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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Honored to have my fairy tale retelling of Cinderella “Before” (in The Fairy Tale Review) featured by Jo Saleska in her excellent fabulist Substack! She’s gives a great reading of the piece and excellent prompts (great if you teach writing)! Check it out here: substack.com/home/post/p-...

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On Finding Courage to Leap

a micro short story by Joy Baglio || reflections on our culture’s obsession with personal transformation || imagination exercise to try this week

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Sarah Jane Cody is semi here @sarahjanecody.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It is insane how these AIs worked together on this Hack and reminds me of @joybaglio.bsky.social's brilliant story where the AIs worked together to, uh, kill off humans. (Before the hopeful turn Joy's story takes... read it.) www.dwarkesh.com/p/ajeya-cotra

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Ajeya Cotra – Inside the OpenAI agent swarm that hacked Hugging Face

"This might be the clearest warning shot we ever get."

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Just got an away message response to an email saying "I'm in the jungle and will be unreachable," and I have never felt more deep respect for an away message. Also something I aspire to!

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

What word do you never want to read in a piece of fiction again? For me, it's "chuckled." I think that word has been ruined (by overuse) for me, forever.

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Looks like I’ll be going to #AWP27 in March! Super excited for our panel discussion on endings, organized by the amazing @bhurley.bsky.social, and featuring some of my favorite writers: @laraehrlich.bsky.social, Vu Tran, and Rickey Fayne. Hope to see you there!

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

One of the fun things about creating a magical world & magic system is that it can, well, be any way you want it to (if consistent with itself). Just upended all the "rules" of this system I'm working on because I want it to be more visual, so here goes! #amwriting #speculativenovel #worldbuilding

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Why write one novel when you can write two, with twice the effort, time, tears, stress, etc. and aim for it all to be done in the same window of time? Seems like a sane and normal goal.

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

A reality in my writing process: Just when I'm making strides toward a deadline for one project, answers come to me about another, and I can't NOT capture those. So here I am, two novels both vying for my attention, both wanting to be finished!

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

“Jump, & you will find out how to unfold your wings as you fall.” - R. Bradbury Been thinking about this: how taking the terrifying leap toward something can bring the clarity we were seeking. Do we ever know what we’re doing, or how to do it? Most worthwhile acts involve a foray into the unknown.

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Had a wonderful first @readercon.bsky.social (#Readercon) in Boston last weekend! So many great conversations, panels, new (& old) friends - also loved being there with my Western MA author pals (& genius creatives) @robertvsredick.bsky.social & Mira Bartók! Feeling inspired! Now, to finish a novel!

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Heading to Readercon in Boston today - my first time at this conference! I’m excited to experience it - though at least 50% of my time I’ll be holing away in my room and working on my manuscript. May emerge in the evenings depending on progress!

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

One of my favorites of me and Eric, at Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland. Can you believe it’s been 16 years?!

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Had a wonderful time at the @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social last night! I read from my fabulist parable “Frog Heart” (now available at Charlie Byrne’s’ Bookshop in Galway!) It was an incredible experience - especially hearing the work of the other writers. What a warm, welcoming center and crowd!

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Exciting news! “Frog Heart” - my short story first in Ploughshares, later released as a stand-alone mini-book from @ikeproject.bsky.social - is now at the iconic Charlie Byrnes’ Bookshop in Galway, Ireland! Thanks to Méabh McDonnell, author and children’s section manager at the bookshop!

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Toying with the idea of sharing one What If / theory every few days. Here’s today’s:

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

One thing that working-furiously-on-novel-while-traveling is teaching me: how to get good at ignoring lesser responsibilities, letting non-urgent emails wait, and using every spare minute I have to dip back into the novel.

