I just received the greatest piece of junk mail ever: a 16-page(!) appeal from Dwight Eisenhower's granddaughter seeking donations to restore the plane he used as Air Force One. I may not have any children, but truly this marks me as A Dad.
Luke Burns
@lukevburns.bsky.social
Writing funny stuff/weird stuff. New Yorker, McSweeney's, NY Mag, etc. Translator of THE CHILDREN OF LIGHT (2026), on shelves now, and MASTERS OF THE NEFARIOUS, also on shelves now. https://lukevburns.tumblr.com/writing (He/Him) Header image by Lucas Adams
having homemade stock to cook with: beautiful, wonderful, iconic making homemade stock to cook with: a horror, miserable, nightmare
I've got just ONE spot left in my intro to short humor workshop starting next week! Learn the essentials of short humor and write a draft of your very own piece in just four weeks.
Where to Start With Short Humor (Four-Week Workshop Starting 9/08/26 - Evening)
DATES/OVERVIEW OF CLASSES: 1. Tuesday, 9/08/26, 7:00-9:00PM Eastern via Zoom [Overview of Short Humor & Idea Generation] 2. Tuesday, 9/15/26, 7:00-9:00PM Eastern via Zoom [List-Making & Outlining] ...
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I just finished reading Children of Light, and you're gonna want to snag a copy posthaste.
Luke Burns@lukevburns.bsky.social · 2w agoLooks like The Children of Light is currently on backorder on Bookshop, but you can also, of course, order directly from @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social
NEW ADVICE-FROM-LIEBER LIST! I've posted these tips as a thread before, but I figured it's about time I made it available as a single, shareable image.
In this week's newsletter, @jamesfolta.com and I corralled funny writing by Aarushi Ahuja in @pointsincase.com, Brian Braiker in @newyorker.com, Ben Steere in @mcsweeneys.net, and Annie Zaleski in @avclub.com Plus, info about my upcoming workshops and my new translation Check it out & subscribe 👇
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...
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"The Children of Light is a galaxy-spanning space opera that charts the troubles of the Zors.... Not that its author would agree that this is a moral fable, or even a fabulation in any sense." —Séamas O'Reilly on the best graphic novels of 2026.
when I was a kid there was an urban legend about a foie gras that had some ribs removed so it could do this
Iron Chef Bot@ironchefbot.bsky.social · 6d ago
(very unpleasin‘ sneezin’ & wheezin’) my calliope!! Fuck!!!!!
*John Wayne voice* I’m gonna add you to my home video library, Pilgrim.
The Children of Light (two copies!) spotted at @bookculture.com on 112th St! bookculture.com/book/9781681...
The Prestige but it's about a rival MC who becomes obsessed with proving that Shock G and Humpty Hump are the same person
Abolish Everything! Season 3 starts taping for @nebula.tv THIS THURSDAY @caveatnyc.bsky.social. Our 7 PM tapings are nearly sold out and the 10 PM slots will follow suit— so grab your tix now before they’re gone! caveat.nyc/events/aboli...
I assume one of the small joys of owning one of these wine holders would be pretending to scold your drunken private chef. You can yell stuff like “GIVE ME THAT!” or “Oh, not the Prosecco, Guillame! You fool!” every time you pull a bottle out of his hand.
Ken Reid@kennethwreid.bsky.social · 2w agoSomebody actually purchased and then donated this product.
In this week's newsletter from me & @jamesfolta.com, great writing by @julieklausner.bsky.social in @mcsweeneys.net, @zolamray.bsky.social in @belladonnacomedy.bsky.social, Kyle Donley in Slackjaw & Jack Handey in @newyorker.com +Info RE:my new translation & @clickingpoint.bsky.social Read & sub ⬇️
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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...
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Okay we need a frinkiac for Withnail and I. @andyburnham.bsky.social please address
Guess it's time to see that translation in action. And you, too, dear reader, can join me in this voyage into French comics.
Luke Burns@lukevburns.bsky.social · 2w agoAlong with our regular weekly roundups of great short humor, @jamesfolta.com and I also write extra newsletters for our paying subscribers! This week we've lifted the paywall to share some of my reflections on translating Jean Pleyer's The Children of Light for @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social
Today's the day! The Children of Light is NOW IN STORES. Check out this thread to see the great reviews it's been getting so far.
Luke Burns@lukevburns.bsky.social · last mo.The Children of Light, the graphic novel I translated, is coming out on August 18th, and is available for pre-order! So far it's been getting some very nice reviews, which I'm gonna put in this here thread
This is a really great post, and full of insights from Luke
Luke Burns@lukevburns.bsky.social · 2w agoAlong with our regular weekly roundups of great short humor, @jamesfolta.com and I also write extra newsletters for our paying subscribers! This week we've lifted the paywall to share some of my reflections on translating Jean Pleyer's The Children of Light for @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social
[One of These Mornings intensifies] (Couldn't get this out of my head when I saw these panels)
mary worth is lit@wilburwurthless.bsky.social · 2w ago
Along with our regular weekly roundups of great short humor, @jamesfolta.com and I also write extra newsletters for our paying subscribers! This week we've lifted the paywall to share some of my reflections on translating Jean Pleyer's The Children of Light for @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social
A Few Things Luke Learned About Humor Writing From Translating Sci-Fi
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hello muddah hello faddah here i am at camp miasma
A new translation of ‘The Children of Light’, an alien-inspired comic from the 1980s, sheds light on our unreal present.
What Are the Aliens Doing Here?
A new translation of an alien-inspired comic from the 1980s sheds light on our unreal present, finds Jamie Sutcliffe
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I just preordered The Children Of Light, not just because it's getting rave reviews, but because Luke's batting 1.000 when it comes to picking interesting, exciting translation projects (as anyone who read his translation of Masters Of The Nefarious can tell you). bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The Children of Light
An advanced alien race attempts to escape oblivion with the help of a world-sized spaceship, an omniscient supercomputer, and a mysterious group of godlike creatures in this astonishingly illustrated ...
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Luke Burns@lukevburns.bsky.social · 4w agoFT says it's "an epic story of life and death" with "dazzlingly colourful, meticulous illustrations" They also say the translation is "expertly done by Luke Burns, especially given the amount of intergalactic jargon," which, thank you! That was indeed a challenge!