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Joy Baglio

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Speculative Writer: Fiction in Ploughshares, Tin House, etc. & forthcoming in One Story. Founder of @pvww.bsky.social. Rep'ed by @peter23.bsky.social. Novel in progress. Adventurer. https://linktr.ee/joy.deva.baglio

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Joy Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · Jul 23

Hard copy finally arrived! Thank you Ploughshares, Rebecca Makkai, and all of the first readers of this short story! So grateful to have “Frog Heart” in this summer issue of Ploughshares!

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Joy Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 1d

Read here: www.joybaglio.com/uploads/7/5/...

Joy Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 1d

This @somers.bsky.social story in @grantamag.bsky.social is so good.

Erin Somers @somers.bsky.social · 1d

New story by me in Granta today about inept swingers on the Hudson Valley granta.com/pleasantries...

Pleasantries

‘Her body looked good in that sumptuous way. He was not always attracted to her anymore, but he was attracted to her in this moment, and there was something noble about this, generous – he was about t...

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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 12d

Reminder! We're looking for volunteer Fiction and Flash Fiction Readers! Join the SLM FAM! This weekend would be a great time to apply! 😉

SLM IS
LOOKING FOR
FLASH AND
FICTION
READERS
Apply Sept 24- Oct 1
splitlip.submittable.com

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Joy Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 12d

Loved being a Visiting Writer earlier this week at The Williston School, in Easthampton MA! I taught a lesson on speculative fiction & gave a reading to a very full house, in what felt like a Hogwarts hall! Big thanks to the students and faculty for being so welcoming!

Joy Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 12d

Stuck in your writing project? Never underestimate the power of the smallest engagement with your story: read a paragraph, think about it while on a walk, record your thoughts. The smallest engagement can crack open the door to breakthroughs & flow. Whenever you struggle, lower the bar for yourself.

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Joy Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 13d

Ran a 5K up a mountain on Sunday, and it was a great time. Glorious views of the Connecticut River Valley at the top!

Joy Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 15d

They are: Peter Medeiros, Melenie Freedom Flynn, Yago Colas, [me, Joy Baglio], Ariel Delgado Dixon, Allegra Hyde, and Gail Thomas (not pictured).

Joy Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 15d

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Joy Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 15d

Loved hosting (and reading with) these incredible writers for the Pioneer Valley Writers' Workshop fall literary reading, Words Under the Stars! Each reading was riveting. Thanks to all who joined us in Florence, MA!

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Joy Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 16d

Thanks! It was a great group.

Joy Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 16d

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Joy Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 16d

Just hosted our first Writing Retreat at Pioneer Valley Writers’ Workshop and it couldn’t have been more wonderful! Such a lovely group of writers, perfect weather, a gorgeous venue, what felt like infinite coffee (first time brewing a giant urn of it!) Feeling grateful for creative community!

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Joy Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 17d

Hehe would love to sail with Jack! Aubrey or Sparrow - both would make it an experience, I'm sure!

Joy Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 17d

Thank you, Necessary Fiction friends, for sharing! It was a FABULOUS night and turnout - will be posting photos soon.

Joy Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 17d

Wow, what incredible photos! And I too would sign up to help the first mate with the sails! What an experience that sounds like.

Joy Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 17d

Thanks so much :) And yes, there is a lot there to browse through :D

Joy Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you so much, Alisha!

Joy Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 19d

Learn more + author bios + RSVP here: www.pioneervalleywriters.org/event-detail...

Words Under the Stars: PVWW's Fall Literary Reading | Pioneer Valley Write

Join us on September 20th on the lawn of the Florence Civic Center for a festive reading featuring local authors!

www.pioneervalleywriters.org

Joy Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 19d

TOMORROW, Sat. 9/20 at 7pm at the Florence Civic Center, in Northampton MA! I'll be hosting this + reading alongside authors Allegra Hyde, Ariel Delgado Dixon, Melenie Freedom Flynn, Gail Thomas, Peter Medeiros, & Yago Colas! We'll also share kernels of writing wisdom! Join us if you're around!