About
Greener Pastures MagazineGreener Pastures is a comedy and satire site run by a bunch of writers obsessed with out-writing, out-joking and out-funnying each other.
Note from the editor
Greener Pastures is a comedy and satire site run by a bunch of writers obsessed with out-writing, out-joking and out-funnying each other. While their work has been published all over the web on sites like McSweeney’s, Belladonna, Points In Case, Weekly Humorist, MuddyUm, etc, their work has also been rejected so many times, they had no choice but to seek greener pastures. If you’re interested in writing for us, we’d love to hear from you. Check out our submission guidelines and get in touch with us. You can also follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. If you want. No pressure.
Editors
Amy Currul
Words in McSweeney’s, Slackjaw, Weekly Humorist. Co-founder of Greener Pastures Magazine. www.amycurrul.com & @amycurrul on Twitter. I really like doughnuts!
Michael Leonetti
Writes incredibly dumb things in the City of Philadelphia. Some of these things can be found in Weekly Humorist, Points in Case, and Little Old Lady Comedy.
Teresa Douglas
Mexican Yankee in Canada. Remote work speaker, manager. teresamdouglas.com. Book: Working Remotely: Secrets to Success for Employees on Distributed Teams
Kate Rosow Chrisman
Kate is a writer and editor in Berlin. Previously in renewable energy. Mom of three. Visit Kate at www.katerchrisman.com or tweet at her at @KateRChrisman.
Justin Cannon
Writer/ fingernail biter currently trying his best in New York City. His writing has appeared in Points in Case, Weekly Humorist and Little Old Lady Comedy.
Thanos Antoniou
Socially awkward humorist. Awkwardly social hermit. Allergic to anchovies and artichokes. Words at http://thanosantoniou.com .
Sara Aboulafia
Words, comedy, sound | Currently The Center For Fiction / Susan J. Kamil Emerging Writer Fellow '22-'23
Susan Sassi
Competition placing TV writer, comedian, & professional Cathy impersonator living in LA. www.susansassi.com
Adam Campbell-Schmitt
A writer and editor living, laughing, and loving in the NYC suburbs. Twitter: @adamcswrites
Deborah Volz
Deborah Volz is a writer and teacher from New Jersey. Her writing has appeared in McSweeney’s, the Belladonna Comedy, Slackjaw, and Little Old Lady Comedy.
Writers
Teresa Douglas
Mexican Yankee in Canada. Remote work speaker, manager. teresamdouglas.com. Book: Working Remotely: Secrets to Success for Employees on Distributed Teams
Michael Leonetti
Writes incredibly dumb things in the City of Philadelphia. Some of these things can be found in Weekly Humorist, Points in Case, and Little Old Lady Comedy.
Sara Aboulafia
Words, comedy, sound | Currently The Center For Fiction / Susan J. Kamil Emerging Writer Fellow '22-'23
Justin Cannon
Writer/ fingernail biter currently trying his best in New York City. His writing has appeared in Points in Case, Weekly Humorist and Little Old Lady Comedy.
Thanos Antoniou
Socially awkward humorist. Awkwardly social hermit. Allergic to anchovies and artichokes. Words at http://thanosantoniou.com .
Susan Sassi
Competition placing TV writer, comedian, & professional Cathy impersonator living in LA. www.susansassi.com
Michael Caves
Michael writes for a UCB late-night show America First? and his satire his been in SlackJaw, Weekly Humorist, Points in Case, and others. Follow him on Twitter!
Jennifer S. Brown
I write, drink bourbon & dote on my dogs. Writer of fiction (THE WHISPER SISTER [upcoming] & MODERN GIRLS), essays, and satire. http://www.jennifersbrown.com/
Shay Michael
LA. Words in McSweeney’s, Slackjaw, Points in Case, others. I have a beard now: holishay.com
Lucy Tollefson
Lucy Tollefson is a writer, comedian and sports fan from Madison, WI based in Seattle, WA.
