“Tell me how you made it through all of this / and found your way to me.” YOU & ME & THE END OF THE WORLD A collection of speculative #poetry about love, community, hope, and despair, set before, during, and after the end of the world. #A #SP #PO #Q #BluePit

BRUTICUS Julius Caesar x Triple 9 A group of crooked cops, being blackmailed by the mob, plan one final heist. To create a distraction, they’ll attempt to kill an up and coming cop in a modern, gender-swapped #retelling of Julius Caesar set in NOLA post-Katrina. #A #C #W #BluePit

MOTHER OF MONSTERS. Outcast Echidna & her family must stop spree killer Harry, who has targeted them in order to prove himself to his father in an inverted retelling of Hercules’ Labors. Featuring a cast of modern analogues to the characters of Greek and Roman myth. #A #SP #Q #BluePit

Only one week until #SmallPitch 🌊 As a reminder, you can find guidelines & FAQ on our website, as well as the list of participating publishers and a lot more. The link is in our bio!

46,000 words, a weather report, and a Happy Mother’s Day wish! #amwriting #wip #writerslife #writeandgrind #writesky

May goal board is up! #amwriting #amquerying #writerslife #writeandgrind #poetry #wip #poems #writesky

More greatest Matt Roy hits for National Poetry Month. #poetry #poem #amwriting #writeandgrind

It’s a *contrapuntal* poem, to be read as two individual poems/columns, or across as one unified poem.

Posting this as a reminder to Future Me (and Future You!) #wip #amquerying #amwriting #writeandgrind

National Poetry Month! Here’s my #poem “I’ve Watched the World and You” in @penumbricmag.bsky.social a couple of years ago. (pg 70 in the PDF) #amwriting #amquerying #writeandgrind www.penumbric.com/currentissue...

Happy National Poetry Month! Here’s one of mine, from Issue 13 of @havenspec.bsky.social “Tell Me the Story of Something Ending,” which also opens my #speculative #poetry chapbook “You & Me & the End of the World” #amquerying #amwriting #writerslife #writeandgrind havenspec.com/poetry/tell-...

Some pics from #NoKings today. I didn’t take any pics of protestors, because I always look like a narc, but there were a lot of awesome people there.

Brody

A great, reaffirming piece from a book club buddy:

Loose #WIPSnips today: “The setting sun glints off the rampart of windows that frames City Hall and he shades his eyes. Get your shit together, he thinks. Why are you so jumpy? You’ve been through worse and made it out alive. He hesitates before crossing the open street. Too many lanes of fire.”

Quick blog post today on the morning writing routine. #5amwritersclub #writing #amwriting #amquerying #writerslife #writeandgrind #writesky matthewstevenroy.wixsite.com/matthewroywr...

My writing buddy, checking in.

Currently working on a blog post for my website. “Oh, you have a website?” you ask. “Oh, I do,” I say. matthewstevenroy.wixsite.com/matthewroywr... #amwriting #writerscommunity #writinglife #writerslife #writeandgrind #writingcommunity #wip #poetry #writer

You know what will get this novel across the finish line AND published? Spite.

#WIPSnips Blocks away, Cinnamon sat in his minivan listening to the scanner. He supposed he could have stolen another vehicle from longterm airport parking, but he didn’t want to risk it. Loitering & illegal parking were much lesser offenses than loitering & illegal parking in a stolen rig.

(Avoiding writing and) Searching for #freelance #writing jobs. And dreaming. #amwriting #amquerying #5amwritersclub

Slow and steady, but progress #amwriting #writeandgrind #writerslife #writing #writesky

Current channel surfing #TBR

#questpit BRUTICUS Julius Caesar x Triple 9 A group of crooked cops, being blackmailed by the mob, plan one final heist. To create a distraction, they’ll attempt to kill an up and coming cop in a modern, gender-swapped #retelling of Julius Caesar set in NOLA post-Katrina. #W #A #T #LF

#questpit “Tell me how you made it through all of this / and found your way to me.” YOU & ME & THE END OF THE WORLD A collection of speculative #poetry about love, community, hope, and despair, set before, during, and after the end of the world. #Q #F #S #D

#questpit MERCENARY NATION *Very* #W short story collection following interconnected characters trying to make it in a gig economy at the end of the American Dream. Includes a ride share-driving priest, a couple of wedding singers, two young men running late for a union meeting, and others. #LF

#questpit MOTHER OF MONSTERS. Outcast Echidna & her family must stop spree killer Harry, who has targeted them in order to prove himself to his father in an inverted retelling of Hercules’ Labors. Featuring a cast of modern analogues to the characters of Greek and Roman myth. #Q #A #s #LF

#WIPSnips “She rounded the church in her canoe. Gargoyles, unnoticed in all the times she’d driven past the church in normal times, loomed and leered, perched on a jagged rooftop, ready to swoop down on her, predatory.” #amwriting #writerscommunit #writesky #writeandgrind

Been trying hard to make #writeandgrind a thing.

