James Klein's Humor Page
I started writing satire in 2022, and needed a place to keep track of it, so I guess that's what you're looking at.
My work has appeared in McSweeney's, Slackjaw, Points in Case, Greener Pastures, The Satirist, MuddyUm, The Haven, and Robot Butt.
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McSweeney's Internet Tendency
We Dare You to Figure Out What Our Nonprofit Does
Inflation Is High, So I’m Voting for Gork the Merciless
Feeling Wistful as My Daughter Moves on to College Active-Shooter Drills
Points in Case
Entrepreneur Seeks Low-Paid Assistant to Read His Mind
I Insist You Stay with Me, And You're Going to Hate It
My Self-Driving Car Lets Me Focus On It Killing Me
Condolences from the AI Software That’s Taking Your Job
My Cryptic Social Media Posts Will Alarm and Confuse You
I'll Buy Your Mushroom Superfood If You Promise to Stop Asking
A Hearty Fuck You from Cream of Tartar
Come Die on My Boat
Slackjaw
Haiku For Turning Forty
Relax In Our Fragile Airbnb
My Loser Cat Gets Zero Likes
I’m A Racehorse Who’s Sick Of This Shit
If You Love Me, You’ll Wear This Headlamp
I’m Not Moving From In Front of This Museum Painting
I’m Not Afraid Of AI Because Technology Has Fulfilled Every Promise
Letter From The Alumni Association That Tracked You Down
Werner Herzog’s Dispiriting Haikus for the New York Subway
I’m the Algorithm That’s Convinced You’re Into Teddy Porn
Introducing MomE, The Virtual Assistant That’s Unhappy With Your Life Choices
Nothing Makes Me Feel Young Like Seeing The Band I’ve Been Listening To For Thirty Years
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I’m the Gorgeous and Delightful Woman In The Movie Who’s All Alone In the World
Presenting My Scientific Breakthrough Of A Snake With Human Arms
I’m the AI Program that Created Marvel’s Next Blockbuster
Your Cat’s Op-Ed On Your New Baby
New York City Dog Breeds
The Father’s Guide To Camping
Chinese Spy Balloon Or Björk?
Greener Pastures
Children’s Books Approved in Florida
Your Teenager’s Customer Help Line
Kick-start Your Panic with These Morning Hacks
What Republicans Think I’ll Buy with My Student Loan Forgiveness Money
We’re the Twentysomething Couple Who Can Mysteriously Afford to Buy a House
United Nations Climate Panel Wonders If You Give a Shit
Second Amendment Guarantees My Right to Keep and Bear Killer Robots
Heads-Up That My Religion Will Be Discriminating Against You
Top 10 Responses To Ordering A “Cup of Coffee” In A Brooklyn Coffeehouse
The Satirist
Admire My Kitchen Remodel or Die
MuddyUm
Let Us Build the Hideous Mansion of Your Dreams
I Haven’t Gotten More Eccentric, My Pet Iguanas Agree
I’m the Tough Guy Manhandling My Recycling Bin
Adult Skills I Lost in the Pandemic
Affordable Apartment Requires Security Deposit and Your Immortal Soul
Right-Wing Remakes of Disney Films
I’m Mickey Mouse, Who’s Not Imprisoned In Disneyland
How to Find Our Township’s Inaccessible Public Beach
Critical Race Theory Is Hurting My Baby
I’m the Movie Assassin Forced Out Of Retirement Again
GOP Presidential Candidates Promise Coups Will Be More Professional
I’m the Dad Who Flirts with the Moms at My Kid’s School
Leper Asserts Right to Lick Faces
Interview with Flag Day: “I’ll Kick Independence Day’s Ass”
My Enlightened Prophet Smells Like Crap
The Haven
Sharing My Problems With The Housekeeper Proves I’m Not Racist
University Promises No More Soul-Crushing Scandals From Now On
No Really It’s Fine That You Brought Your Kid to the Adult Dinner Party
We Will Indict President Biden As Soon As We Retrieve Our Evidence From a Parallel Universe
Reasons to Go Back to the Moon
Cocaine Bear: Sequels and Spinoffs
Elon Musk Blames Children On Operators of Self-Driving Penis
Superman Paranoid After Too Many Too Many Gummies
Alex Jones or a Cigar?
Maxim’s Manliest Drink of the Year
The Difficult Conversation After You See Paradise By The Dashboard Light
Look, The Husbands Are Bonding
14 Signs Your Favorite Neighbor Is A Russian Hitman
Robot Butt
Putin Claims Russian Troops Only Targeting Alien Xenomorphs
Wizard Store Owner Insists Wizard Robes Not Just for Wizards
Trillionaires Help So Many While Raking in Trillions
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