Bare Bones - Poetry
Bare bones licked away by the tongues of nature, washed to white by the cleansing of the sun The stories they tell as they lay beneath...
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April Ann Roy
Oct 19, 2020
Beautiful Human - Poetry
True beauty is in the vast array of things that are broken,
scarred, used, and marked.
Spots and stains give
narrative to our history.
April Ann Roy
Oct 6, 2020
Making Friends With Silence - Poem
I scratch through the unknown, the thickness of the great abyss stuffed underneath my fingernails. The digging is endless. And I know it.
April Ann Roy
Sep 19, 2020
Your Future Does Not Exist
“There’s no need to run towards what’s in your future. You’ll exhaust yourself and be too tired to enjoy it when you get there.”
April Ann Roy
Sep 9, 2020
You Say You Want Peace, But You Don't
Peace will only come through listening with full concentration, with the intent of understanding. Peace will only come as we truly see...
April Ann Roy
Sep 8, 2020
Apple Tree Don't Care
Do the things you love because you can. Because you want to. Not because someone is looking or not looking.
April Ann Roy
Aug 14, 2020
Anxiety - I Was Finally Diagnosed
If you haven’t read Anxiety and Bullying - My Story or Religious Trauma and Anxiety, feel free to check those out as it might give some...
April Ann Roy
Aug 5, 2020
My Experience with Religious Trauma and Anxiety
Read This Disclaimer Trigger Warning: Anxiety, depression, religious trauma, self-harm, possible other triggers depending on the person....
April Ann Roy
Jul 19, 2020
Anxiety and Bullying - My Story
I was kicked...tripped...spit on...my hair was pulled...I was pushed down the stairs...wads of saliva-soaked paper were flicked at me...
April Ann Roy
Jul 9, 2020
Anxiety Series - Intro
TRIGGER WARNING: This post and this series have content related to panic attacks, general anxiety, depression, and dark thoughts.
April Ann Roy
Jul 8, 2020
Divide and Conquer - The Game They Play
They are getting ready to eat us...
April Ann Roy
Jun 1, 2020
Can't Do This Anymore...But, Guilt
I literally don't know anything right now...and there is simply no winning.
April Ann Roy
Apr 25, 2020
Somewhere In The Middle
...But, what I have done, is find a more healthy balance between complete mistrust/avoidance and blind faith/reliance.
April Ann Roy
Apr 21, 2020
I Prank A Scammer!
I finally pranked a scammer and got it all on video!
April Ann Roy
Apr 14, 2020
What Am I Even Feeling?
Last night I woke up to the sound of my own scream...actually it sounded more like a muffled swamp animal emerging from the depths...
April Ann Roy
Apr 12, 2020
SEX vs. Violence
Why is such an ugly, sad and terrible thing like brutal vengeance prized and bragged about while a beautiful, enjoyable thing like sex...
April Ann Roy
Apr 2, 2020
Being Present In Sh*t Circumstances
Being present, for me, is about narrowing down my focus to the space I’m in, the time I’m in and the details of what I’m doing. It’s paying
April Ann Roy
Mar 31, 2020
Shit Day. Its Fine.
...my brain is just fried. And I don’t even know why exactly.
April Ann Roy
Mar 26, 2020
Games With Bones
Title: Games with Bones Author: April Ann Roy Suitable for Children? Discretion advised Writing Prompt #3 Source of Photo:...
April Ann Roy
Jan 14, 2020
The Living Island
It felt like sunrise.
The moment when that star’s first rays flood over the horizon and light the world.
April Ann Roy
Jan 13, 2020
Reading Over Eating
Flash fiction. About a little girl and a monster.
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