River Joy

Joined September 2022

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I make things with paint and words and light. I was once described as an asshole with Mr. Rogers vibes.

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sisyphus
once we walked together dreaming of something comforting for all of us it was a breath of fresh air i so broken, you so whole
By River Joya day ago in Poets
Top Story - December 2023
Vocal+Assist's December PromptTop Story - December 2023
The Vocal+Assist group has a new prompt for you! This prompt will go from today (12/1) until the 14th of December. It's that time of year again! Everyone's settling down and getting ready to spend time with their families all over the world! Every family has different traditions surrounding this time of year, one of my mothers favorite traditions is watching Hallmark movies. All. Of. Them.
By River Joy5 days ago in Fiction
Vocal I Love You And
Rick wrote the 6 Pack of Writers piece, Sharon wrote a poem, and I am going to be that person. I'm going to start this off by saying I wouldn't be putting effort into this without a deep respect and love for the platform. I literally do not have the energy to expend towards anything I do not care deeply about. That being said, after working on it and mentioning it multiple times, here's some things that I think need to be addressed at Vocal.
By River Joy15 days ago in Writers
Hal
Hal woke up, he started his car by blowing into the tube attached to the steering wheel. He then went back inside and took two shots of vodka, ate two hard boiled eggs and on the rare occasion like yesterday when he finds orange juice he treats himself to a vodka and orange juice while he showers and does his hair.
By River Joy20 days ago in Chapters
Top Story - November 2023
I'm So Much More Interesting When My Life is Boring. Top Story - November 2023
I've been struggling with putting this post together, do I write a poem, the writing for which I'd like to be known? Do I write a reflective essay because 100 and one year and the changing of my vocal plus status are massive adjustments for me? Do I express my true, full thoughts on a year and one hundred stories on this platform? Am I putting too much pressure on myself for a perceived milestone that doesn't really mean much? Yes the answer to that last one is a resounding yes.
By River Joy26 days ago in Humans
spotted lanternfly
i did my duty today squished a spotted lanternfly under my foot because they are invasive destructive wrong but invasive implies introduced
By River Joyabout a month ago in Poets
Top Story - October 2023
Mental Healthcare in AmericaTop Story - October 2023
The state of the mental health system in America is a mess. 🫠 I mean we know this, how could we not? But I'm going to talk about my experience over the past few months.
By River Joyabout a month ago in Confessions
Money Talk
Well, vocal, we're coming up on a year now, I love you, I really do. I have learned more about myself as a writer in the past year than I ever did before. This is not a parting letter, just a see you soon (well see my money soon). I believe in this space, the creators here are some of the most supportive and constructive members of a community I've ever experienced. I've made friends here, I've read things that have informed the way in which I live my life. However times are hard, and though in my mind from the very beginning I said I would renew if I broke even (I more than broke even) I still can't afford a vocal plus membership. It sucks, but it is what it is.
By River Joy2 months ago in Confessions
meditation
mind may you wander for the grief of the world is inconsistent with the peace in my heart hard won at war with myself now i watch a peaceful sunrise
By River Joy2 months ago in Poets
The Walk
It is a no talking day, before you wake up I realize that my voice does not work, my brain is so overwhelmed from the past week I am not capable of using mouth words. It's the months leading up to the holidays and all I've done is talk and mask and talk some more. You come downstairs, I am already wearing my ear defenders and I hand you a card from the pile you made me after a meltdown last holiday season. It was purple and has glitter on it, I never knew how to ask for accommodations from loved ones before you, and we figured out how to make it fun. It simply said "No Words Day", we have other ones, "low sensory day", this one is green with leaves stamped out of it, "lights out day" this one is black with white writing, "low or no touch day", that one is blue with glitter. If either of us play one of the cards, it's respected, no questions asked.
By River Joy2 months ago in Fiction
my therapist told me to write this
my therapist told me to write this i told her i hate this prompt that i've done this over and over and over again so she told me so write it about change
By River Joy2 months ago in Poets
Top Story - September 2023
through a child's eyesTop Story - September 2023
i used to believe in magic real magic weird magic for a very short while i thought very tiny people controlled automated toilets and sinks
By River Joy2 months ago in Poets

River Joy

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Stories (104/0)

sisyphus

Vocal+Assist's December PromptTop Story - December 2023

Vocal I Love You And

Hal

I'm So Much More Interesting When My Life is Boring. Top Story - November 2023

spotted lanternfly

Mental Healthcare in AmericaTop Story - October 2023

Money Talk

meditation

The Walk

my therapist told me to write this

through a child's eyesTop Story - September 2023

Achievements (2)