Emily RouanI know she usually leaves the door unlocked.Maybe it was because she forgot or maybe she just felt safe subconsciously. Maybe she had grown up in a small town where nobody locked…2 min read·Jan 21, 2017----
Emily RouanI had thought I would never see her again.How long ago I had placed her in the shoe box in the back of the closet. It is Sunday night. The church was almost barren The halls were…1 min read·Jan 6, 2017----
Emily RouanFeelings I can’t quite make into poemsYou tasted like the donuts from my local childhood farm when I was high;1 min read·Dec 18, 2016--1--1
Emily RouanMy Ex-Lover Still Calls Me SlimI hide my lighter under the couch cushions and he never guesses it is there,1 min read·Nov 23, 2016----
Emily RouanI come home and instantly, I can tell.The fan is on, windows open, candles lit. She’s sitting at the dining room table, shoes still on, eating a cookie. It’s one of those thick…2 min read·Nov 17, 2016----
Emily RouanI was sitting at the dining room table when my boyfriend arrived home the other night.“So you know that dishwasher I work with, Terrance, right? Well he was talking to us about how he was depressed today.”5 min read·Oct 25, 2016----