Patty Terhune

Release date announced ! November 30th, 2026! Anthology of four games, designed by writers of the Onion and ClickHole ! #adventuregames #pointandclickadventures #pixelart #indiedev store.steampowered.com/app/4924860/...

Dialogue from "Murphy's 6th Birthday", a point-and-click adventure designed by Patty Terhune, contributor to The Onion. Find this and 3 more games in "Best American Point-and-Click Adventury", coming soon! #pointandclickadventures #adventuregames #indiedev store.steampowered.com/app/4924860/...

Upper Upper Tier: True tennis fans appreciate the vibes up here, and swear the vertigo adds to the experience. Price: $1,200 www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/us-...

More before-and-after artwork from "Best American Point-and-Click Adventury", an anthology of four games by writers from the Onion and ClickHole. This one is "Murphy's 6th Birthday" by Patty Terhune! Link in bio! #pixelart #pointandclickadventures #adventuregames

In this week's newsletter from me & @jamesfolta.com, great writing by @julieklausner.bsky.social in @mcsweeneys.net, @zolamray.bsky.social in @belladonnacomedy.bsky.social, Kyle Donley in Slackjaw & Jack Handey in @newyorker.com +Info RE:my new translation & @clickingpoint.bsky.social Read & sub ⬇️

Looking for something quick, funny and nostalgic? I've got just the game for you: Best American Point-and-Click Adventury, featuring short games from a number of contributors for The Onion and Clickhole, including me! Wishlist the game on Steam to hear more: store.steampowered.com/app/4924860/...

More before-and-after artwork from a game in "Best American Point-And-Click Adventury", an anthology of point-and-click adventure games by writers of The Onion and ClickHole. Game development was a 100% AI-free! Link to Steam in bio! #pixelart #pointandclickadventures

A before-and-after for background art from a game in "Best American Point-And-Click Adventury", an anthology of point-and-click adventure games by writers of The Onion and ClickHole. Game development was a 100% AI-free! Link to Steam in bio! #noai #adventuregames #retrogaming #pixelart

Here's a trailer for "Best American Point-And-Click Adventury", an anthology of games written by writers from The Onion and ClickHole. Steam link in bio ! #pixelart #adventuregames #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBTp...

A screenshot from "Murphy's 6th Birthday", a point-and-click adventure by Patty Terhune, contributor to The Onion. Play it, and three other wonderful games, when "Best American Point-And-Click Adventury" drops later this year. Link in bio! #retrogaming #indiedev #adventuregames #pixelart

I've got a game in this upcoming anthology! Try to make Murphy's birthday party the best it can be. What could possibly go wrong?

Alpha Master Chud Buffly (with the aid of @123tomellison.bsky.social) has hunted and gathered his tips and musings into a daily read to help all men achieve peak performance. MAN-THOLOGY is available for preorder wherever you purchase books and creatine. Here's an excerpt.

Do you have an elderly or disabled neighbor in NYC? Be a good neighbor and let them know about the free air conditioner program. if they earn $3473 or less a month, NYC will cover the costs of an A/C. Last summer we had 95 degree weather. (via @leahfrombklyn on twitter) www.ny.gov/services/app...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has extended his campaign of making soccer more affordable, partnering with Gotham FC and releasing 1,000 tickets priced at $5 for the club’s May 9 match against Boston Legacy.

Ok step one is to make them look less delicious

Extra! Extra! was, will be, and is live on Kickstarter! Generate side-quest headlines by way of a newsstand! Have those side quests dive deeper than anticipated with interconnected headline tables! www.kickstarter.com/projects/two... The irony of this being digital is not lost on me.

NYC locals: I’m running a reading group on Beauty, Horror, and the Gothic Tradition at the Center for Fiction this spring! Sign up online and bring your uncanny doppelgänger. (Missing out is guaranteed to induce envy and spike your cortisol.) centerforfiction.org/group-worksh...

Dracula reaches out and touches my face. His fingers are eight inches long, and just as pointy as his teeth. His touch is ice cold. My phone buzzes, and it breaks our spell. I look at the name on the screen: VAN HELSING. “It’s my ex-boyfriend. I should go,” I tell him.

Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn

I know what you’re thinking: “My New Year’s resolution was to subscribe to the newsletter of whoever wrote the 14th most read McSweeney’s humor piece of the year. But he doesn’t have one.” www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/our... Well, you’re not gonna believe this: substack.com/@tomellison123

I've got a new Shout co-authored with my talented bud Jordan De Padova and illustrated beautifully by Livia Weiner. Sláinte! www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts...

This is how to go into a new week… @travis-h-olson.bsky.social @jeniwomyn31.bsky.social @dbozeman.bsky.social @moochie6us.bsky.social @cmjinmadison.bsky.social @pattyterhune.bsky.social @markhamillofficial.bsky.social @kumail.bsky.social @adamhorovitz.bsky.social #beastieboys

Hi! Sharing again for my friend Naomi who is over halfway to her goal! If you can't donate and can spare a retweet (or whatever we call them on Bluesky) I'd really appreciate it. www.gofundme.com/f/stand-by-n...

It's pretty irritating how many pundits would hear the ideas "I want to shove 100 live scorpions in your mouth" and "I want to shove 0 live scorpions in your mouth" and sagely declare: "The wisest course of action is to let someone shove 50 live scorpions in your mouth."

I'm in Humor, I'm in Cookbooks, and today I'm in World History. I will not stop until I've conquered every section of Barnes & Noble. Happy pub day to How Not to be a Basic Peasant!

OH WOW, it's Book Launch day!!! The reign of pre-orders is over! BUY my book today!! store.abramsbooks.com/products/ame...

The next Abolish Everything tapings for @nebula.tv are TOMORROW @caveatnyc.bsky.social! The 7 PM is sold out, but there’s still a handful of tickets left for the 10 PM. Lots of stone cold killers on this one—not to be missed! caveat.nyc/events/aboli...

Scientists have observed cockatoos enjoying noodles dunked in blueberry-flavored soy yogurt. Sabrina Imbler gave it a try. defector.com/i-tried-a-co...

Thank you @literaryhub.bsky.social and @jamesfolta.com for letting me yap about my book!

"Am I flattered by thy haste? Forsooth. I am not made of stone. But, good lord, man. I must wear something. Have some self-restraint."

peach no! you’re too little to be considering the implications

THURSDAY! By popular demand, OOPS! ALL OSCAR MONOLOGUES is back @ucbtny. Over a dozen comedians will do the bits they would do if they hosted the Oscars. If you buy before show day, tix are just $10! Be proactive for once in your life! ucbcomedy.com/show/oops-al...

everyone saying “go birds.” yes exactly birds are wonderful

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In this week's newsletter, @jamesfolta.com & I round up great writing by @kibblesmith.com, @lilliekoi.bsky.social, Daniel Lavery, and @bizzycoy.bsky.social! Plus James's deep dive into the world of weather-predicting groundhogs and my upcoming workshops. Check it out & subscribe at the link below!

It was so much fun to collaborate on this piece with Sarah Garfinkel! --via @electriclit.bsky.social electricliterature.com/is-the-book-...

Loved getting to chat with @drewsof.bsky.social about men, books, nature as the original monoculture, and my pitch to improve media literacy by introducing a mandatory national service term of blogging on deadline for all Americans

"Cage wanted you to listen to the sounds you usually ignore. Like people breathing and birds chirping. I wasn’t all that excited about it, but they told us if we didn’t do what they said, they’d sell us to Randy Quaid, and he’d hunt us for sport."

Sowing: Hell yeah, I'm in control of the damn R train baby! Reaping: [10 minutes later, exhausted] "Let 'em off, people, let 'em off. Please do not hold the doors, there is another train just behind this one. Step in and stand clear, 28th Street, 28th Street is next." www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...

Wrote an SNL-style Nosferatu trailer and now I am bravely sharing it on Bluesky

This is so goddamn funny

"I mumble an apology to my intestines, then gnaw on a delicacy whose frank abomination reminds me of the underworld and has earned me more scorn from New Yorkers than any other act of carnage: a half of an everything bagel with strawberry cream cheese."

Much ado about shrew:

"My reply is, that sounds like a 'you' problem." by Scarlet Meyer, Sara Nicole, and Meg Reid Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/your-health-...

Wanna hear my piece “Finally a Book That Cannot Be Banned” read by the amazing Troy Iwata? It’s available to listen anywhere book can be banned: www.symphonyspace.org/selected-sho...

My newest humor piece in McSweeney’s! Love a good spy novel, but a lot of them aren’t: