Will Donnelly
@willdonnelly.bsky.social
Writer/Founder of the Avid Writers' Collective/No Fun at All.
Iowa MFA, Houston PhD. Words in Barrelhouse, Zone 3, Hobart, Sequestrum, etc. he/him
Athens, Georgia, USA
Iowa MFA, Houston PhD. Words in Barrelhouse, Zone 3, Hobart, Sequestrum, etc. he/him
Athens, Georgia, USA
Pinned
It's time to write some bannable books.
Are you there, God? It’s me, Chewbacca.
November 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Are you there, God? It’s me, Chewbacca.
My dad: Want to come to Publix with me for some post-Thanksgiving grocery shopping?
Me: Hmm, no thanks.
My dad: They have free cups of ice in the deli.
Me: Okay, I’m in.
Me: Hmm, no thanks.
My dad: They have free cups of ice in the deli.
Me: Okay, I’m in.
November 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
My dad: Want to come to Publix with me for some post-Thanksgiving grocery shopping?
Me: Hmm, no thanks.
My dad: They have free cups of ice in the deli.
Me: Okay, I’m in.
Me: Hmm, no thanks.
My dad: They have free cups of ice in the deli.
Me: Okay, I’m in.
Out in the yard, pardoning all the Thanksgiving crows and squirrels.
November 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Out in the yard, pardoning all the Thanksgiving crows and squirrels.
I did it! I finally did it! My phone is so proud of me right now.
November 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I did it! I finally did it! My phone is so proud of me right now.
I keep watching those cautionary videos from fire departments about what can happen when you deep fry a turkey incorrectly, and while I know you're not supposed to do it that way, they always make it look like it'd be fun.
November 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I keep watching those cautionary videos from fire departments about what can happen when you deep fry a turkey incorrectly, and while I know you're not supposed to do it that way, they always make it look like it'd be fun.
"Your Honor, I'd like to Phone-a-Friend."
November 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
"Your Honor, I'd like to Phone-a-Friend."
The Grinch sets unrealistic standards for eyebrow-raising while smiling mischievously.
November 24, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The Grinch sets unrealistic standards for eyebrow-raising while smiling mischievously.
Dance Dance Revolution but it’s me trying awkwardly to pass somebody walking toward me on the sidewalk.
November 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Dance Dance Revolution but it’s me trying awkwardly to pass somebody walking toward me on the sidewalk.
Love it when my Apple Watch scolds me for not having slept well.
November 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Love it when my Apple Watch scolds me for not having slept well.
I just saw an ad for a new prescription drug called “Bimzelx,” and y’all, I think we’re running out of names for these things.
November 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I just saw an ad for a new prescription drug called “Bimzelx,” and y’all, I think we’re running out of names for these things.
It’s like ten more days until Thanksgiving, and already I’m excited for the deviled eggs.
November 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
It’s like ten more days until Thanksgiving, and already I’m excited for the deviled eggs.
I just got a an email from my veterinarian offering promotional deals for my cat for Veteran's Day, and it makes me think they don't know that my cat never served in the military.
November 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I just got a an email from my veterinarian offering promotional deals for my cat for Veteran's Day, and it makes me think they don't know that my cat never served in the military.
There are too many apps.
November 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
There are too many apps.
Funny because it’s true.
November 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Funny because it’s true.
I think I’ve saved enough daylight to last a lifetime at this point.
November 3, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I think I’ve saved enough daylight to last a lifetime at this point.
[me walking into a tattoo shop]
“Hi, can someone please turn me into a Post Malone?”
“Hi, can someone please turn me into a Post Malone?”
October 31, 2025 at 12:36 AM
[me walking into a tattoo shop]
“Hi, can someone please turn me into a Post Malone?”
“Hi, can someone please turn me into a Post Malone?”
When you saw only one pair of footsteps in the sand, it was then that I carried Yoda in a weird-looking backpack.
October 28, 2025 at 11:57 PM
When you saw only one pair of footsteps in the sand, it was then that I carried Yoda in a weird-looking backpack.
What exactly is a “perfect MRI”??
October 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
What exactly is a “perfect MRI”??
“First, I’d like to thank my cat, Mouse, who’s been so, so helpful throughout the entire suitcase unpacking process…”
October 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
“First, I’d like to thank my cat, Mouse, who’s been so, so helpful throughout the entire suitcase unpacking process…”
I've started signing off on all emails as follows:
LOL,
Will
And it's not always achieving the best results.
LOL,
Will
And it's not always achieving the best results.
October 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I've started signing off on all emails as follows:
LOL,
Will
And it's not always achieving the best results.
LOL,
Will
And it's not always achieving the best results.
Over the intercom, our pilot is referring to turbulence as “sky bumps.”
Should I be concerned?
Should I be concerned?
October 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Over the intercom, our pilot is referring to turbulence as “sky bumps.”
Should I be concerned?
Should I be concerned?
“Their marriage had ceased to be conjugal; his body did not conjugate hers; there was no grammar between them.”
~Namwali Serpell, ‘The Old Drift’
#SundaySentence
~Namwali Serpell, ‘The Old Drift’
#SundaySentence
October 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
“Their marriage had ceased to be conjugal; his body did not conjugate hers; there was no grammar between them.”
~Namwali Serpell, ‘The Old Drift’
#SundaySentence
~Namwali Serpell, ‘The Old Drift’
#SundaySentence
I’ll be sleepmaxxing this weekend.
October 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I’ll be sleepmaxxing this weekend.
My cat has now learned how to open doors.
When they’re closed.
My life is about to get so much more complicated.
When they’re closed.
My life is about to get so much more complicated.
October 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM
My cat has now learned how to open doors.
When they’re closed.
My life is about to get so much more complicated.
When they’re closed.
My life is about to get so much more complicated.
They should award a Nobel Prize in Medicine to whomever invented ginger ale.
October 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
They should award a Nobel Prize in Medicine to whomever invented ginger ale.