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Kathy Fish @kathyfish.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Update: There are now just TWO spaces open for this November's residential workshop in gorgeous West Viriginia! I'd love for you to join @joybaglio.bsky.social & Sarah Freligh & me. You will write LOTS! 🍁🍂

A Reason to Write presents a "Generative Flash Workshop with Kathy Fish Nov. 2-6, 2026 with black & white photos of Kathy Fish, Joy Deva Baglio, Sarah Freligh, & Ellen Weeren. Further info at https://areasontowrite.com/workshops/kathy-fish-2026-workshop/

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

“Always write the biggest book you can. The one that makes the boldest claim. The one that knows what its identity is.” - @gillianmauthor.bsky.social

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

HUGE congrats to @joybaglio.bsky.social on winning a Pushcart! I know what a journey it has been to get this story in the right state and the right hands for publication, and this prize is so justly deserved. ❤️

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MizGolightly @mizgolightly.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Congratulations to @joybaglio.bsky.social on the Pushcart! A very well-deserved recognition for a really great story!!! Huzzah 🎉 [Please let the wear and tear on my copy be further endorsement!]

Pocket sized One Story magazine with light blue cover text we are sorry for your suffering joy deva baglio

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IKE: A Publishing Project @ikeproject.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Congratulations to @joybaglio.bsky.social on winning a Pushcart Prize for her extraordinary short story “We Are Sorry for Your Suffering,” first published in One Story Magazine. Joy’s work continues to astonish with its emotional precision, imagination, and depth — this honor is so deeply deserved.

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I won a Pushcart Prize! Huge thanks to my brilliant editor @kcfriedman.bsky.social, everyone at @onestorymag.bsky.social & the Pushcart editors!

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Had a wonderful time reading & talking craft / process last week at A Writer’s Night, in Longmeadow MA! Thanks to all the wonderful folks who showed up, joined in a very lively conversation about writing, and participated in my small frog-themed trivia challenge (winner won a copy of “Frog Heart”)!

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Belated photos from my wonderful conversation with author Joanna Margaret at Odyssey Bookshop, about her novel The Daughters, a gothic mystery. We chatted about historical research, witch trials, writing suspense, & so much more! Thanks to all the amazing folks who joined us!

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

THURSDAY, May 14th! I'll be featured at A Writer's Night, in Longmeadow MA! I'll be reading fiction, sharing craft talk kernels, & telling you about the connection between bagpipe and writing (this is secret knowledge, but those present will learn). More details here: tinyurl.com/2s4mbpad

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

TONIGHT, Wednesday 5/13! I can't wait to talk with Joanna Margaret about writing a page-turning thriller, her background as an archival historian, and more! Join us at Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley MA!

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 11/05/2026

“I always love librarians as heroes, particularly in a thriller.” —WHMP Listen to Joanna Margaret (The Daughters) discuss the setting, researching witch trials, and more: m.soundcloud.com/whmp/novelis... She’ll be at the Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley, MA, Wednesday, with @joybaglio.bsky.social

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Hi Friends! Here's our just-out May newsletter, from @pvww.bsky.social with both virtual and IN-PERSON workshops, readings, & happenings! If you're in Western MA, I hope I get to see you at one of my upcoming in-person events listed here! Full list of May events here: tinyurl.com/7a475jr5

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Pioneer Valley Writers Workshop @pvww.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Our May newsletter is here! Join us this spring for virtual workshops with bestselling authors + IN-PERSON events with PVWW Founder @joybaglio.bsky.social, and more! We hope to see you soon! Full list of May events here: tinyurl.com/7a475jr5

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Accountability roll call! Let’s make May the month we show up in a big way for our projects. (Dare I say finish the novel?! Yes I dare.)

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IKE: A Publishing Project @ikeproject.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

*** Celebrate Short Story Month • Buy a short story collection. • Read a short story. • Write a short story. • Recommend your favorite short stories to your friends. • Buy a story from IKE: A Publishing Project, such as Frog Heart by @joybaglio.bsky.social. Available @asterismbooks.bsky.social

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

I am so excited for this! Join us in West Virginia for a week of generative flash writing! (Spots are limited and going fast!) Link to sign up at the QR code, also in the comments below.

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

“Frog Heart” making its way into the world as a chapbook! Thanks so much @ikeproject.bsky.social!

