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@nikigjoni.bsky.social
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
#Frankenstein is gothic, gorgeous, lush. All the hallmarks of a @realgdt.bsky.social movie. I can’t wait to rewatch and feel heartbreak again 😩😩😩
November 9, 2025 at 5:38 AM
#Frankenstein is gothic, gorgeous, lush. All the hallmarks of a @realgdt.bsky.social movie. I can’t wait to rewatch and feel heartbreak again 😩😩😩
Batteries: recharged ✔️
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”
October 19, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Batteries: recharged ✔️
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”
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.
August 8, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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.
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…
July 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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…
A day filled with art and vintage shop hopping in Richmond.
July 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A day filled with art and vintage shop hopping in Richmond.
Power naps with this dude are my favorite 😭
June 7, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Power naps with this dude are my favorite 😭
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?!
May 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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
May 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
My favorite weekend afternoons look like this
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.
April 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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 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
March 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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! 👇🏻
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February 8, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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! 👇🏻
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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!
January 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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!
Another one down. When does it stop?!
2025 🥂
2025 🥂
January 1, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Another one down. When does it stop?!
2025 🥂
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.
December 30, 2024 at 2:49 PM
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 💫💫💫💫💫
December 22, 2024 at 4:59 PM
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 💫💫💫💫💫
Friends talking about writing, life, holidays, family, shit. I love these two so incredibly much.
And Indian food.
And Indian food.
December 20, 2024 at 4:20 AM
Friends talking about writing, life, holidays, family, shit. I love these two so incredibly much.
And Indian food.
And Indian food.
It’s a little baby under a monstera canopy
December 16, 2024 at 4:48 PM
It’s a little baby under a monstera canopy
We love a statement coat
December 12, 2024 at 4:04 AM
We love a statement coat
✨The only acceptable way to begin the week✨
December 9, 2024 at 3:14 PM
✨The only acceptable way to begin the week✨
Capping off a weekend of cooking and baking with…more cooking and baking. Leftover pie crust and leftover turkey calls for turkey pot pie. Even after 4 days off, I’m sitting here with the Sunday scaries. Go figure.
December 2, 2024 at 1:08 AM
Capping off a weekend of cooking and baking with…more cooking and baking. Leftover pie crust and leftover turkey calls for turkey pot pie. Even after 4 days off, I’m sitting here with the Sunday scaries. Go figure.
This jerk swiped two uncooked Italian sausages off the counter last night and woke me up at 4am to run outside and handle business.
I love him and am grateful for his companionship, even when he’s being a fiend and when I become hangry.
I love him and am grateful for his companionship, even when he’s being a fiend and when I become hangry.
November 28, 2024 at 4:12 PM
This jerk swiped two uncooked Italian sausages off the counter last night and woke me up at 4am to run outside and handle business.
I love him and am grateful for his companionship, even when he’s being a fiend and when I become hangry.
I love him and am grateful for his companionship, even when he’s being a fiend and when I become hangry.
Grandma’s apron for Thanksgiving Eve baking
November 28, 2024 at 3:35 AM
Grandma’s apron for Thanksgiving Eve baking
Being published alongside so many of the names in this issue is crazy business for me. I'm so excited to be in it and so grateful to have had @puneetdutt.bsky.social believe in this little story. If you have 5 mins on this Monday, give "The Quiet Room" a read.
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November 25, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Being published alongside so many of the names in this issue is crazy business for me. I'm so excited to be in it and so grateful to have had @puneetdutt.bsky.social believe in this little story. If you have 5 mins on this Monday, give "The Quiet Room" a read.
ex-puritan.ca
ex-puritan.ca