Ron Fein
Ron Fein is a Boston-area public interest lawyer. In his copious free time he writes humor, science fiction, and whatever else strikes him.
Chloe Yelena Miller
Chloe Yelena Miller is a writer and teacher in Washington, D.C. Follow her: chloeyelenamiller.com / @ChloeYMiller
Gracie Beaver-Kairis
Gracie Beaver-Kairis is a humor writer and semi-functioning adult living in the Pacific Northwest.
Mike Hale
This is absolutely my first Rodeo. Resident Midwesterner telling jokes in Austin, Texas. Bad product placement ideas and one liners @mikerodosing.
Jen Freymond
Co-host of the podcast “I Never Saw That.” Humor writer and satirist. Find my work in McSweeney’s, The Belladonna, Little Old Lady, etc... Twitter: @jenfreymond
Laura Berlinsky-Schine
Writer of words. Mocker of people and things. Dog mom to Hercules. The Rumpus, Points in Case, Weekly Humorist, Slackjaw, Belladonna, etc.
Kendra Stanton Lee
Writer of essays, teacher of high school, mother of two. Subscribe to my monthly love letter: https://www.kendrastantonlee.com/contact
Justine Cotter
Humor writer & creative director whose work has appeared in McSweeney's, The Belladonna Comedy, Weekly Humorist, and more. More work at justinecotter.com.
Shannon J Curtin
Poet, essayist, and humor writer. She holds an MBA, competitive shooting records, and her liquor. She would probably like you.
Rebecca Houghton
Writer • DV survivor • Feminist • Brit in the USA • Neurodiverse • Dog mom to @gabythefiredog • She/her • Seattle • https://linktr.ee/BxHoughton
Hannah Matthews
Librarian / cellist / occasional writer with work in McSweeney’s, Catapult, The Washington Post, BUST, SELF Magazine, and other publications.
Tiffany Babb
Tiffany Babb is an essayist, poet, and comics. Her collection of poetry A LIST OF THING OF THINGS I’VE LOST is available for pre-order linktr.ee/tiffanybabb
Shawn Berman
I run The Daily Drunk. Some of my work has appeared in Hobart, Maudlin House, and Little Old Lady Comedy. You can follow me on Twitter @Sbb_writer.
Calder Holbrook
Calder Holbrook is an LA comedy writer, and an actor most recently seen in Peacock's A.P. Bio.
Karen Gilmore
Reader, writer, heart too soon made glad. Words in Little Old Lady Comedy, Slackjaw, Greener Pastures, etc.
Brendan O'Brien
Comedian & catoonist in Chicago. Find my other work on Robotbutt, Greener Pastures, and The Haven. Insta/Twitter/TikTok @bravidobrien
Bev Potter
Legal secretary by day, insomniac by night. Ally. BA, MA. Humor, pop culture, and things that make you think. My weekly-ish newsletter is bevpotter.substack.com
Lauren LoGiudice
Join my community of like-minded artsy nerdy weirdos! Sign up and you’ll get 2 free chapters of my humor book Inside Melania 👉🏼 http://bit.ly/artsyweirdo 👈🏼
Katherine Steinberg
Katherine Steinberg is an Emmy-Award winning digital content executive and writer of hahas. KatherineIvySteinberg.com
K.E. Flann
Laughs in McSweeney’s, Weekly Humorist, and more. Author of How to Survive a Human Attack: A Guide for Werewolves, Mummies, Cyborgs, and Other Movie Monsters.
Alison Lowenstein
Author of NYC guidebooks, articles, humor, children’s books, and plays. Find me at https://brooklynbaby.com
David Martin
Wordsmith, humorist and author of “Dare to be Average” on Amazon. Support Dave’s writing by joining Medium: https://daretobeaverage.medium.com/membership
Gwen Summers
Gwen Summers is the pen name of a physician. She wishes she could tell you who she actually is because she is a brilliant doctor (at least her friends say so!)