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Pat Foran @pdforan.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

"... all she would have done to keep her children safe and alive, all she'd tried to do, all she'd given up, yet how blind she'd been, how weak and scared her version of love had been in the face of the world and its whispering voices." Frog Heart by @joybaglio.bsky.social @ikeproject.bsky.social

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

ENTER "FROG HEART" GIVEAWAY (by 4/24)! Ploughshares is doing a giveaway, free to enter! Winner receives my new "Frog Heart" chapbook (by @ikeproject.bsky.social) & Ploughshares issue where the story first appeared! To enter, go to @pshares.bsky.social's Instagram post, or here: tinyurl.com/mpt5j26r

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Excited to share that I’ll be week three faculty at Martha's Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing this September! I’ll be leading three seminars, consulting with attendees, & hanging out / exploring the island! If you'll be there, let me know in the comments - and looking forward to meeting you!

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

We sometimes have to be firm - with self & others - about what we need creatively. I am practicing: • Saying no more (and yes to more writing) • Not being as reachable (via email & phone) • Keeping my word to myself about deadlines • Realizing that these boundaries are in service of my soul

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Litmus test for your writing: Are you having fun? Yes, writing is hard. It can be maddening; we can feel stuck, all of that. Yet in my experience, my best work happens when there's some speck of FUN. This doesn't mean there's no struggle - just that I can glimpse fun through it.

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Thinking today about my magical week last summer at Prospect Street Writers House in Bennington VT! Here I am (right of couch) at our final sharing-of-work at the end of the residency week. It was a week of writing, delicious communal dinners, & evening walks. Why am I thinking of all this? (1/2)

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Recently returned from a 12-day writing retreat at The Porches, in VA, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains! So grateful for the Nancy Zafris Short Story Fellowship, which made this possible - & to magical founder Trudy Hale - who even got me to play my bagpipes before I left! (1/4)

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Have been writing and revising nonstop (at a retreat in Virginia!) but what's become VERY apparent is how much I repeat certain words: "Flickering," "bright," "darkness," and "something" - so I've been on a mission to expand vocabulary around these words. Are there certain go-to words you have?

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

THIS APRIL! Excited to share my short story "Frog Heart" - a fairy tale about parenthood & trying to save the ones we love - originally in Ploughshares - in its new form as a standalone chapbook, thanks to @ikeproject.bsky.social! Pre-order & read about it here: asterismbooks.com/product/frog...

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

And before you watch our full Nevermore recording (haunted #AWP26 event) here’s a short peak thanks to @cieramcelroy.bsky.social! Reading features Carmen Maria Machado, @sequoian.bsky.social, GennaRose Nethercott, me, Jen Pullen, & Matthew Lansburgh! Full recording here: tinyurl.com/yc73pt7n

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

More Nevermore photos, the haunted off-site event Jen Pullen and I hosted (through @pvww.bsky.social). Here: the haunted Lord Baltimore hotel theater, the hundreds of people lined up to get in, & some of the authors hanging out post-reading! (Before we sleuthed ghosts on the 19th floor!) #AWP26

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Loved co-hosting (& reading in) @pvww.bsky.social’s haunted off-site Nevermore, with superstars Carmen Maria Machado, @sequoian.bsky.social, GennaRose Nethercott, @matthewlansburgh.bsky.social, & @jenniferpull9.bsky.social. 600 RSVPs, y’all! It was special. Full recording here: tinyurl.com/5yvaf3p8

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Loved moderating our Speculating the Machine panel at #AWP26 (on writing about AI, in fiction) with these visionary science fiction writers & genre-benders. Amazing discussion. We also did a pre-AWP reading of our own fiction about AI, for those curious - watch here: tinyurl.com/bdd9r2zk

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Belated #AWP26 highlights from Baltimore! Meeting my brilliant One Story editor Karen Friedman in person - and hanging out with the whole awesome One Story team! Also got to see friend and Ghost Parachute editor Brett Pribble & Yaddo friends Anne & Vu from a very special residency!

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

A short (fun) exercise for anyone struggling mid-manuscript:

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Brave, beautifully-written essay by my dear friend and incredible writer @sarahjanecody.bsky.social in @electricliterature.com!

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Joy Deva Baglio @joybaglio.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

I am LOVING my experience using @scrivenerapp.bsky.social to write this novel manuscript! Not only does it help organize every part of the chaos, but the support is A+! Scrolling issue all fixed! Thank you, Scrivener!

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