Jonathan Edward Durham
@thisone0verhere.bsky.social
Writer. Reader. Sometimes funny. Author of WINTERSET HOLLOW (1st edition out of print, 2nd edition coming October 2026!) HOLLYWOODLAND coming 2027!
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Hey folks! Do you hate the Sunday scaries but love and/or tolerate my humor? Well you’re in luck, because I’m writing a weekly humor column! (screaming crying throwing up etc) It’s called “Know Worries” and the first issue is up now on my substack and Patreon! And it’s free! Links below and in bio!
This whole month has felt like wet socks
January 24, 2026 at 5:25 AM
This whole month has felt like wet socks
I imagine y’all might be thinking twice about this whole Greenland thing after this weekend
January 24, 2026 at 12:45 AM
I imagine y’all might be thinking twice about this whole Greenland thing after this weekend
The only legacy media left worth a damn
January 23, 2026 at 7:39 PM
The only legacy media left worth a damn
I wanted to share this short story with you, because it’s one I’m particularly delighted with. Not only do i think it turned into a beautiful, dark, twisty, affective little yarn, but I struggled mightily with it through my holiday depression fest, so there’s a lot of pride attached to it as well
January 23, 2026 at 6:39 PM
I wanted to share this short story with you, because it’s one I’m particularly delighted with. Not only do i think it turned into a beautiful, dark, twisty, affective little yarn, but I struggled mightily with it through my holiday depression fest, so there’s a lot of pride attached to it as well
Would anyone like some puttanesca?
January 23, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Would anyone like some puttanesca?
You should be able to leave work early if you don’t recognize the world you live in anymore
January 23, 2026 at 2:43 PM
You should be able to leave work early if you don’t recognize the world you live in anymore
I know my diet probably isn’t super ideal because I’ll go grocery shopping the day before a giant winter storm and NOTHING I need is out of stock
January 23, 2026 at 4:07 AM
I know my diet probably isn’t super ideal because I’ll go grocery shopping the day before a giant winter storm and NOTHING I need is out of stock
In my movie librarian era: wearing comfy cardigans, surrounding myself with books, constantly adjusting my glasses and aggressively shushing people
January 22, 2026 at 7:51 PM
In my movie librarian era: wearing comfy cardigans, surrounding myself with books, constantly adjusting my glasses and aggressively shushing people
I’m not bothering you, am I?
January 22, 2026 at 5:25 PM
I’m not bothering you, am I?
Seven minutes after arriving at the function I agreed to attend because I thought it would be good for me
January 22, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Seven minutes after arriving at the function I agreed to attend because I thought it would be good for me
Hi there and no, we are all just stress eating our way from one wretched moment to the next in order to survive this neverending parade of real life nightmares, hope this helps
January 22, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Hi there and no, we are all just stress eating our way from one wretched moment to the next in order to survive this neverending parade of real life nightmares, hope this helps
PARENTS TODAY: go play with your tablet
PARENTS 6,000 YEARS AGO: go play with your tablet
PARENTS 6,000 YEARS AGO: go play with your tablet
January 22, 2026 at 2:40 PM
PARENTS TODAY: go play with your tablet
PARENTS 6,000 YEARS AGO: go play with your tablet
PARENTS 6,000 YEARS AGO: go play with your tablet
Turns out I like winter but only during the summer and summer but only during the winter and man if that’s not a brief but powerful character sketch
January 22, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Turns out I like winter but only during the summer and summer but only during the winter and man if that’s not a brief but powerful character sketch
“Do you know how much I could get for these on the black market? Do you have any idea how lucky you are?”
- me rubbing my dog’s ears
- me rubbing my dog’s ears
January 22, 2026 at 2:34 PM
“Do you know how much I could get for these on the black market? Do you have any idea how lucky you are?”
- me rubbing my dog’s ears
- me rubbing my dog’s ears
Hey summer I know I talked a lot of shit when it was 95 degrees out but listen…
January 22, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Hey summer I know I talked a lot of shit when it was 95 degrees out but listen…
Calling my mom to have her come pick me up from 2026 early
January 22, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Calling my mom to have her come pick me up from 2026 early
I wonder if this is how the ancient Greeks felt just watching their lives get absolutely rag-dolled time and time again by their assigned cast of useless idiot gods
January 22, 2026 at 1:50 PM
I wonder if this is how the ancient Greeks felt just watching their lives get absolutely rag-dolled time and time again by their assigned cast of useless idiot gods
The compartmentalization I’m doing right now is crazy work, like in the same day I should not be all “hey make sure you have your papers on you when you go to walk the dogs” and then an hour later at the store like “fuck they’re out of capers”
January 22, 2026 at 1:47 PM
The compartmentalization I’m doing right now is crazy work, like in the same day I should not be all “hey make sure you have your papers on you when you go to walk the dogs” and then an hour later at the store like “fuck they’re out of capers”
I would like to go back to knowing relatively little about international law if at all possible
January 21, 2026 at 4:39 PM
I would like to go back to knowing relatively little about international law if at all possible
2026 is three weeks old and already Billy Joel could write an entire We Didn’t Start the Fire about it
January 20, 2026 at 3:34 PM
2026 is three weeks old and already Billy Joel could write an entire We Didn’t Start the Fire about it
You can always tell which delivery people don’t have dogs
January 20, 2026 at 3:18 PM
You can always tell which delivery people don’t have dogs
You know what the perfect day-to-night outfit is? Sweatpants. It’s sweatpants.
January 20, 2026 at 3:07 PM
You know what the perfect day-to-night outfit is? Sweatpants. It’s sweatpants.
Are you still working on that?
✅ yes? ✅ no? ✅ ask again later
✅ yes? ✅ no? ✅ ask again later
January 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Are you still working on that?
✅ yes? ✅ no? ✅ ask again later
✅ yes? ✅ no? ✅ ask again later
I remember when we first met, I was in my car sobbing and I looked across the parking lot to see you in YOUR car sobbing and…
January 20, 2026 at 2:41 PM
I remember when we first met, I was in my car sobbing and I looked across the parking lot to see you in YOUR car sobbing and…
Look I’m not sure I can handle a world war and a civil war at the same time can we just pick one please
January 20, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Look I’m not sure I can handle a world war and a civil war at the same time can we just pick one please