Gwen Coburn
Gwen Coburn is a writer and comedian based in Boston. She has strong opinions about feminism, horses, and gardening TikToks. gwencoburn.com
Alice H. Lahoda
writer, comic creator, & humorist. editor of The Belladonna Comedy. read more at: alicelahoda.com. support my writing: angryangryalice.medium.com/membership
Nolan Yard
Nolan is a many-time published, gazillion-time burritoeater. Cinders on the Wind = his SFF novel under Louis Emery. https://nolanyardwriter.wordpress.com/about
Steph Westendorf
Reductress, McSweeney’s, UCB’s LN with Jimmy Fallopian Tubes, Slackjaw. Screenwriter-Actor-Hyphen haver. https://stephaniewestendorf.wordpress.com/
Adam Dietz
Comedy writer with work in McSweeney’s, Slackjaw, Points in Case, etc. Editor of the Yapjaw newsletter.
Kasia Kalinowska
New Yorker, public health nerd, avoiding death by peanut. Words in Points in Case, Please See Me, and others. See more at kasiakalinowska.com
Audrey Burges
Author, THE MINISCULE MANSION OF MYRA MALONE (Berkley 2023); work in McSweeney’s, Belladonna, Slackjaw, & elsewhere. Twitter: @audrey_burges; audreyburges.com.
Nat Hrvatin
Nat Hrvatin is a humor writer from Cleveland, Ohio. Check out her website nathrvatin.com or follow her on Twitter and Instagram @NatHrvatin.
Kerry Webster Reynolds
Creative Writing teacher who writes her own nonsense sometimes. Points in Case, Belladonna, Slackjaw, etc. Follow her @KWebbyRey
Joanna McNaney Stein
writer/mama/anxious chatterbox/gay Twitter and Instagram @joannafolk www.Joanna-Stein.com
R.D. Zaharako
U.S. Marine (95-99)| U of Texas grad | Clio Key Art Award-winning copywriter | Support my writing by becoming a Medium Member! https://bleedingmarine.medium.com
Jennie Young
Professor and humor writer in Green Bay. McSweeney’s, The Independent, HuffPost, Ms. Mag, Education Week, Inside Higher Ed, Slackjaw, Weekly Humorist, others.
Sravani Saha
Author of ‘Yes, The Eggplant is A Chicken’ https://amzn.to/2Iym2ok Humorist, Satirist, Mom, Ex-Googler. Write to me at s.sravani@gmail.com
Madeline McEwen
Combo Bio 2021 USA and UK Madeline McEwen [her/she] is a blow-in to the Bay Area from the UK, bi-focaled and technically challenged, who has enjoyed
Frank Optional
Writer and performer: BBC, http://www.newsbiscuit.com/, https://twofiftyone.net/, muddyum, greener pastures, SFS, Points In Case, Slackjaw
Kelley Greene
Writer and performer based in Chicago. Sentient wheel of cheese, found online at kelleygreene.pizza or Twitter/Instagram @kelleygreene
Rochelle E. Fisher
Top writer in Satire & Parenting, Rochelle's words can be found in McSweeney’s, Slackjaw, The Belladonna, Points in Case, Weekly Humorist, Frazzled, and others.
Matt Butner
High school Class Clown runner-up, 1997. Still salty about it. Wacky words in Slackjaw, McSweeney’s, Points in Case, Greener Pastures, The Haven.
Renée Millette
I’m not a cool person. Twitter: @evilrenizzle reneeisverycool.com Newsletter: reneemillette.substack.com
Tara Jean O'Brien
Actor, Writer, Comedian, Podcaster, Enough Already. My first book, TIPS FOR YOUR LAST YEAR ON EARTH, avail on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or your local bookstore!
