Luke Burns
@lukevburns.bsky.social
Writing funny stuff/weird stuff. New Yorker, McSweeney's, NY Mag, etc. Translator of MASTERS OF THE NEFARIOUS, on shelves now. https://lukevburns.tumblr.com/writing (He/Him) Header image by Lucas Adams
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Luke Burns
@lukevburns.bsky.social
· Mar 12
Today's the day! Masters of the Nefarious, the comic I translated for @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social, is on shelves NOW.
Check out this excerpt on @mcsweeneys.bsky.social and then go grab your copy!
Check out this excerpt on @mcsweeneys.bsky.social and then go grab your copy!
An Excerpt from Pierre La Police’s Classic Comic Masters of the Nefarious
- - -Masters of the Nefarious is a cult classic comic by the pseudonymous French artist Pierre La Police. It’s being published for the first time ...
www.mcsweeneys.net
MASTERS OF THE NEFARIOUS was published one year ago today! Gonna do a little thread with some of the very nice things people have said about it...
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I just announced my lineup of short humor workshops for January 2026!
I've got a class for beginners looking to learn the essentials of short humor and classes for more advanced writers looking to get in reps, meet other funny folks, and get helpful feedback on their drafts.
Check 'em out here:
I've got a class for beginners looking to learn the essentials of short humor and classes for more advanced writers looking to get in reps, meet other funny folks, and get helpful feedback on their drafts.
Check 'em out here:
Upcoming Workshops
Let’s Write MORE Short Humor Pieces - Tuesday Nights in January (5 Spots Left)
Tuesday, 1/06/26, 7:00-8:30PM Eastern via Zoom
Tuesday, 1/13/26, 7:00-8:30PM Eastern via Zoom
Tuesday, 1/20/26,...
lukevburns.tumblr.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I just announced my lineup of short humor workshops for January 2026!
I've got a class for beginners looking to learn the essentials of short humor and classes for more advanced writers looking to get in reps, meet other funny folks, and get helpful feedback on their drafts.
Check 'em out here:
I've got a class for beginners looking to learn the essentials of short humor and classes for more advanced writers looking to get in reps, meet other funny folks, and get helpful feedback on their drafts.
Check 'em out here:
In last week's newsletter, @jamesfolta.com and I assembled great writing by Jack Handey in @newyorker.com, Madeline Cash in @grantamag.bsky.social, Tommy Smith in @pointsincase.com, and @wendymolyneux.bsky.social in @mcsweeneys.net.
Plus, info about our next Hangout!
Check it out & subscribe 👇
Plus, info about our next Hangout!
Check it out & subscribe 👇
A Newsletter of Humorous Writing
by Luke Burns & James Folta A weekly newsletter dedicated to humorous writing and humorous writers. We round up the best short humor pieces and funny articles every week, and have some fun extras ever...
buttondown.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
In last week's newsletter, @jamesfolta.com and I assembled great writing by Jack Handey in @newyorker.com, Madeline Cash in @grantamag.bsky.social, Tommy Smith in @pointsincase.com, and @wendymolyneux.bsky.social in @mcsweeneys.net.
Plus, info about our next Hangout!
Check it out & subscribe 👇
Plus, info about our next Hangout!
Check it out & subscribe 👇
I just announced my lineup of short humor workshops for January 2026!
I've got a class for beginners looking to learn the essentials of short humor and classes for more advanced writers looking to get in reps, meet other funny folks, and get helpful feedback on their drafts.
Check 'em out here:
I've got a class for beginners looking to learn the essentials of short humor and classes for more advanced writers looking to get in reps, meet other funny folks, and get helpful feedback on their drafts.
Check 'em out here:
Upcoming Workshops
Let’s Write MORE Short Humor Pieces - Tuesday Nights in January (5 Spots Left)
Tuesday, 1/06/26, 7:00-8:30PM Eastern via Zoom
Tuesday, 1/13/26, 7:00-8:30PM Eastern via Zoom
Tuesday, 1/20/26,...
lukevburns.tumblr.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I just announced my lineup of short humor workshops for January 2026!
I've got a class for beginners looking to learn the essentials of short humor and classes for more advanced writers looking to get in reps, meet other funny folks, and get helpful feedback on their drafts.
Check 'em out here:
I've got a class for beginners looking to learn the essentials of short humor and classes for more advanced writers looking to get in reps, meet other funny folks, and get helpful feedback on their drafts.
