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Other Things The Spider Who Is “More-Afraid-Of-You-Than-You-Are-Of-Him” Is Afraid Of

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Katherine Di Napoli @katherinedinapoli.bsky.social · 38m

Agreed - they're great! Every time I see these gals pop up, they have a funny and accurate take.

Katherine Di Napoli @katherinedinapoli.bsky.social · 2h

"Then one day, Paul just gave it all up in order to have two-hundred-and-eighty-six beautiful children with our cousin, Diane, in the upstairs linen closet."

Other Things The Spider Who Is “More-Afraid-Of-You-Than-You-Are-Of-Him” Is Afraid Of

Katherine Di Napoli @katherinedinapoli.bsky.social · 3h

"I’ve started to wonder if web design is really the only thing I’ll do with my one wild and precious lifespan of ten-to-twelve months, depending on the circumstances."

Other Things The Spider Who Is “More-Afraid-Of-You-Than-You-Are-Of-Him” Is Afraid Of

Katherine Di Napoli @katherinedinapoli.bsky.social · 6h

Link to bypass paywall: medium.com/slackjaw/oth...

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Katherine Di Napoli @katherinedinapoli.bsky.social · 6h

A Newsletter of Humorous Writing #413

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Katherine Di Napoli @katherinedinapoli.bsky.social · 3d

I am overwhelmed by the urge to jump behind the counter and help, but know that I can’t. Jesus Christ. This needs to be a DRIP COFFEE DAY, PEOPLE.

Katherine Di Napoli @katherinedinapoli.bsky.social · 3d

The line is now out the door, and down the block. It looks like the starting line for the marathon itself. Someone just ordered a rooibos latte. Her hands are shaking as she punches in the order, which she will also fill.

Katherine Di Napoli @katherinedinapoli.bsky.social · 3d

She just opened the shop. I was fourth in line. When I got to the counter, she asked, “Why is it so busy today?” I stared back at her, terrified to break the news. I said, “The marathon is today.” The color drained from her face. Then I said, “I’m sorry,” and ordered a drip coffee, black.

Katherine Di Napoli @katherinedinapoli.bsky.social · 3d

My husband is currently running a half-marathon. I’m waiting for him at a coffee shop near the finish line. Everyone pray for this poor barista, who DID NOT know it was race day, and is working the counter alone.

Katherine Di Napoli @katherinedinapoli.bsky.social · 3d

Absolutely loved every bit of this piece

Katherine Di Napoli @katherinedinapoli.bsky.social · 3d

Amen

Katherine Di Napoli @katherinedinapoli.bsky.social · 4d

Stoked that my piece in @mcsweeneys.net is included in this week's Newsletter of Humorous Writing by @jamesfolta.com and @lukevburns.bsky.social - check it out!

james folta @jamesfolta.com · 4d

In this week's Newsletter we're belated celebrating our 8-year anniversary (!!!) with work in @mcsweeneys.net & @pointsincase.com by Michael Riotto, Daniela Fava, @katherinedinapoli.bsky.social, and our pal & favorite writer, Brian Agler

Read & subscribe below, with 8 years of issues to read, too!

For October 1-7, 2025 Hello and welcome to A Newsletter of Humorous Writing, a roundup of the week's finest short humor pieces and funny articles, and a...

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Katherine Di Napoli @katherinedinapoli.bsky.social · 4d

Hey this is awesome!! Thanks for including me!

Reposted by Katherine Di Napoli

RiotGrlErin @riotgrlerin.bsky.social · 7d

Bilbo Baggins in The Scream by Edvard Munch.

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Katherine Di Napoli @katherinedinapoli.bsky.social · 8d

Thrilling news. I, a millennial, have introduced my Gen Z colleague to a Charli XCX song she hadn’t heard - and now she loves it. Reader, it feels like being ID'd at the liquor store, on steroids. I will be chasing this high for years. I felt a wrinkle evaporate from my face. I no longer have GERD.

Katherine Di Napoli @katherinedinapoli.bsky.social · 9d

“Surely you had noticed our age gap? I was wearing Phat Farms, and you were smoking indoors (not really, but that’s how I perceived you). In any case, your oversight did not spark joy for me.”

McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 9d

"You tightened my straps, spun me around, and pulled at the clasp to make sure the bra fit just right. You handled me like I was a heifer at a livestock auction. I looked down at my udders. I didn’t know they made bras that big. But they did, they made them for me."

An Open Letter to the Bra Store Clerk Who Gave My Enormous Breasts an Embarrassing Nickname When I Was Coming of Age

To the woman at the bra store who clocked me as a “Gerry” in reference to my G-cup breasts when I was coming of age, I’m certain you haven’t spared...

An Open Letter to the Bra Store Clerk Who Gave My Enormous Breasts an Embarrassing Nickname When I Was Coming of Age

Reposted by Katherine Di Napoli

McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 11d

"I’m sure you met people like me every day, which is to say, fools, with deep grooves in their shoulders caused by ill-fitting bras. But my enormous breasts were not something I had yet come to terms with—that is, until that fateful day when I met you."

To the woman at the bra store who clocked me as a “Gerry” in reference to my G-cup breasts when I was coming of age, I’m certain you haven’t spared...

An Open Letter to the Bra Store Clerk Who Gave My Enormous Breasts an Embarrassing Nickname When I Was Coming of Age

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Katherine Di Napoli @katherinedinapoli.bsky.social · 13d

Gabapentin, what would we do without her 🙏 (my cat is also a 150mg/full PPE kinda gal)

Katherine Di Napoli @katherinedinapoli.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you!! It’s a beautiful name. In any case, I’m a Harriett now, so I suppose it just wasn’t meant to be 😂

Katherine Di Napoli @katherinedinapoli.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you!! Lambert is a perfect counterpart to Portia. We must stick together through these formative experiences!

Katherine Di Napoli @katherinedinapoli.bsky.social · 14d

"I want to say your shop was filled with the dank haze of cigarette smoke, but that can’t be true. My mother had dragged me there against my will. It was off the beaten path and named like a birth control pill: Portia’s. Or maybe, Calista’s… something like that."

McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 14d

"The bra in my hands was brown with stripes. BROWN WITH STRIPES, PORTIA. This was 2006, not today, when brown is cool. Each cup looked like a Viking helmet."

To the woman at the bra store who clocked me as a “Gerry” in reference to my G-cup breasts when I was coming of age, I’m certain you haven’t spared...

An Open Letter to the Bra Store Clerk Who Gave My Enormous Breasts an Embarrassing Nickname When I Was Coming of Age

Katherine Di Napoli @katherinedinapoli.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you!! A proud member. And I love your piece too. “I hear you when you say you want a raise.” Brilliant!

Katherine Di Napoli @katherinedinapoli.bsky.social · 14d

I’m in @mcsweeneys.net !! If you want to read one thing today that isn’t a terrifying news story, let it be this silly, true, coming-of-age story about a bra shopping experience/fever dream I had as a self-conscious teen.

McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 14d

"The bra in my hands was brown with stripes. BROWN WITH STRIPES, PORTIA. This was 2006, not today, when brown is cool. Each cup looked like a Viking helmet."

To the woman at the bra store who clocked me as a “Gerry” in reference to my G-cup breasts when I was coming of age, I’m certain you haven’t spared...