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Riane Konc is a writer whose work appears in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Reductress, The Rumpus, and more.

  • November 21, 2024
    Linda McMahon Is Ready to Pile-Drive the Department of Education
    by Riane Konc
  • January 27, 2020
    A Statement From Secretary Mike Pompeo Regarding the Amount of Blank World Maps In His House
    by Riane Konc
  • November 15, 2019
    FAQ: Your New Houseplant
    by Riane Konc
  • September 26, 2019
    Thank You for Coming to Our Used Clothing Store to Sell Your Ugly Garbage Clothes
    by Riane Konc
  • August 6, 2019
    We Must Defend Thanos’s Constitutional Right to Snap His Fingers and Make Half of the Universe Disappear
    by Riane Konc
  • March 8, 2019
    Congratulations On Your Accomplishment!
    by Riane Konc
  • February 19, 2019
    Rihanna’s “Bitch Better Have My Money,” Expanded for Freelancers
    by Riane Konc
  • January 11, 2019
    If You Liked Tough Mudder, You’ll Love the Latest Obstacle Course for Adults… NAVIGATING YOUR DEPRESSION
    by Riane Konc
  • December 21, 2018
    The Re-Gifts of the Wise Men
    by Riane Konc
  • December 19, 2018
    The Myth of Paul Ryan
    by Riane Konc
  • December 3, 2018
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Birth of Samuel Allen Novak
    by Riane Konc
  • July 9, 2018
    Every Single Possible Way I Have Attempted to Repurpose Nabokov’s Famous Line “(Picnic, Lightning)”
    by Riane Konc
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