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Colin Heasley

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Colin Heasley is originally from Cortland, New York. His humor writing has appeared in Reductress, Electric Literature, The Offing, and The New Yorker, and he currently lives in Los Angeles with his partner.

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    Buy an iPad for College. Get $180,000 in Student Loan Debt
    by Colin Heasley
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    by Colin Heasley
  • December 14, 2023
    Yep, This Supporting Character Is Definitely About to Die
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  • October 30, 2023
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    So, You Assume I Do Not Know of the Wide-Leg Jean?
    by Colin Heasley
  • February 17, 2022
    The Lunch Lady from the High School in Euphoria Announces This Week’s Menu
    by Colin Heasley
  • August 12, 2019
    PR Emails From Hell
    by Colin Heasley and Megan Broussard
  • July 9, 2019
    Public Disgrace Generator
    by Colin Heasley and Emma Brewer
  • April 24, 2019
    Popular Thirst Traps Throughout History
    by Colin Heasley
  • December 7, 2018
    Famous Authors’ ASMR Props
    by Colin Heasley
  • May 10, 2016
    Increasingly Convoluted Think Piece Titles About Apologizing
    by Colin Heasley
  • October 29, 2015
    Are You J. Crew, J. Jill, J. Mendel, or J. Edgar Hoover?
    by Colin Heasley
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