Hey, I'm Alex, a humor writer, book junkie, and lover of philosophy, snake plants, and tea.

You can find my writing in The New Yorker, McSweeney's, Austin Monthly, and here Medium.

I am also a co-creator of You But Better, the #1 self-improvement podcast on the planet.

Here on Medium, I write mostly short comedic fiction pieces for Slackjaw, a publication I help edit. Plus the occasional essay on writing or whatever I'm obsessing over at the moment.

Find more about my writing and creative projects at alexbaia.com

Social media: Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn.





What else is here? Hot damn, I'm glad you asked.

I run a monthly humor newsletter, where I share funny writing from myself and other writers on Slackjaw and book recommendations.

I made a Humor Writing Cheat Sheet for aspiring humor writers.

If you use any of the links above, you get both of those things, so I recommend you get the goodies and don't overthink it. Leave the overthinking to me.

Medium member since December 2018
Editor of Slackjaw
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Alex Baia

Alex Baia

Humor writer, book junkie, stargazer, optimist. Resident philosophy major. Get my humor newsletter: https://alexbaia.com/humor