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Katie Burgess @katieburgess.bsky.social · 11d

I have a new story in @pitheadchapel.bsky.social , entitled "Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog." There are no dogs in it.
pitheadchapel.com/dog-dog-dog/

Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog Dog

Katie Burgess Look, obviously you can’t just go around shooting gas station clerks. Or shooting anyone, for that matter. But Dustin’s my friend, plus I have to wonder how much he was affected by th…

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Katie Burgess @katieburgess.bsky.social · 10d

Also in the new @pitheadchapel.bsky.social -- this great story by @bizzycoy.bsky.social:
pitheadchapel.com/any-mans-bet...
Such a wonderfully weird setting, would especially recommend to fans of Kevin Wilson

Any Man’s Better Than No Man at All

Bizzy Coy She couldn’t see the sign. Had it been stolen? Impossible. She pulled her mothy hair into a kerchief and put on her glasses and went outside. The sign was still there, its hinges creaking…

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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 11d

The October issue is live! Read here: pitheadchapel.com/volume-14-issue-10/

Words:
@bizzycoy.bsky.social
@katieburgess.bsky.social
@johnwaddy.bsky.social
JEFFREY FEINGOLD
SARAH HARLEY
ELIZABETH HASHIMURA
BETH GILSTRAP
SARP SOZDINLER
YASHASVI VACHHANI

Art:
NATALIE NEE

Volume 14, Issue 10

COVER ART BY NATALIE NEE FICTION ANY MAN’S BETTER THAN NO MAN AT ALL BY BIZZY COY DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG DOG BY KATIE BURGESS HIGH DESE…

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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · Aug 7

what does it mean to be "working"? walking. weeding. waiting. eventually, writing.

A day in the life of a "working" writer

I'm doing my best here, guys

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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · Jun 24

😳I love getting rejected! This month's newsletter is all about my writing submission strategies, and why winning isn't the point. Anyone can read it free: bizzycoy.substack.com/p/how-i-lear...

(Image is from my zine PUBLISH MY STUFF PLEASE)

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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · Jun 9

😅 A glimpse into the absolute dysfunction that is Bizzy Coy and Lia Strasser trying to make a New Yorker cartoon together...

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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · May 28

✨AUDIOBOOK + EBOOK now available! Thanks to the anonymous person who sent me this pic of PERSONAL SPACE taking a much-needed Vegas Vacay! Buy now at www.bizzycoy.com/book

Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · May 5

New cartoon by me (words) + Lia Strasser (art) in The New Yorker's “New York: A Centenary Issue," honoring 100 years of the magazine with a focus on NYC themes. It’s an honor to share the pages with so many inspiring writers and artists.

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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · Apr 16

i simply cannot, and, therefore, will not

Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · Apr 15

the 10 year anniversary issue of my newsletter BIZZY IN YOUR BOX is now infiltrating inboxes worldwide. read it in its entirety...

Why has Bizzy been writing this newsletter for 10 years?!

Surely by now she has said everything she needs to say

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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · Apr 9

my big book reading is april 13 - with local artists drawing while you watch! see you there 💖

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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · Apr 5

I read my short story aloud on WJFF Radio Catskill today. This weird little piece was originally published in The Catskiller. Gotta work on my audio recording skills, but hopefully you’ll enjoy it.

Reading aloud a short story (fiction), "No Bird She Knows," on WJFF Radio Catskill

YouTube video by Bizzy Coy

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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · Apr 5

i was not expecting the straight quotation mark kicker!!!

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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · Apr 2

see you there, upstaters!

Hands Off! Sullivan County NY Fights Back · Hands Off

**Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them.** Sullivan County is fighting back! They're taking everything they can get their hands on—our health care, our data, our jobs, our ser...

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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · Apr 2

see you there, upstaters!

Hands Off! Sullivan County NY Fights Back · Hands Off

**Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them.** Sullivan County is fighting back! They're taking everything they can get their hands on—our health care, our data, our jobs, our ser...

www.mobilize.us

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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · Mar 31

this is my dream publication. join me in submitting your finest literary work to TBQ...

Taco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · Mar 30

We open 420, here's the call
tacobellquarterly.org/tbq8-call-br...

TBQ8 Call: Bring Us Your Stacks of Pages

My kids make books all the time for fun. Both of them want to be writers and artists when they grow up. I feel like this is my fault. I’ve made it look too fun. They bring me their stacks of pages,…

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james folta @jamesfolta.com · Mar 30

Come on out to a great humor reading show!

@lukevburns.bsky.social & I are hosting a @mcsweeneys.net celebration of @jasonroeder.bsky.social’s Griefstrike!, a Thurber Prize finalist

With @joshgondelman.bsky.social Jiji Lee @cnissan.bsky.social & Jen Spyra

April 23, 7 PM
Free!
Francis Kite Club

And come out to AN EVENING WITH JASON ROEDER & FRIENDS

Luke & I are hosting a celebration of Jason’s Roeder’s book Griefstrike, which is a finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor!

With Jason Roeder, Josh Gondelman, Jiji Lee, Colin Nissan & Jen Spyra

April 23 at 7! Free! Francis Kite Club in NYC

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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · Mar 27

talkin' about the funny women of history on my local public radio station!

The funny women of history on WJFF Radio Catskill

YouTube video by Bizzy Coy

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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · Mar 27

the best in the biz!

Luke Burns @lukevburns.bsky.social · Mar 27

Just TWO spots left in my advanced short humor workshop starting April 19th!

Write three drafts in four weeks and get notes and feedback in a supportive environment.

Let's Write MORE Short Humor Pieces (Four-Week Workshop Starting 4/19/25)

DATES/SCHEDULE: 1. Saturday, 4/19/25, 12:00-2:30PM Eastern via Zoom [Intros & Pitches] 2. Saturday, 4/26/25, 12:00-2:30PM Eastern via Zoom [Draft of First Piece] 3. Saturday, 5/03/25, 12:00-2:30PM E...

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Points in Case @pointsincase.com · Mar 25

Our value option, the Chuckle Tier, includes smirks, knowing smiles, and obligatory chortles at the wisecracks of uncles.

Your Subscription to Humor Is About to Expire

Our value option, the Chuckle Tier, includes smirks, knowing smiles, and obligatory chortles at the wisecracks of uncles.

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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · Mar 25

NEW short humor piece published at @pointsincase.com today! Enjoy "Your Subscription to Humor Is About to Expire" at www.pointsincase.com/articles/you...

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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · Mar 24

the latest @newyorker.com cartoon by me + lia strasser!

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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · Mar 21

💖happy 41st bday to me! my short story BUTTERED TOAST is now available for all to read: grandjournal.net/buttered-toa...

Buttered Toast

At the new place (and every place was the new place, until they left, when it became the old place), Sarah was assigned to clean. She did not mind. She preferred to keep her hands busy so her mind wou...

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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · Mar 18

This month's newsletter is stuffed with stuff:

✏️A new short story
✏️A new cartoon
✏️My episode of The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast
✏️Photos from The New Yorker "Centoonial" celebration

Plus, a list of the internal debates and self-doubts that plague my every waking moment!

Peek into the self-doubting recesses of my writer-mind

And behind-the-scenes at The New Yorker "Centoonial" party

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