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Viktoria Shulevich

@vikshulevich

Writer of humor, essays & children’s fiction. Words in The New Yorker, McSweeneys, LA Times, WBUR’s Cognoscenti, Slackjaw, The Belladonna, Points in Case, Weekly Humorist! www.viktoriashulevich.com

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Latest posts by Viktoria Shulevich @vikshulevich

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Contributor: The diary of a casual, not-at-all-obsessed ‘Heated Rivalry’ fan Day 9: Made a blueberry smoothie. Added an extra banana. Worth the hype.

I got to write about my Heated Rivalry obsession in @latimes.com today!

www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

11.01.2026 14:40 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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#8 by @vikshulevich.bsky.social
Full piece: medium.com/thebelladonn...

27.12.2025 15:52 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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When to Cry Over Spilled Milk When the milk you spilled gets into every crevice of your floor, stove, and cupboards, making everything permanently sticky.

First humor piece of 2026! Thank you for the pub @pointsincase.com !!

www.pointsincase.com/articles/whe...

01.01.2026 21:17 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Team Sports Made Me the Perfect Candidate for This Job – Weekly Humorist

Some thoughts on playing team sports, thanks for pub @weeklyhumorist.bsky.social !!

weeklyhumorist.com/team-sports-...

20.12.2025 21:37 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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I’m Excited to Join Your Run Club for All the Right Reasons I don’t expect to meet anyone by joining your Club, but I wouldn’t be upset if someone asked about me. Has anyone asked about me yet?

New Run Club humor in @pointsincase.com !! Thanks for the pub @jamesfolta.com !

www.pointsincase.com/articles/im-...

14.10.2025 18:10 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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“Have you accomplished a thing?” By @vikshulevich.bsky.social

Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/a-midlife-qu...

02.10.2025 15:00 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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A Midlife Quiz: Are You Living Your Life to the Fullest? Have you accomplished a thing?

A very important midlife quiz that’s not (entirely) about cheese in @belladonnacomedy.bsky.social !!

thebelladonnacomedy.com/a-midlife-qu...

02.10.2025 20:53 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

So honored to be in it!

28.08.2025 20:44 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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A Newsletter of Humorous Writing by Luke Burns & James Folta A weekly newsletter dedicated to humorous writing and humorous writers. We round up the best short humor pieces and funny articles every week, and have some fun extras ever...

In this week's newsletter, @jamesfolta.com and I round up funny writing by Jack Handey in @newyorker.com, Michelle Cohn & @madelinegoetz.bsky.social in @pointsincase.com, and @vikshulevich.bsky.social and @seanmcgowan.bsky.social in @mcsweeneys.net!

Check it out & subscribe ⬇️

22.08.2025 16:33 👍 12 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 0
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Bodies Of Water And When It’s Ok To Pee in Them A comprehensive summer guide.

To pee, or not to pee, that is the question…And I got answers! New humor in Slackjaw!!

medium.com/slackjaw/bod...

20.08.2025 15:11 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

Please take @vikshulevich.bsky.social’s advice about the book I haven’t written!

14.08.2025 10:00 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Don’t Judge My Book by Its Cover Don’t judge my book by its cover. For the cover art of my debut novel, I envisioned a mysterious, foggy background with two shadowy figures graspi...

Thrilled to be back in @mcswys today declaring my love of romance books, the delightful tropes and most of all, HEAs. Thanks @cmonks for the pub and my amazing writing friends for the feedback!

www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/don...

13.08.2025 14:57 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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Don’t Judge My Book by Its Cover Don’t judge my book by its cover. For the cover art of my debut novel, I envisioned a mysterious, foggy background with two shadowy figures graspi...

Thrilled to be back in @mcswys today declaring my love of romance books, the delightful tropes and most of all, HEAs. Thanks @cmonks for the pub and my amazing writing friends for the feedback!

www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/don...

13.08.2025 14:57 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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I Am Totally Comfortable with This Awkward Silence But if I nod, I may agree to something I strongly disagree with. Like that the world is flat or that black licorice is delicious.

I love an awkward silence, don’t you? New humor in @pointsincase.com !! Thank you @jamesfolta.com !

www.pointsincase.com/articles/i-a...

08.08.2025 13:57 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Contributor: I tried this new abomination at Whole Foods so you don't have to If you love pickles and kombucha, you'll probably hate pickle kombucha. On your first, second and third try.

Excited to be in @latimes.com today with some thoughts on pickle kombucha!!

www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

02.07.2025 16:41 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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We continue to be women making a podcast. Brave?? This month we have the delightful @vikshulevich.bsky.social as a guest. Listen if you are smart and cool and want some downright life-changing humor writing tips.

Watch on YouTube here: youtu.be/K_CQ9QrejvU?... and get that poddie wherever!

30.06.2025 15:25 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Contributor: I tried this new abomination at Whole Foods so you don't have to If you love pickles and kombucha, you'll probably hate pickle kombucha. On your first, second and third try.

Excited to be in @latimes.com today with some thoughts on pickle kombucha!!

www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

02.07.2025 16:41 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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My Bad, I’m a Worrier, Not a Warrior Your Majesty, what I’m saying is that I am a worrier---all I do all day long is worry about every little thing that could possibly go wrong.

Delighted to be in @pointsincase.com today with some totally normal thoughts about worrying! Thank you for the pub @jamesfolta.com !!

www.pointsincase.com/articles/my-...

20.06.2025 14:17 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

New dating humor!!

03.04.2025 15:18 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks!! The feedback in the workshop was super helpful!

03.04.2025 15:18 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I’m Having a Great Time Talking to You About My Wife on Our First Date You’re so adventurous! Just like my wife.

New dating humor in @belladonnacomedy.bsky.social today!! This piece started in a workshop with @lukevburns.bsky.social ! Highly recommend Luke’s workshops!

thebelladonnacomedy.com/im-having-a-...

03.04.2025 14:52 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

😂😂😂

13.02.2025 19:23 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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My Most Compatible Matches According to Hinge Viktoria & Harry, you are a perfect match. Viktoria, you put food in your mouth, chew it, and swallow. Harry also puts food in his mouth, chews it, and swallows.

Delighted to be in Shouts & Murmurs today with this piece!

www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts...

13.02.2025 17:04 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 0
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We Can’t Wait to Be Part of Your Neighborhood, but First We Need to Dig This Massive Hole Hello there, neighbor. We are your friendly corporation moving in next door. We’re taking over this six-story building that used to house various s...

We Can’t Wait to Be Part of Your Neighborhood, but First We Need to Dig This Massive Hole by @vikshulevich.bsky.social

28.01.2025 19:45 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1

Thank you so much, Gail!

25.01.2025 22:06 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Some Annotated Reading January 23 This annotated reading thing...it's becoming a reading journal. Only I am now reading so much short-form writing I can't possibly write it a...

#amreading A new annotated reading post #novels #essays #shortstories #flashfiction #humor #LucyFoley @raebolt.bsky.social @woodardwriter.bsky.social @mjerkins.bsky.social @mariehoykenny.bsky.social @vikshulevich.bsky.social @emilykling.bsky.social blog.gailgauthier.com/2025/01/some...

23.01.2025 18:37 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 3 📌 0
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Conditions That Must Be Met Before I Can Do My To-Do List Mercury cannot be in retrograde. But it also can’t be moving forward.

First pub of 2025, thank you Slackjaw !! Some very specific conditions that must be met for me to do my To-Do list…

medium.com/slackjaw/con...

02.01.2025 16:32 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks so much, Tom!

20.12.2024 22:33 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you so much!!

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