Nancy Franklin
Heavily-medicated woman riffing on life’s absurdities, wherever and whenever she finds them. Follow her on Twitter @mirthquakes_
Rachel Deutsch
Rachel’s work is in The New Yorker, McSweeney’s, The Belladonna, Little Old Lady, Mutha Magazine, and more. She’s on Instagram as weirdmomart!
Pamela Jane
Pamela Jane is a children's author & essayist; her work has appeared in The NY Times, Wall Street Journal, NY Daily News, Writer's Digest, and The Writer.
Jim Kuenzer
Comedy writer. Master of the forced, awkward and unconvincing pratfall. Author of “Behold! We May Rock You!” available on Amazon. https://amzn.to/2FP6E8K
Oscar Rhea
Mother of three. Medal of Honor Recipient. Heart Surgeon at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles. Liar.
Mary E. McCartney
Writer, techie nerd, lover of funny things. Words in McSweeney’s, Widget, Points in Case, Greener Pastures, The Haven, End of the Bench.
Emily Rekstis
Emily is a New York City-based beauty, wellness and lifestyle freelance writer and editor. She written for sites like Self, BuzzFeed and Fashionista.
Julie Ihle
Julie Ihle is an Australian-based writer with comedic ramblings in Slackjaw, Greener Pastures, The Haven and Little Old Lady.
Ryan Lark
Just another entitled Millennial. Subscribe to my monthly newsletter: For the Love of Nature. fortheloveofnature.substack.com (rylark8@gmail.com)
David Business
Business is more than my passion, it’s my name. LinkedIn Warrior and Management Theory Freak. Close personal associate of comedy writer Kenny Gray.
Roopa Swaminathan
Roopa is published in The Belladonna Comedy, Outlook, Federal, Slackjaw, Frazzled, Eksentrika, KItaab, WW, GP, FFF. She also hates successful writers.
Katherine Shaw
(she/her) writes things in Belladonna Comedy, Slackjaw, Points in Case, Flexx, Greener Pastures & more. Twitter/IG@daclassybiatch
Steven Koprince
Writer, pickleball enthusiast and recovering lawyer. Humor in McSweeney’s, Slackjaw, Points in Case, etc. Opinions are mine but should be everyone’s.
Casey Smith
Actor - SAG-AFTRA Writer - SlackjawHumor, Points in Case, Robotbutt, etc. Website - http://caseyplainsmith.com
Tom Navratil
Tom Navratil writes fiction and humor from an undisclosed (because nobody ever asks) location outside Washington, DC.
John Sandbach
John Sandbach is a humor writer and poetry bard from Maui, Hawaii. The Haven, Slackjaw, PIC, Functionally Dead, Little Old Lady C, Greener Pastures and more.
Emily Knapp
(they/them) Queer/NBi/Neurodivergent/Colorado-based writer and comedian. Ski junkie and soup enthusiast. Their stuff can be found on emilyknappwriter.com.
Meg Reid
Satire & humor writer who contributes to The Onion, McSweeney’s, Reductress, Points in Case, The Weekly Humorist, The Belladonna, End of the Bench & more.
Anne Kenner
Anne Kenner’s work has appeared in The Gettysburg Review, Boulevard, Salmagundi, The Southwest Review, Raritan, Columbia Journal, and elsewhere.
Doug Kolic
Satire in The Hard Times, Hard Drive, Hard Money, PIC, Robot Butt, Greener Pastures, End of the Bench, The Haven. https://www.pointsincase.com/author/doug-kolic
Paul Lander
TV/comedy writer/Producer, award-winning columnist. His humor pieces have appeared in MAD, American Bystander, Weekly Humorist, McSweeneys, etc.
Rachel Reyes
Rachel Reyes’s humor writing has appeared in McSweeney’s, Points in Case, Slackjaw, and elsewhere. Check out her work at rachelnreyes.com.
Elise Seyfried
I’ve written essays for The Belladonna Comedy, Widget, Little Old Lady Comedy, The Haven, Jane Austen’s Wastebasket, and Greener Pastures.
James Klein
My dog thinks I’m cool. Humor in McSweeney’s, Slackjaw, Points in Case, Greener Pastures, and others. All of it at jameskleinhumor.com.
Vicki Tran
Product Manager, Humor Writer, and Former College Mascot (HokieBird). Contributor to Slackjaw, The Belladonna, The Haven, and Funny-ish. For more: @itsvickitran
Mark Eric Cohen
Mark Eric Cohen is an American writer of short humorous-but sometimes just sad fiction. In a previous incarnation he was M.e. Cohen, a political cartoonist.
Gregg Siegel
Gregg Siegel is a freelance copywriter, former freelance jokewriter for several late night shows and a competitive punner. Yes, that’s a thing.
Julia Giantomasi
Writer/Social Media Manager/Sasshole. Visit www.thesaltyju.com for personal humor essays or pop culture snark.
Claire Zahm
Writer and humorist living in Los Angeles. Read her words on Greener Pastures, Little Old Lady Comedy & a smattering of ad campaigns lurking around the planet.
Mickey Hadick
Novelist of suspense, sci-fi and satire. A student of the art and craft of storytelling. Expert on creative productivity, web publishing, and dirty limericks.
Laura Plummer
Laura Plummer is an American writer, poet and humorist from Massachusetts. She has lived in Gloucester since 2014.
Michelle A. Cmarik
40-ish mom trying to find her bearings while fishing for goldfish crackers. 8x Top Writer
Janni Lee Simner
Novelist = Creator of impossible worlds. Blogger = Trying to understand and improve the possible world we humans share. https://www.simner.com/fiction/
Sakhi Gundeti
She talks about herself in the first person. Fiction and humor writer. Twitter: @sakhi_gundeti (She/Her)
Robert Gomez
Robert is a writer of fiction novels and humor articles, based in LA, but originally from Detroit. He also performs improv and plays 19th century baseball.
Hallie Pritts
Sewanee Writers alum. NZ writer-in-residence. @McSweeney's @TheBelladonna @OffAssignment @PointsinCase Je parle français.
Audrey Clark
Audrey Clark is an actress, writer and comedian from Sydney, Australia. She is your mum.
Chris Cook
Oppo sit down. Attempts at funny in Robot Butt, Greener Pastures, Humor Darling, The Haven, etc. Oh and Untimed Down Sports.
Liz Lydic
Liz Lydic is a mom, writer, and local government employee in the Los Angeles area. She also does theatre stuff.
Miles-Erik Bell
Writer of serialized fantasy novel being released one chapter per week called The Alchemist of Goreau
Caleb Coy
Caleb Coy is a humorist and freelance writer from Virginia. Work in McSweeney's, Slackjaw, Weekly Humorist, elsewhere. Follow @CalebCoyGuard
Gail Gauthier
I write humor about anything & essays about eating, I also publish elsewhere. www.gailgauthier.com Tweets at @gail_gauthier
Amy Greenlee
Editor of Pause Button & Gospel of Jest. Words in McSweeneys, Belladonnas, Slackjaw, etc. Writes to the sound of her kids screaming. Twitter: @greenleeish
T. Kent Jones
Writer/performer: The Daily Show on Comedy Central, The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC, Morning Sedition with Marc Maron on Air America Radio, more.
Lisa Borders
Author of novels The Fifty-First State and Cloud Cuckoo Land; humor in McSweeney's & The Belladonna. Twitter: @lisaborders or visit www.lisaborders.com
Emily Holi
mama x 5 / author of silly x serious/ words in McSweeney’s / Points In Case / LOL Comedy / Frazzled / Slackjaw / Weekly Humorist / Greener Pastures
Zareen Choudhury
Cartoonist, writer, sleep aficionado. Published in The New Yorker, McSweneey's, The Nib, Greener Pastures, and more. www.zareenchoudhury.com
Michelle Cohn
New York-based writer and pop culture enthusiast. Read her short ramblings (@michcohn) and longer ramblings (michelle-cohn.com)
Julie Kling
I write humor, health & parenting pieces - The New Yorker, McSweeney's, The Wall Street Journal, Slackjaw, Points in Case, Scary Mommy & HuffPost.
Ethan Gilsdorf
Ethan Gilsdorf is a journalist, memoirist, essayist, critic, poet, teacher, performer and nerd. Read more at ethangilsdorf.com and Twitter @ethanfreak.
Heather Osterman-Davis
Heather’s main goal is turning trauma into comedy. Her work’s appeared in The New York Times; McSweeney’s; Washington Post; Slackjaw; The Belladonna and more.
Connor_inc
Satirical writer from 'Murica. Published in Muddyum, Greener Pastures, Robot Butt, and more
Fleurette Modica
Writer/Performer. LA girl masquerading as a New Yorker. Nutritional yeast and cover band enthusiast.
Henry Allan
Instruction Manual Writer. Humor Writer. The two are mutually exclusive. Based in Vancouver. Published in McSweeney's, Slackjaw, The Haven, and elsewhere..
Ashley K. Frantik
Writing satire, short humour, and speculative fiction in Canada on Treaty One territory. Getting up daily for a necessary but unremarkable day job.
Brooke Preston
Comedy writer/satirist. Co-founder of The Belladonna Comedy. Bylines in @thesecondcity, @reductress, @mcsweeneys, @romper and so on and so forth.
Andrew Rodwin
Brain Labs publisher. MuddyUm co-editor. Comedic phonemes in MuddyUm, Slackjaw, Greener Pastures, Jane Austen's Wastebasket, and more.
Leslie Diana
Former UCB House Team performer, current Film/TV professional. Feeds her corgi rejected jokes. Work in Slackjaw, Greener Pastures, & Jane Austen's Wastebasket.
Stephanie
My writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The Belladonna, Points in Case, Slackjaw, and the birthday cards I send to my dog.
Toby Davis
Alive since birth. Comedian/Writer. Contributor to Slackjaw Humor and Greener Pastures Magazine. Prev articles here - https://www.facebook.com/tobydaviscomedy/
Allison Ristaino
Chicago based comedian/writer/toddler teacher/pasta eater. Find me on TikTok and Instagram @sillymissallison.
Eva Recinos
Arts and Culture Writer. Creator of Notes From Eva, a newsletter on writing, art and living more creatively.
Thom Pitts
Stories of anxiety, grief, being a failure and customer services. Featured in Slackjaw and The Haven. https://auldstories.substack.com
Kathy Seibold
Kathy is an assistant professor at Northeastern State University. She works with students, faculty, and community members to address complex social issues.
Jennifer Howard
Born and raised in New Orleans, I am a baguette snob. I am now lucky enough to live at the beach. My life is controlled by various pets who adopt me.
Bob Gielow
A college administrator by day, Bob writes tales in the everyday formats we all use — text messages, emails, and diary entries. Find me @bob_gielow.
Deborah Sale-Butler
Deborah's writing has appeard in "Witcraft," "Mystic Owl" and "Greener Pastures." Her work is forthcoming in "101 Words", "Uppagus" and the "Artisinal Writer."
Tejaswinee Roychowdhury
Tejaswinee is a writer, poet and lawyer from India. She has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and edits The Hooghly Review. Catch her tweeting @TejaswineeRC
Caroline Horwitz
Caroline's humor has appeared in Mcsweeney's, Slackjaw, Weekly Humorist, and more. You can read more of her work at carolinehorwitzwriting.com.
Viktoria Shulevich
I write humor, essays and children’s fiction. Read my funny stuff in The New Yorker, McSweeney’s, The Belladonna, Slackjaw, Points in Case and more!
Howard McKenzie-Murray
Howard McKenzie-Murray writes for theatre, screen and short-stories covering childhood, love, neurotic inner monologues and God
