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Joy Roulier Sawyer

@memorypoet.bsky.social

Poet, nonfiction writer, screenwriter. Writing instructor at Lighthouse Writers Workshop and Writers.com. Hide your Halloween candy, kids. www.joyrouliersawyer.com

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SELECTED WRITERS 2025 β€” Off Page Film Festival

So glad "Miracle Girl" got selected for the Off Page Film Festival! www.offpagefilmfestival.com/writers2025

11.10.2025 05:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm always surprised when these kinds of things happen. So glad "Miracle Girl" is making the rounds in the indie circuit.

29.09.2025 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Film Festivals, Screenplay Contests, Submissions Enter the world's best film festivals and screenplay contests. FilmFreeway makes it easy to discover, submit and get tickets to thousands of events.

Miracle Girl was just selected by New York Independent Art Film Fest via FilmFreeway.com.

15.09.2025 03:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Film Festivals, Screenplay Contests, Submissions Enter the world's best film festivals and screenplay contests. FilmFreeway makes it easy to discover, submit and get tickets to thousands of events.

Miracle Girl was just selected by San Diego Movie Awards via FilmFreeway.com!

03.09.2025 01:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Edward Hirsch is a treasure.

01.09.2025 00:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm a quarterfinalist in the Los Angeles International Screenplay Diversity Initiative!

06.08.2025 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Film Festivals, Screenplay Contests, Submissions Enter the world's best film festivals and screenplay contests. FilmFreeway makes it easy to discover, submit and get tickets to thousands of events.

My screenplay "Miracle Girl" was just selected as a finalist in the Palm Springs Diversity Screenplay Contest via FilmFreeway.com.

27.07.2025 03:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Ok, this is a very strange answer, but for me it's about the poetry. "Joy and Scotty" doesn't roll off the tongue syllable and sound-wise as much as "Scotty and Joy." When referring to couples, I've used both orders. For instance, I think "Becky and Roger" sounds better than "Roger and Becky."

21.05.2025 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This one’s for the penguins.

04.04.2025 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 379    πŸ” 117    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 10
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Ready for our Arctic freeze:

18.01.2025 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Plains, Ga., an evangelical politician like no other Say the words β€œevangelical politician” and a specific image probably comes to mind. But in one small church, a Democratic former president remains a voice for a minority of the faithful who see the na...

Love this article on Jimmy Carter by Harry Brunius, whose book "Better for All the World" sparked my latest poetry project: www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...

30.12.2024 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This little rundown house up the road sits between two McMansions, and every year they go absolutely bonkers with the lights, like suck it fat cats.

17.12.2024 04:05 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've seen the same thing many times, at every hour of the day.

11.12.2024 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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You know what we don’t deserve? CATS

10.12.2024 06:06 β€” πŸ‘ 112    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

The Authors Guild is one of the best organizations I belong to! If you're a member, their lawyers will look at your book contracts for free. They've already saved me from two bad ones. 🀦

23.11.2024 00:37 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s deportation plans would be disruptive in Colorado, where 1 in 10 residents is an immigrant Gov. Jared Polis says Colorado will not support deportations other than dangerous criminals, but communities statewide prepare for the worst.

Trump’s deportation plans would be disruptive in Colorado, where 1 in 10 residents is an immigrant

17.11.2024 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 73    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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Authoritarians like Trump love fear, defeatism, surrender. Do not give them what they want | Rebecca Solnit We must lay up our supplies – of love, care, trust, community and resolve – so we may resist the storm

www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...

17.11.2024 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm new! Glad to be here instead of...you know where. I'm a writer and into everything, so you'll probably get a mash up of the Denver Nuggets, Dairy Queen, Poetry Foundation, The Bulwark, LitHub, etc. etc.

15.11.2024 23:34 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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