Eric McHenry
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Pouring out a cup of ambition
August 25, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Pouring out a cup of ambition
“Somebody’s Baby” doesn’t get enough love for its timeless portrait of a man who discovers that his crush is gay and bravely decides to hit on her anyway
August 20, 2026 at 11:38 PM
“Somebody’s Baby” doesn’t get enough love for its timeless portrait of a man who discovers that his crush is gay and bravely decides to hit on her anyway
It’s weird that you can spell out every number from 1 to 999 and never use the letter A.
August 11, 2026 at 1:45 PM
It’s weird that you can spell out every number from 1 to 999 and never use the letter A.
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Moment Of Silence Followed By Hot Dog Race
August 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Moment Of Silence Followed By Hot Dog Race
My son, cracking wise in the Onion
May 15, 2026 at 3:18 AM
My son, cracking wise in the Onion
This essay was years in the researching/writing, and I’m thrilled that it landed in such a beautiful magazine.
March 4, 2026 at 7:45 PM
This essay was years in the researching/writing, and I’m thrilled that it landed in such a beautiful magazine.
This is my son’s joke, btw.
February 27, 2026 at 2:45 AM
This is my son’s joke, btw.
I found a picture of the real Stagger Lee, and it was not what I expected:
A Picture of Stack Lee | North American Review
northamericanreview.org
February 23, 2026 at 3:26 AM
I found a picture of the real Stagger Lee, and it was not what I expected:
Trump is going to make that little boy give him the Grammy.
February 9, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Trump is going to make that little boy give him the Grammy.
Hell yeah that’s Nick Offerman raving about my wife’s podcast. Because it’s the best one.
February 1, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Hell yeah that’s Nick Offerman raving about my wife’s podcast. Because it’s the best one.
Aaron Rodgers in the postgame press conference complaining about “Twitter experts” ruining football. He’s so close to getting it.
January 13, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Aaron Rodgers in the postgame press conference complaining about “Twitter experts” ruining football. He’s so close to getting it.
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“Yes, you in the back, I see you have your hand up.”
“Why was it ‘one thing’ all those other times? I mean, I know why, we all do, I just think it’d be good to acknowledge it.”
“Why was it ‘one thing’ all those other times? I mean, I know why, we all do, I just think it’d be good to acknowledge it.”
December 19, 2025 at 2:13 AM
“Yes, you in the back, I see you have your hand up.”
“Why was it ‘one thing’ all those other times? I mean, I know why, we all do, I just think it’d be good to acknowledge it.”
“Why was it ‘one thing’ all those other times? I mean, I know why, we all do, I just think it’d be good to acknowledge it.”
My son is funny.
December 13, 2025 at 3:56 AM
My son is funny.
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"I keep thinking that evil would like nothing better than to have us feel awful about who we are."
November 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
"I keep thinking that evil would like nothing better than to have us feel awful about who we are."
Gutted to lose Todd Snider so early. m.youtube.com/watch?v=_CuE...
Working on a Song
YouTube video by Todd Snider - Topic
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November 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Gutted to lose Todd Snider so early. m.youtube.com/watch?v=_CuE...
As long as I’ve got my laptop and summer breaks, no urban legend is safe.
Gone Fishin’ - The American Scholar
Could two famous rivermen really have met their end while grappling giant fish in a Kansas river?
theamericanscholar.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
As long as I’ve got my laptop and summer breaks, no urban legend is safe.
I gotta say it was a good day
November 5, 2025 at 6:02 AM
I gotta say it was a good day
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‘Selfie’, a poem by Eric McHenry, from our October / November issue.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:49 AM
‘Selfie’, a poem by Eric McHenry, from our October / November issue.
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Sonnet in The London Magazine!
October 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Sonnet in The London Magazine!
Attention versiverse: Gretchen McCulloch writes double dactyls.
Higgledy piggledy
Timothée Chalamet
Has a name meriting
Endless design
Much like his forerunner
Benedict Cumberbatch:
Hexasyllabically,
Easy to rhyme
Timothée Chalamet
Has a name meriting
Endless design
Much like his forerunner
Benedict Cumberbatch:
Hexasyllabically,
Easy to rhyme
October 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Attention versiverse: Gretchen McCulloch writes double dactyls.
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Not at all surprising that the notoriously nimble Democratic political machine planned ahead 23 years to plant a fake Trump drawing in Epstein's birthday book. That Chuck Schumer sees around corners!
September 10, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Not at all surprising that the notoriously nimble Democratic political machine planned ahead 23 years to plant a fake Trump drawing in Epstein's birthday book. That Chuck Schumer sees around corners!
This is a good joke and also my son wrote it
The U.S. Open By The Numbers https://theonion.com/the-u-s-open-by-the-numbers/
September 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This is a good joke and also my son wrote it
Talking levee-camp hollers on the Smarty Pants podcast. When the work is peonage, the work songs become protests.
What Lies Beneath the Levee Camp Holler - The American Scholar
Eric McHenry investigates a century-old crime preserved in music
theamericanscholar.org
August 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Talking levee-camp hollers on the Smarty Pants podcast. When the work is peonage, the work songs become protests.
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Who killed the Mercy Man? If levee bosses were just a bunch of interchangeable Mr. Charlies, then they all did.
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#Music #History by Eric McHenry via The American Scholar
theamericanscholar.org/who-killed-t...
#Music #History by Eric McHenry via The American Scholar
Who Killed the Mercy Man? - The American Scholar
An obscure murder keeps resurfacing in Black story and song
theamericanscholar.org
August 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Who killed the Mercy Man? If levee bosses were just a bunch of interchangeable Mr. Charlies, then they all did.
theamericanscholar.org/who-killed-t...
#Music #History by Eric McHenry via The American Scholar
theamericanscholar.org/who-killed-t...
#Music #History by Eric McHenry via The American Scholar