421 words so far, by 8am. Time for a Bluesky break. #amwriting #novel #wip #writesky #writeandgrind

The phrase “dying in the arms of your situationship” just appeared in my head and why does it describe all my fictional ships.

Anybody else try to be extra quiet so as not to wake their poor sleeping dog when they are part of the #5amwritersclub? #writingcommunity #amwriting #writesky #writeandgrind

For better or worse, I write my stories out of order, then stitch the scenes together as I develop the draft. Today was a day of good stitching. #novel #amwriting #writerslife #writeandgrind #writesky

And finally… #bluesky📖 #wip #amwriting #writesky

And this #bluepit📖 #poetry #amquerying

And bumping this one #bluepit📖 #writesky #wip

Bumping this up! #bluepit📖 #writesky

MERCENARY NATION *Very* WIP short story collection following interconnected characters trying to make it in a gig economy at the end of the American Dream. Includes a ride share-driving priest, a couple of wedding singers, two young men running late for a union meeting, and others. #bluepit📖 #A #W

“Tell me how you made it through all of this / and found your way to me.” YOU & ME & THE END OF THE WORLD A collection of speculative #poetry about love, community, hope, and despair, set before, during, and after the end of the world. #bluepit📖 #A #PO #SP #Q #writerscommunity #writesky

BRUTICUS Julius Caesar x Triple 9 A group of crooked cops, being blackmailed by the mob, plan one final heist. To create a distraction, they’ll attempt to kill an up and coming cop in a modern, gender-swapped #retelling of Julius Caesar set in NOLA post-Katrina. #bluepit📖 #A #C #W

MOTHER OF MONSTERS. Outcast Echidna & her family must stop spree killer Harry, who has targeted them in order to prove himself to his father in an inverted retelling of Hercules’ Labors. Featuring a cast of modern analogues to the characters of Greek and Roman myth. #bluepit📖 #A #SP #F #Q

Hey, #WIPSnips, mark your calendar! #WSPit returns February 25th, 2026 This is an Author Hype Event WIPSnips is already great with hype, but this gives you a chance to pitch your work as a whole, published work included. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

Hey there, #BluePit and #BluePitHype - here are my go-to images for my #WIP Bruticus, a modern #retelling of Julius Caesar mashed up with a heist novel. #crime #play #theatre #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #Writers #AmWriting #WriteandGrind

Hi #BluePit - here is my go-to image for MOTHER OF MONSTERS, my #myth #retelling novel, currently #querying The image isHercules in battle with Cerberus the Hound of the Underworld. #BluePitHype #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #AmQuerying

Hi #BluePit I’m Matt & I write fiction & poetry, mainly speculative stuff. I’ve been inspired by so many writers, from Kurt Vonnegut to, lately, Claudia Rankine & Danez Smith. I’ve always wanted to write & I’m throwing myself into it these days! #BluePitHype #Writesky #WritingCommunity #AmQuerying

A spotlight and a piece from a couple of magazines I’ve gotten to work with recently @vastchasmmag.bsky.social @justkeepupmagazine.bsky.social Great people! Go check them out! #poetry #poem #amwriting #amquerying #writesky #writeandgrind

#WIPSnips “home” “You left your cell phones at home, right? Pagers too? Nothing that can be tracked,” Cash said, breaking the silence. “This isn’t our first rodeo,” Gas Can snapped. “We aren’t fucking idiots.” “Hmm,” Cash responded. #amwriting #writerscommunity #writesky #writeandgrind

When I was in grade school, we’d do parties for kids with summer birthdays on their half-birthdays. Cake and decorations and singing etc. They made such a big deal of it that I was a teenager before I realized nobody actually gave a shit about half-birthdays. Anyway, it’s my half-birthday today!

Some 2026 Writing Goals: •MOTHER OF MONSTERS out in the world •BRUTICUS 1st draft finished •8 poems or short stories accepted for publication •Read 2 books a month #amwriting #writesky #writerslife #writinggoals #writeandgrind