NG
Writer | 2023 London Independent Story Prize anthology selection | PEN/Robert J. Dau prize nom | BOTN nom | Best Microfiction nom | Dev Editor for Writers Digest | www.ngjoni.com
- I had a dream about spitting out teeth and now I’m scared.
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- It feels surreal and absolutely awesome to see my novel-in-progress’ prologue—my protagonist, Drita’s name—published for others to read. Eternally grateful to @gonelawn.bsky.social for accepting this for their excerpts issue! gonelawn.net/journal/issu...
- Christmas sweater party with the 804 squad and other friends too!
- I love this little prose poem so much. It came out furiously in one sitting in my notes app after a late night walk with the pup, thinking and feeling a whole lot of things. Grateful to @mosspuppymag.bsky.social for publishing it. If you have 30 seconds for a read! ⤵️ mosspuppymag.com/issue-9-echo...
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- #Frankenstein is gothic, gorgeous, lush. All the hallmarks of a @realgdt.bsky.social movie. I can’t wait to rewatch and feel heartbreak again 😩😩😩
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- Batteries: recharged ✔️ “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”
- This piece came out of a prompt from last year's 804 writing retreat. All the thanks to my friends for creating a space that is lax and fun (and funny!) and creative. It's a super short one if you have the time! "Small Fortune" out in Lover's Eye Press. www.loverseyepress.com/post/fiction...
- Nearly ONE YEAR after I wrote this little piece at 804’s Labor Day weekend writing retreat…it’s finally found a home! Coming out in Lover’s Eye Press first full print issue…so excited to see “Small Fortune” in print.
- I am so grateful to Blue Mountain Review for picking up this story that was inspired by a sick, late night Instacart order. If you have 5 mins! t.co/suJ3SgFHcZ
- Excited to be on this list! If you’re in the area and want to have oysters and drinks w/ a side of literature, this is calling your name…
- In one week and day, I’m hosting this workshop at Kramers! There are still a handful of tickets left, so if you want to get creative on a Tuesday and meet with other local writers, come on out! www.kramers.com/events/27229...
- A day filled with art and vintage shop hopping in Richmond.
- I’m so grateful to @bulbculture.bsky.social for publishing a second piece of mine! This CNF piece is near and dear to me and this commentary about it has me 🥹🥹🥹🥹
- Power naps with this dude are my favorite 😭
- So, so, so thrilled to be hired as the editor for the second volume of Bowie State University's journal, Freedom - A Journal of Research in Africana Studies. The articles featured in there are fucking fantastic and interesting and I can't wait to dig in.
- Every time someone admits they use any form of AI, I want to claw my eyes out. It’s becoming a knee jerk reaction at this point, my wincing and wtf-ing.
- I guess I’m headed to France?! I’m absolutely flabbergasted. After years of following their page & pining from a distance & two almost-submitted applications, I finally just did the thing & applied this year. And my immediate response was “is this a joke?” WHY are we like this?!
- My favorite weekend afternoons look like this
- I love the energy when a storm is brewing.
- My engagement on Twitter has been sucky for a while now after it took years & years to get the steady bit of interaction I did have. This place completely blows, I’m starting from scratch. Yelling down an empty hallway & all that. Plus no bookmarking feature to track announcements. C’est la vie 🫠
- Andddd everything always hits at once. No more bombardments until the summer! I love this layout so much, I’m stupid excited to be in The Emerson Review with a vulnerable little flashback piece from when I was just a wee little immigrant child.
- It's that time of year again. My mom's birthday is today and she's halfway around the world in Albania. I wrote this a few years back; it came out just in time for her birthday then. It's definitely a favorite of mine. 🎈 newflashfiction.com/nikoletta-gj...
- If you missed this on Friday and want a quick read with your Sunday coffee, my story, “Radium Girl Dreams in Technicolor,” came out in @tinymolecules.bsky.social. The whole issue is fantastic, so have at it!
- I’m SO excited to have this piece in @tinymolecules.bsky.social. Born out of a writing retreat with the 804 gang last year. I love this one. www.tinymolecules.com/issues/twent...
- I’m SO excited to have this piece in @tinymolecules.bsky.social. Born out of a writing retreat with the 804 gang last year. I love this one. www.tinymolecules.com/issues/twent...
- It’s the little things 🥲 I can’t wait for this issue! Being published alongside all these fabulous writers!
- So excited to be in this lineup. So excited to be in L.A. in one week.
- It’s no secret I’ve been doing editing and one-on-one workshop sessions for a while now, but as of late, I’ve been very keen on making it a more regular thing. Officially added info to my writer site. Read! Share! Reach out! I’m happy to answer questions. www.ngjoni.com
- I spent much of today visiting my most favorite college professor and his wife. He still teaches at UMBC, she’s a curator at the Walters Art Museum—they’re ~cool.~ We had lunch and wine and caught up and it was a perfect way to spend a cold, dreary day. And also this! 👇🏻 🥹💖
- Nothing beats a physical copy of a publication. Was feeling kind of low one day last year when I wrote this and was so pleasantly surprised when the excellent @laurelreview.bsky.social picked it up. Can’t wait to dig into this issue!
- I’ve reached out to indie bookstores & art schools & community orgs & the MoCo library to pitch creative writing workshops for young writers, particularly ESL kiddos & maybe I’m naive but damn, I thought there would be more interest to get something going. But…crickets. Boo.
- ❄️on and on and on❄️
- Two years ago today, my grandpa passed away in Albania. He was simply *the best.* I wrote this last year and was--and still am--so thrilled that @bendinggenres.bsky.social gave it a home. bendinggenres.com/on-summer-mo...
- Another one down. When does it stop?! 2025 🥂
- In 2025, I'm hoping to do even more artsy things that a) help fuel my creativity or b) relax me. I'd really like to begin piano lessons, for one. And Fri night, a friend wanted to do something crafty, so we did. And I REALLY ENJOYED STITCHING THIS LITTLE FOX. I want more.
- I’m so excited to have one of my favorite previously published pieces accepted for publication. I love this little essay about visiting the Badlands and driving through South Dakota and being in a space that is so completely different from home. My third piece slated to come out in 2025 💫💫💫💫💫
- Coffee mate
- Friends talking about writing, life, holidays, family, shit. I love these two so incredibly much. And Indian food.
- It’s a little baby under a monstera canopy
- We love a statement coat