Check 'em out here:
Paul Schrader's Diners, Drive-ins and Dives
November 24, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Paul Schrader's Diners, Drive-ins and Dives
Edward Hopper's The Penguin
At the Café - 1906
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3105257
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3105257
November 23, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Edward Hopper's The Penguin
Reposted by Luke Burns
oh look a fun and cute thing I wrote
The Lady’s Call to Adventure is not really the one she wanted. She knows that if she doesn’t choose to slay this dragon, then they are going to give This Call to some Hero who is 22, went to a fancy dragon-slaying school, and whose dad was a famous dragon slayer.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
The Lady Hero’s Journey
A woman tries to set out on The Hero’s Journey only to find that Joseph Campbell didn’t believe that women take The Hero’s Journey. She must instea...
www.mcsweeneys.net
November 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
oh look a fun and cute thing I wrote
Get me John Carpenter!
He's unavailable.
Then get me his non-union hospital in a British TV show equivalent!
He's unavailable.
Then get me his non-union hospital in a British TV show equivalent!
November 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Get me John Carpenter!
He's unavailable.
Then get me his non-union hospital in a British TV show equivalent!
He's unavailable.
Then get me his non-union hospital in a British TV show equivalent!
Reposted by Luke Burns
Very excited to launch a new bracket on @literaryhub.bsky.social this morning all about Literary Twitter! Voting’s open!
Which social media drama do you think should win?
Which social media drama do you think should win?
What Was Literary Twitter? The Bracket
We are gathered here to celebrate the brief, bright, Roman Candle life of Literary Twitter, a mesmerizing and maddening place where the most talented writers used to rub shoulders with the most unb…
lithub.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Very excited to launch a new bracket on @literaryhub.bsky.social this morning all about Literary Twitter! Voting’s open!
Which social media drama do you think should win?
Which social media drama do you think should win?
In this week's newsletter @jamesfolta.com and I round up funny writing by Carly Silverman in @pointsincase.com, and Emily Berge, Fletcher Michael, and @kevinseccia.bsky.social in @mcsweeneys.net!
Plus, a recent piece by James for @literaryhub.bsky.social
Check it out & subscribe at the link below.
Plus, a recent piece by James for @literaryhub.bsky.social
Check it out & subscribe at the link below.
A Newsletter of Humorous Writing
by Luke Burns & James Folta A weekly newsletter dedicated to humorous writing and humorous writers. We round up the best short humor pieces and funny articles every week, and have some fun extras ever...
buttondown.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
In this week's newsletter @jamesfolta.com and I round up funny writing by Carly Silverman in @pointsincase.com, and Emily Berge, Fletcher Michael, and @kevinseccia.bsky.social in @mcsweeneys.net!
Plus, a recent piece by James for @literaryhub.bsky.social
Check it out & subscribe at the link below.
Plus, a recent piece by James for @literaryhub.bsky.social
Check it out & subscribe at the link below.
Reposted by Luke Burns
In our Newsletter this week, @lukevburns.bsky.social and I highlighted funny writing by Ria Sardana, Gracie Beaver-Kairis, & Taylor Garron on @mcsweeneys.net, and Susan Mulcahy on @newyorker.com!
Plus a new piece from me in @airmail.news!
Subscribe below -- there's much more in our archives, too:
Plus a new piece from me in @airmail.news!
Subscribe below -- there's much more in our archives, too:
A Newsletter of Humorous Writing #417
For October 29-November 4, 2025 Hello and welcome to A Newsletter of Humorous Writing, a roundup of the week's finest short humor pieces and funny articles,...
buttondown.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
In our Newsletter this week, @lukevburns.bsky.social and I highlighted funny writing by Ria Sardana, Gracie Beaver-Kairis, & Taylor Garron on @mcsweeneys.net, and Susan Mulcahy on @newyorker.com!
Plus a new piece from me in @airmail.news!
Subscribe below -- there's much more in our archives, too:
Plus a new piece from me in @airmail.news!
Subscribe below -- there's much more in our archives, too:
Reposted by Luke Burns
Oh for the love of
Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line
Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542
Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451
Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line
Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542
Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Oh for the love of
Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line
Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542
Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451
Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line
Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542
Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451
Singing Alouette but with wikipedia's literal translation of the lyrics
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Singing Alouette but with wikipedia's literal translation of the lyrics
Reposted by Luke Burns
"Mayhaps" implies the existence of "perbe."
