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Bizzy Coy

@bizzycoy.bsky.social
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www.bizzycoy.com + Author of PERSONAL SPACE + New Yorker humor + cartoons + Freelance copywriter Insta: @bizzycoy

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Katie Burgess @katieburgess.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
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/
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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 · 02/10/2025
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
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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 · 01/10/2025
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
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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 · 07/08/2025
what does it mean to be "working"? walking. weeding. waiting. eventually, writing.
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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 · 24/06/2025
😳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 · 09/06/2025
😅 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 · 28/05/2025
✨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
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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
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 · 16/04/2025
i simply cannot, and, therefore, will not
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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
the 10 year anniversary issue of my newsletter BIZZY IN YOUR BOX is now infiltrating inboxes worldwide. read it in its entirety...
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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 · 09/04/2025
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 · 05/04/2025
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.
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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 · 02/04/2025
see you there, upstaters!
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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 · 02/04/2025
see you there, upstaters!
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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 · 31/03/2025
this is my dream publication. join me in submitting your finest literary work to TBQ...
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james folta @jamesfolta.com · 30/03/2025
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 · 27/03/2025
talkin' about the funny women of history on my local public radio station!
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The funny women of history on WJFF Radio Catskill
YouTube video by Bizzy Coy
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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
the best in the biz!
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Points in Case @pointsincase.com · 25/03/2025
Our value option, the Chuckle Tier, includes smirks, knowing smiles, and obligatory chortles at the wisecracks of uncles.
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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 · 25/03/2025
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 · 24/03/2025
the latest @newyorker.com cartoon by me + lia strasser!
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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
💖happy 41st bday to me! my short story BUTTERED TOAST is now available for all to read: grandjournal.net/buttered-toa...
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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 · 18/03/2025
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!
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Peek into the self-doubting recesses of my writer-mind
And behind-the-scenes at The New Yorker "Centoonial" party
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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
thanks kate for translating my story into IRISH!! a beautiful language. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk1A...
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Funny story "How to Move Heavy Furniture By Yourself" in English and Irish
YouTube video by Bizzy Coy
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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
thanks to the "new yorker cartoon caption podcast" for having me on with my co-cartoonist extraordinaire lia strasser! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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Episode 194 - Lia Strasser & Bizzy Coy
Podcast Episode · New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast · 03/12/2025 · 1h 17m
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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
new substack just dropped. go pick it up!
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Bizzy tries to change and falls right back where she started
Hey, that's life.
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james folta @jamesfolta.com · 16/02/2025
Seems like everything these days is enlarged to show texture
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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
humor writers, make sure you're subscribed to our industry's gold-standard newsletter, A Newsletter of Humorous Writing: buttondown.com/humorouswrit.... led by the esteemed @lukevburns.bsky.social and @jamesfolta.com
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A Newsletter of Humorous Writing
by Luke Burns & James Folta A weekly newsletter dedicated to humorous writing and humorous writers. We round up the best short humor pieces and funny articles every week, and have some fun extras ever...
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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
good things happening in my rural town: + retro film screenings at the library + drivers waving hello to pedestrians + local writer starting a journalism substack + writing workshop at indie bookstore
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Luke Burns @lukevburns.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
In this week's newsletter, @jamesfolta.com & I round up great writing by @kibblesmith.com, @lilliekoi.bsky.social, Daniel Lavery, and @bizzycoy.bsky.social! Plus James's deep dive into the world of weather-predicting groundhogs and my upcoming workshops. Check it out & subscribe at the link below!
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A Newsletter of Humorous Writing
by Luke Burns & James Folta A weekly newsletter dedicated to humorous writing and humorous writers. We round up the best short humor pieces and funny articles every week, and have some fun extras ever...
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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
good things happening in my rural town: + cross-generational walks + new art gallery and studio opening up + zoom poetry event + political organizing and conversations + neighbors stopping in the street to talk
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james folta @jamesfolta.com · 31/01/2025
In this week’s Newsletter, @lukevburns.bsky.social & I shared funny writing by Adam Dietz, Troy Doetch, Kate Faigen, Gwendolyn Pryor Boutros, Kate Villa & @caitlinkunkel.bsky.social, in @pointsincase.com @mcsweeneys.net & @havehashad.com! Like short humor? Subscribe here for a weekly humor digest:
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A Newsletter of Humorous Writing
by Luke Burns & James Folta A weekly newsletter dedicated to humorous writing and humorous writers. We round up the best short humor pieces and funny articles every week, and have some fun extras ever...
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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
an instant classic
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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
😅 copywriter moment of the day: deciding whether to say "sensual" or "sensuous" (i never knew there was a difference until now)
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Julie Vick @julievickwriter.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
If you are looking for some distraction from *gestures vaguely at everything* please enjoy the recs for funny books (featuring @bizzycoy.bsky.social ), funny TV, and other distractions in my latest Substack: julievick.substack.com/p/january-li...
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January links roundup
Winter distractions edition
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james folta @jamesfolta.com · 22/07/2023
I love this poem
Frank O’Hara’s poem “to the harbormaster” but the poem just reads “let me into your harbor, y’a dingus!”
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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
make your art. make more.
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Jennie Egerdie @jennieegerdie.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
I’m the richest woman that ever lived
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Ian Goldstein @iangoldstein.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
This would look good on a resume I think
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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
the current season of @oncinema.bsky.social is turning into one of my favorites. "if a house was a movie, this would be it!"
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a man wearing a bowling shirt that says " brooklyn "
ALT: a man wearing a bowling shirt that says " brooklyn "
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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
good things happening in my rural town: + free storytelling event with packed house + art being hung in public spaces + friends running into each other at coffee shop + neighbor sharing homemade cake + bald eagles flying + radio station recording interviews for women's history month
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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
what platform are people using these days to host comedy / humor / literary events online?
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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
i'm new here so please give me some leeway as i indulged in all the hackneyed bluesky jokes. "bluesky? does it rhyme with brewski??" i am sorry
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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
are y'all using bsky on desktop or phone or a third thing i don't know about because i'm new here?
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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
its been a couple years since i've been on a twitteresque platform. i am awkward. relearning my short-form text-based social media skills. like austin powers after being thawed
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Bizzy Coy @bizzycoy.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Hey! It's Bizzy Coy. Your old pal. Humor writer, freelance copywriter, New Yorker cartoon captionist. Let's connect.
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a woman is standing in a doorway with the words `` here i am '' written on it .
ALT: a woman is standing in a doorway with the words `` here i am '' written on it .
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