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Joy K:

@joykazzz.bsky.social
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writes, teaches, edits. paris review, american poetry review, boston review, copper nickel, best american poetry. licorice. tennis.

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Joy K: @joykazzz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“the only time I had ever felt true anger in my life was losing to my brother in ping pong when I was 11” text to step back from and wonder about a little
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Ben Rothenberg @benrothenberg.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A remarkable moment on Sunday’s broadcast.
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Joy K: @joykazzz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The F and the N of Tiffany half peeled off on the trophy pedestal…what is that a metaphor for
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Joy K: @joykazzz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
that point where aryna scrambled elena’s limbs like a windchime in a tornado
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Joy K: @joykazzz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
ok i’m out. this is too many bros. too much bro. def one bro over the line. good luck francis.
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Joy K: @joykazzz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
oh god how i wish this were BO3.
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The Body Serve @thebodyserve.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
You all cannot allow this kit to win a major.
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Joy K: @joykazzz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
i think that i have never seen so thuggish a player’s box
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Joy K: @joykazzz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
my god vukov is an oppressive presence
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Joy K: @joykazzz.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
as iga savagely applies anti-slip like cupcake icing to her mitts
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Together 4 Trans Youth @t4-ty.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Welcome to our third installment of the “We Were Trans Kids Once” series. Please share with a young trans person in your life. If you’d like to share your story, lived experience, or wisdom in this series, email us at tog4ty@gmail.com
FROM KASEY
ADVICE TO MY YOUNGER SELF:
NEVER COMPROMISE ON WHO YOU ARE OR WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN

Photo of a blurred orange flower on green/grey background NEVER LOSE HOPE OR GIVE INTO CYNICISM.
LET YOUR WALLS AND INSECURITIES CRUMBLE INTO NONEXISTENCE.

Blurred photo of trees on a blue and brown background DARE TO LOVE AND DARE TO BE VULNERABLE.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO LOVE YOU AND WE'RE ALL IN IT TOGETHER.

