Judey Kalchik

Joined February 2021

511 stories

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It's my time to find and use my voice.

Poetry, short stories, memories, and a lot of things I think and wish I'd known a long time ago.

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Writing Is
Writing is more than fun More than hard More than yielding. More than essential. ~ Writing is breath and muttered oaths
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
Fun-Sized
I use distilled water often. For some reason the local groceries keep that water in troughs that magically push a new bottle into place when the one at the front of the line is purchased.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Humans
Fernweh
I woke, surprised and stunned to find myself in bed, in my adult body, and assaulted by the impertinent and shrill call of my wake-up alarm.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Chapters
Peace and Quiet
My thoughts roil- Tumbling loudly- Clanging clamor. Unease taunts me So much input: Endless yammer. All the things I wished I'd said
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
Join the Hidden Conversation
This week I was blessed to attend one of the biggest meetings of booksellers in the United States, and to hear the keynote address of author/journalist/storyteller Michele Norris.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in History
What I Wish I Had Known When I Started Writing on Vocal. Top Story - February 2024.
The Vocal of today is very different from the 2021 Vocal.media platform. Sure: it is still an easy-to-use platform that provides a place for writer/creators to share their work, participate in Challenges, and stretch their writing skills.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Writers
A Whimper of Pain
Will you think me weak if I ask for help? I am not sleeping. I cry at traffic lights, my hands firmly gripping the wheel
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
Hold on My Heart
Hush! hear the serenade Whisper through leaves then cascade As he calls for me through time Weaving his web of rhyme. ~
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
What We Write About
”What we write about; we are.” I read that today in Class By Stephanie Land. I read her writing And I learned more about
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
Snowing Home. Top Story - February 2024.
"Snow's not so cold, after all", she marveled aloud as she watched the fat fluffy flakes fall around her outstretched hand.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Fiction
Misplaced. Runner-Up in Misplaced Challenge.
Your hand just missed me. I thought you'd keep coming as you thumbed your way across the titles on your bookshelves. From the edge of the pages I could see you pausing at your favorite story (The Stand, of course it would be The Stand), and then grabbing up the Thesaurus and Dictionary to send to the thrift store.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Fiction
Life Happens
It took Jenn two minutes to walk through the front door. She was so absorbed in the dread of entering a home without Michael that she had to force her legs to propel her across the doorway.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Fiction