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Funny Women

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Funny Women is a column for literary, feminist humor writing by non-men. Previous pieces have been anthologized out of wedlock in The Best American Nonrequired Reading, Oxford University Press’s Humor: A Reader for Writers, and Reader’s Digest. Edited by Elissa Bassist author of Hysterical. Submit your funny writing here.

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FROM THE ARCHIVE: FUNNY WOMEN: Feminist Valentine’s Day Gifts

  • Elissa Bassist
  • February 4, 2022
Stretch. Listen in hundreds of different positions. Listen a little to the left; now a little to the right.
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From the Archive: FUNNY WOMEN #106: Gay Wedding Vows

  • Kendra Eash
  • January 7, 2022
Upon our union, it’s only a matter of time until our two wombs join to form a super-powerful uniwomb, not seen since ancient Mayan times...
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FUNNY WOMEN: Be a Comedy Legend with One Simple Trick That Is Bees

  • Katie Burgess
  • November 4, 2021
NOTE: Be sure to jot down all jokes before you stop breathing.
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FUNNY WOMEN: Send Us Your Weird

  • Allison Ellis
  • October 21, 2021
Our nascent but well-established literary magazine is now open for submissions.
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FUNNY WOMEN: Haruki Murakami’s Productivity Hacks

  • Leslie Ylinen
  • June 24, 2021
Morning exercise can also ignite that creative spark. Try to outrun an oedipal prophecy
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FUNNY WOMEN: Tailoring a Pitch Across Outlets

  • Taylor Kay Phillips and Kate Villa
  • May 5, 2021
Hit me if you’re down for this excluze to all your compadbros.
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FUNNY WOMEN: wikiHOW to Hit on an East Asian Woman in America

  • Sarena Tien
  • April 15, 2021
After approaching her, start a conversation by trying to guess her ethnicity.
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FUNNY WOMEN: Medieval Witch Confession or Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory?

  • Kathryn Nuernberger
  • February 25, 2021
Witches are real.
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FUNNY WOMEN: Amelia Bedelia Takes a COVID Test

  • Lindsay Hameroff
  • January 14, 2021
Mrs. Rogers was angry. She was very angry.
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FUNNY WOMEN: A Poetry Editor’s Note, by Dick Shear

  • Jenny Molberg and Erin Adair-Hodges
  • December 10, 2020
This moment has come to its crisis. As you can see I really can’t be blamed.
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FUNNY WOMEN: The Ideal Female Boss

  • Carolina Brettler
  • November 12, 2020
She knows how to yell, but wouldn’t yell if her life depended on it.
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FUNNY WOMEN: Sleep Tips by a 90-Year-Old Insomniac

  • Naomi Birnbach
  • October 22, 2020
You can take care of it in the morning. Just write yourself a note.
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