November 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
"Mayhaps" implies the existence of "perbe."
Once you conclude the magic sandwich could not create all seven of those wounds, you have to conclude that there was a second sandwich
November 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Once you conclude the magic sandwich could not create all seven of those wounds, you have to conclude that there was a second sandwich
Just in: The Lieutenant has endorsed Andrew Cuomo
November 4, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Just in: The Lieutenant has endorsed Andrew Cuomo
Still thinking about this
Thank you, Michael's, for this sculpture of Mr. Hyde reading about his own exploits while pooping with his pants still up
November 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Still thinking about this
Reposted by Luke Burns
ahh yeah here she comes, big double c, charlotte corday herself, looks like she brought information about the Girondins, smart
November 2, 2025 at 11:49 PM
ahh yeah here she comes, big double c, charlotte corday herself, looks like she brought information about the Girondins, smart
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A short humor piece in today's @airmail.news about the voters that are still persuadable ahead of Tuesday's election: people stuck in their costumes, lighthouse keepers, and the sixth borough
The Undecided Voters of the New York Mayoral Election: A Guide
Featuring: people stuck underground on the train, people stuck in their Halloween costumes, and more.
airmail.news
November 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A short humor piece in today's @airmail.news about the voters that are still persuadable ahead of Tuesday's election: people stuck in their costumes, lighthouse keepers, and the sixth borough
Reposted by Luke Burns
Thank you, Michael's, for this sculpture of Mr. Hyde reading about his own exploits while pooping with his pants still up
November 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Thank you, Michael's, for this sculpture of Mr. Hyde reading about his own exploits while pooping with his pants still up
Reposted by Luke Burns
And if you have no idea what I'm talking about, here it is online: AND THE MAN NEXT TO YOU. Enjoy!
October 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
And if you have no idea what I'm talking about, here it is online: AND THE MAN NEXT TO YOU. Enjoy!
Reposted by Luke Burns
Me and my boys went to a strange LAND
The sun beat down on the desert SAND
My man Ad-rock turned to us and said
Yo, you two see that BIG-ASS HEAD?
We approached this ancient, beat up MASS
We learned his name was OZYMANDIAS
A sign said take a look AND DESPAIR
But we saw no works, nothing was THERE
The sun beat down on the desert SAND
My man Ad-rock turned to us and said
Yo, you two see that BIG-ASS HEAD?
We approached this ancient, beat up MASS
We learned his name was OZYMANDIAS
A sign said take a look AND DESPAIR
But we saw no works, nothing was THERE
Ozyman, Ozyman-
dias does what no mortal can
and his works? are they there?
no, but maybe still despair
dias does what no mortal can
and his works? are they there?
no, but maybe still despair
This is just to say
I have looked on
the works
that were in
the desert
and which
you were probably
thinking
would still stand
Forgive me
they were trunkless
so vast
and so old
I have looked on
the works
that were in
the desert
and which
you were probably
thinking
would still stand
Forgive me
they were trunkless
so vast
and so old
October 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Me and my boys went to a strange LAND
The sun beat down on the desert SAND
My man Ad-rock turned to us and said
Yo, you two see that BIG-ASS HEAD?
We approached this ancient, beat up MASS
We learned his name was OZYMANDIAS
A sign said take a look AND DESPAIR
But we saw no works, nothing was THERE
The sun beat down on the desert SAND
My man Ad-rock turned to us and said
Yo, you two see that BIG-ASS HEAD?
We approached this ancient, beat up MASS
We learned his name was OZYMANDIAS
A sign said take a look AND DESPAIR
But we saw no works, nothing was THERE
Reposted by Luke Burns
the mouse that normally ties my shoes got drunk with the bird that helps me put my shirt on. now they’re both hungover. now what
October 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
the mouse that normally ties my shoes got drunk with the bird that helps me put my shirt on. now they’re both hungover. now what
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{"Glycerine" voice}
🎵Don't let the daaaays go byyyyy
Mr. Bean🎵
🎵Don't let the daaaays go byyyyy
Mr. Bean🎵
October 30, 2025 at 9:24 AM
{"Glycerine" voice}
🎵Don't let the daaaays go byyyyy
Mr. Bean🎵
🎵Don't let the daaaays go byyyyy
Mr. Bean🎵