THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE:
Life Advice With Animal Analogies - in the 11/11/24 print edition of The New Yorker Magazine
Would You Rather Stay Home Alone or Online Date? A Game for Single Women
LOS ANGELES TIMES :
WBUR COGNOSCENTI :
MCSWEENEY’S INTERNET TENDENCY:
We Can’t Wait to Be Part of Your Neighborhood, But First We Need to Dig This Massive Hole
Adobe Acrobat Pro Really Really Wants You to E-Sign Something During Your Seven-Day Free Trial -featured in A Newsletter of Humorous Writing #343
We're Your Favorite Band From High School And This Is Our Final Goodbye Tour—For Real This Time
Open Letter to Sleep: We Need to Talk -featured in A Newsletter of Humorous Writing #185 and the Scientific American!
POINTS IN CASE:
Announcing My Seasonal Transition to Fairweather Friend - PIC’s The People’s Favorites of 2024
Customer Satisfaction Survey: Please Rate Your Recent Visit to View the Sunset
Our Holistic Retreat Will Completely Change You Into the Perfect Person You Already Are
The Best White Noise App Just Got Better with City Sounds You'll Love
THE BELLADONNA:
I’m Having a Great Time Talking to You About My Wife on Our First Date
Terms and Conditions for Middle-Aged Adult Traveling With Parents - #8 most liked of 2024 by Belladonna readers!
An Open Letter to Aurora Borealis By Someone Who Didn’t See It and Definitely Doesn’t Have FOMO - #9 most liked of 2024 by Belladonna readers!
I Am a Man on Hinge and “My Simple Pleasure” Is Clean Sheets
How to Buy a Wood Cutting Board and a Knife in 41 Simple Steps
Spotting “Singles” in Their Natural Habitat: A Tour for Couples
Sorry I Am Late, I Was Doing a Thing I Could’ve Done Literally at Any Other Time - the 10th most read article of 2023 in The Belladonna!
I Just Love Hosting This Dinner Party and I Am Not Stressed Out at All! - Greener Pastures’ Magic Monday pick of the week!
A Guide For Estimating the Cost of Your Upcoming MRI in 59 Simple Steps -featured in A Newsletter of Humorous Writing #281 and Yapjaw newsletter!
FAQ About my Family’s Eastern European Immigrant Style Thanksgiving
What I Did After Finding My Old Suzanne Somers ThighMaster in a Box of Stuff -The Belladonna Editors’ Pick for Best of 2022!
Hey Jen, Finally Returning That Habits Book I Borrowed Four Years Ago!
HR Guidelines for In-Person Interactions and Suggestions for Small Talk
SLACKJAW COMEDY:
A Neighborhood Meeting On A Proposed “Indoor” Street Racing Bar
We’re A Company Whose Boots You Clicked On Once, And Now We Are Email-Stalking You
Notes From My (Chronic Lack of) Sleep Journal - Yapjaw and Greener Pastures’ pick of the week!
I Really Want To Get To Know You By Telling You About Myself
WEEKLY HUMORIST:
I Had to Buy This Tent From REI, It Was on Sale and It’s Slightly Different From My Other Tents
Some Totally Normal Thoughts I Had After Getting Pooped on by a Bird
Exciting New Nail Polish Colors for Spending Your Valentine’s Day Home Alone! - Greener Pastures’ best-of-the-week!
A Guide to Pregaming in Your 40s - Weekly Humorist’s Best of 2023 List!
10 New Year’s Resolutions Jason Definitely Wants Me to Keep This Year - Weekly Humorist’s Best of 2022 List!
GREENER PASTURES:
TWO FIFTY ONE:
ROBOT BUTT:
Viktoria is a Boston-based writer of humor, essays, and children's fiction. She grew up in Brooklyn, so that makes her perpetually cool. You can find her work in The New Yorker, McSweeney's, LA Times, WBUR’s Cognoscenti, and other excellent publications.
Viktoria was selected for St. Nell’s Humor Writing Residency in 2023. She performed at the inaugural Slackjaw: LIVE show in 2024 and was a guest on The Belladonna Editrix podcast in 2025. Her short humor has been featured in A Newsletter of Humorous Writing and in multiple Best of the Year lists.
Viktoria has a degree in Mass Communication from Boston University and studied writing at The Second City and GrubStreet. She enjoys hiking, kitesurfing, and having a dog.
