin.

New short horror stories by comedy writers, free every Monday.

By real human sickos, for real human sickos.

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October 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Absolute scorcher coming on Monday to DEATHBED: Horror Stories by Comedy Writers

THE BREAKDOWN

Subscribe free, and read BAD SEED and THE MONSTER UNDER THE BED right now here: deathbed.ghost.io
October 10, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Fun NYC 🎃activities from deathbed.ghost.io
October 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM