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Tips and Tricks for Convincing Tourists to Book a Stay at Your Very Mediocre Airbnb
Tips and Tricks for Convincing Tourists to Book a Stay at Your Very Mediocre Airbnb
Careful marketing can turn your drab split-level into a vacation destination
Amarie Skrzyp
Jun 20
I’m Hosting a Screen-Free, Bug-Friendly, Allergy-Aware, Historically Accurate Colonial Summer Camp
I’m Hosting a Screen-Free, Bug-Friendly, Allergy-Aware, Historicall...
From one mom to another, I think your iPad kid could really use something like this.
Bethany Bruno
Jun 19
We Just Can’t Get Enough of our Five or Eight Grandchildren
We Just Can’t Get Enough of our Five or Eight Grandchildren
Between the hours of 8 P.M. and 8:15 P.M.
Lisa Hides
Jun 18
How to Inflate a Pool Floatie in Ten Impossibly Complicated Steps
How to Inflate a Pool Floatie in Ten Impossibly Complicated Steps
You can (maybe) do it!
Lily Hirsch
Jun 17
Pivoting on Pilfers: Morally Innovative Anti-Theft Ideas
Pivoting on Pilfers: Morally Innovative Anti-Theft Ideas
The C-Suite are willing to do anything to curb losses as long as that doesn’t include lowering prices
Stephanie Redmond
Jun 16
My Therapist Says I’m Doing Great. So Why Did I Spend $327 on Crystals?
My Therapist Says I’m Doing Great. So Why Did I Spend $327 on Cryst...
Worried about your crippling anxiety? There’s a crystal for that!
Julia Wolov
Jun 13
Thanks to Rumble, I’m the Hero My Quiet Suburb Deserves
Thanks to Rumble, I’m the Hero My Quiet Suburb Deserves
There’s danger lurking around every corner according to the Nextdoor group
Sarah Yosef
Jun 12
An Open Letter to the Animal Crossing Player Who Abandoned Me
An Open Letter to the Animal Crossing Player Who Abandoned Me
Are you there, Jane? It’s me, Jane.
Desiree Brown
Jun 11
My Mother Rates My Hobbies Based on How Much They Disappoint Her
My Mother Rates My Hobbies Based on How Much They Disappoint Her
“Do your hobbies pay your rent?”
Just Norah
Jun 10
A Midcentury Socialite’s Advice for Modern Aspiring Socialites
A Midcentury Socialite’s Advice for Modern Aspiring Socialites
From debutante to guru
Michael Vincent Mangano
Jun 9
I Said Yes to the Dress and Now I’m on Trial for Murder
I Said Yes to the Dress and Now I’m on Trial for Murder
My favorite TV show destroyed my life
Kyrie Gray
Jun 6
Flight To Nowhere: A ‘Spirit Airline Experience’ Proposal
Flight To Nowhere: A ‘Spirit Airline Experience’ Proposal
For our best customers with nowhere to go and all day to get there
Sue E OConnor, MD
Jun 5
Your Favorite Oligarch’s Favorite Oligarch: Every Industry Has Its Icons
Your Favorite Oligarch’s Favorite Oligarch: Every Industry Has Its ...
We all need someone to look up to.
Stephanie Redmond
Jun 4
14 Reluctant Ways to Celebrate the 4th of July
14 Reluctant Ways to Celebrate the 4th of July
When you’ve lost faith in your country but you still want hot dogs
Maria Cassano
Jun 3
You Only Live Once, But You’re on Facebook Forever
You Only Live Once, But You’re on Facebook Forever
Introducing Meta Mediums™
Rebeca Dunn-Krahn
Jun 2
Greek Myths Updated for Modern Times
Greek Myths Updated for Modern Times
Classic Greek mythology would look very different if it took place today
Kyrie Gray
May 30
Types of Pasta Ranked by How Well They’d Do in a Corporate Job Interview
Types of Pasta Ranked by How Well They’d Do in a Corporate Job Inte...
Al dente, all business
Aarushi Ahuja
May 29
Reviewing My Wife’s Latest Online Purchases
Reviewing My Wife’s Latest Online Purchases
I am a devoted husband who knows what’s best for my lady
Steffany Ritchie
May 28
I Hope You’ll Be Comfortable in My Guest Room Even Though I’ve Made that Impossible
I Hope You’ll Be Comfortable in My Guest Room Even Though I’ve Made...
My home is your anxiety-inducing nightmare
Kyrie Gray
May 27
Rating My Coworkers’ Excuses for Missing My Wedding
Rating My Coworkers’ Excuses for Missing My Wedding
You expect me to believe you were attacked by bears?
Amarie Skrzyp
May 26
It’s Hard for Me, a King, to Find a Second Wife Who Won’t Murder My Children
It’s Hard for Me, a King, to Find a Second Wife Who Won’t Murder My...
I’m want a second chance on love but also zero chance of my kids mysteriously dying.
Kyrie Gray
May 22
Quiz: Is Your Family Trying to Kill You?
Quiz: Is Your Family Trying to Kill You?
How many more of your mother’s nightly Jeopardy! recaps can you endure before you run away from home?
Liz Alterman
May 21
In An Effort To Curb Your Erratic Sleep Behavior, I Am Drawing An Imaginary Line Down The Middle Of…
In An Effort To Curb Your Erratic Sleep Behavior, I Am Drawing An I...
Help me help you help me get some sleep
Aaron Chown
May 20
I’m a Magic Bottomless Bag and I’m Tired of Carrying the British People’s Emotional Baggage
I’m a Magic Bottomless Bag and I’m Tired of Carrying the British Pe...
Reach inside me all you want, you’ll never be an empire again.
Caleb Coy
May 19
I’m the Grillmaster for Our Memorial Day Party, My Wife Does Everything Else
I’m the Grillmaster for Our Memorial Day Party, My Wife Does Everyt...
An equal division of duties, at least for me.
Richie Zaborowske
May 16
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