Blurred picture of pink flowers on a blue background
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Joy K: @joykazzz.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
officially a noskova stan after learning about the charlotte flair/WWE connection
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Joy K: @joykazzz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
sitting on the bench chatting and eating a banana venus looks like a young girl
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Joy K: @joykazzz.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
appreciation post for @benrothenberg.bsky.social ’s observation that naomi’s USO iverson kit stands out in a moment of balletification / super femme WTA kits. now delighted by the white satin day version.
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Together 4 Trans Youth @t4-ty.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
This is our first installment in the “We Were Trans Kids Once” series. If you have a young trans/gender-diverse person in your life, please share. If you’d like to share your wisdom and experience, email us at tog4ty@gmail.com. Thank you to our brave, grown, vulnerable creators!
Transition can be really healing on its own, but for me being in trans community was what really allowed me to accept myself and feel whole. Loving other trans people and seeing their beauty and value made me see my own too.BUT finding other trans people and building meaningful relationships can be hard! Especially when trying to do it offline. It is awkward going to queer meet-ups or clubs or talking to cool-looking strangers at parties, but my advice would be to push through the awkwardness and do it.And keep embracing the awkwardness and reach out to people first, make plans, and check in on people. Be generous with your time
and nurture your
relationships because these are what will keep you safe and help you grow. Don't be discouraged if you don't immediately click with all the trans people you meet.With time and practice you'll find your people
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Together 4 Trans Youth @t4-ty.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Our second installment the “We Were Trans Kids Once” series. If you have a young trans/gender-diverse person in your life, please share with them. If you want to share your story in this series, email us at tog4ty@gmail.com
From Jole
I'm nearly in my 40s, and only within the past several years have I begun to understand my own identity as a non-binary, agender trans person.  Picture of a tree in dense fogIf I could speak with my kid self, I would tell them to keep speaking out and being loud-you'll find other voices and support. I'd let them know to never stop. playing for fear of not fitting in, and that that's the best way to learn and to attract creative people.  Picture of a gate covered in a green and yellow vine opening into a grassy area in dense fog Most of all, I'd tell them, "You're not broken because you feel different from everyone else. You're going to have to work harder to become who you are, and often you'll feel alone and misunderstood."
Picture of a pier and boat in a foggy morning on a lakeYour journey will be imperfect and, at times, both terrifying and wonderful.
Sometimes it will be easy and sometimes it will feel unbearable, but that's going to make it that much more rewarding and joyful everyday just to be you.
Picture of an ornate black iron gate with a few covered spider web in one of the circles of the gate
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Andrew Varnon @andrew-varnon.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Bless Osaka. Bless the paradox. I actually think that when people say something like "tennis comes first," it's a weird commentary on our notion of individuality. Paradoxically, tennis is an individual sport, but it doesn't like individualism much.
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Joy K: @joykazzz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
can someone tell the tall british podcaster that saying “that player sure looks short from where i stand” is not analysis, or interesting, or even funny at this point
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James Rogers @elliottjmr.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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Joy K: @joykazzz.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
🫣
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Joy K: @joykazzz.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
i think it would be funny if instead of talking all the time about WTA players’ babies, they called them cysts.
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Bralph Lauren @4thetennis.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Yes! In positive news, see Gabby Williams. www.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/s/...
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From the Fauxmoi community on Reddit: Golden State Valkyries forward Gabby Williams: “There’s a lot of discourse around trans athletes and what they can compete in. I would welcome a trans athlete on ...
Explore this post and more from the Fauxmoi community
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Joy K: @joykazzz.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
players of the #WTA tennis tour: here’s some inspiration and education from fellow women athletes. www.erininthemorning.com/p/defying-tr...
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Defying Trump, Baltimore Rugby Players Refuse To Comply With Trans Sports Ban Demand
The Baltimore Ferals—and rugby players nationwide—are standing with their trans teammates.
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Joy K: @joykazzz.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
so glad for ben’s reporting, but this isn’t cultural momentum, it’s a manufactured panic based on hate and fear. this test would be an ideal thing for players to protest and refuse
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Courtney Nguyen @fortydeucetwits.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Absolutely disgusting and infuriating to see from a tour founded on defiance and moral clarity. End of that era, end of that illusion. A betrayal of the LGBTQ+ community and women.
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Joy K: @joykazzz.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
truly low moment in the sport i love. i hope player educate themselves and push back against this baseless hate
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Joy K: @joykazzz.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
it’s just a tennis match and it’s only the men forgodsake i’m not even watching, yet i have that feeling when you’re waiting for your person to get out of surgery
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
It’s funny how literally everyone knows what this means
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Joy K: @joykazzz.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
somebody pls put a sock in fowler’s maw
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Steven (with a PH) @sjksalisbury.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
My dad was a poet so I could never really join in when the other boys would argue about whose dad could beat up the other dads, but I was confident that my dad could make your dad feel seen in ways that would quietly devastate him.
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Joy K: @joykazzz.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
wish i could hear @tennisjon.bsky.social and @elliottjmr.bsky.social’s dinner conversation tonight.
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Joy K: @joykazzz.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
HAHAHAHAH
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Joy K: @joykazzz.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
naomi’s mom in her gloves and hat 🥺
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Joy K: @joykazzz.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
that rally was like watching naomi pour champagne
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Lauren Theisen @laurentheisen.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
speaking generally, I think the no. 1 thing you can do as a cis ally is help a trans woman get a job
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Joy K: @joykazzz.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
why am i doing this with my wild and precious life
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Courtney Nguyen @fortydeucetwits.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Naomi Osaka walked into the hallowed grounds of the All England Club and said oh you revere tradition and history? That's cute. I'll show you tradition and history. www.vogue.co.uk/article/naom...
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Naomi Osaka’s Wimbledon Look Is A Love Letter To Japanese Ceremonial Dress
“I like to use fashion as a medium for storytelling,” the tennis legend tells British Vogue, whose elaborate walk-on outfit was designed by Hana Yagi.
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The Body Serve @thebodyserve.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
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They Might Be Giants @tmbg.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
My mayor’s Muslim The President’s stinko My Christian’s Dior Los Knicks en cinco. -JF
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The Body Serve @thebodyserve.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
We believe Olya and Brenda.
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Jesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Nothing I’ve ever done takes as much courage as it does for her to get up and go to school every day while the full weight of the conservative legal apparatus comes for her. And she’s not only still out there but crushing it. Happy pride, Becky. We’ve got your back no matter what SCOTUS decides.
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This trans student just won at state. The Supreme Court might now ban her from sports. - LGBTQ Nation
The fifteen-year-old has been fighting for her rights since she was eleven.
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Joy K: @joykazzz.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
okay then! paris: summon all the energy you got left and scream sing cheer and push your man quentin over the lineee this is now a 🇫🇷 stan account
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Joy K: @joykazzz.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
YESSSS
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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Cyndi Lauper has something to say. Listen up!! #USDemocracy
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adbtennis.bsky.social @adbtennis.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Federer fans, Djokovic fans, Nadal fans.
Three supporters at a basketball game.
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Joy K: @joykazzz.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
GASP
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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez: “The Government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket.” 🍿
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Joy K: @joykazzz.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
greenfield bridge, pittsburgh
photo taken thru a rainy windshield of the side of a bridge with ICE = GESTAPO     RESIST on it
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Joy K: @joykazzz.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
SIRAT a film i will never forget. i loved it even though at one point i regretted going. accidentally saw it on passover. which i’m realizing is perfect
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