Judey Kalchik

Joined February 2021

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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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The Day the Alien Came to Earth
It's my turn; Welcome to Earth! I have a miracle to show you That's the only way to describe this- it's true! A gift of inestimable worth.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
Time Descriptions
As a child of the 70's (ok- also 60's but who's counting?) I was raised on songs about time. "Time keeps on slipping, slipping, slipping into the future.... "- Steve Miller Band
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Chapters
Briefly Waking
I opened my eyes to a room that glowed with icy brilliance As the echo of thunder told my muzzy brain what fractured my sleep.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
‘Quiet Cutting’ is the Newest Cutesy Name for an Employment Change
Getting a meeting request from Human Resources feels a lot like hearing the school secretary announce that you are needed immediately in the front office.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Journal
Excuse Me! That is NOT Yours! Put it Down!
Yesterday a friend and fellow Vocal creator saw that a deeply personal story of theirs, one that was a recent Top Story and one filled with their most vulnerable thoughts, was plagiarized and reposted on Vocal. Although they had already reported it, I went and did so, too, in solidarity.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Critique
Musings of a Vocal Mommy
Recently, on Jazzy Gonçalves' podcast, The Shrug, she described me a a Vocal Mommy-Friend. Before I go on with what I want to say I urge you to listen to Jazzy's reading and observations in the episode linked below, as well as her previous editions. (Yes- you can wait until you finish reading this!)
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Motivation
Is There a Secret to a Happy & Healthy Marriage?. Top Story - September 2023.
I've been married for 38 years... but not to the same person the entire time. Still, with one union lasting 24 years and the other at 14 and climbing, perhaps I can be permitted my opinion on this question.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Marriage
Boomer Teaching Moments
I admit it- I am that Boomer that watches Facebook Reels, further ruining the platform for the Gen-Alphabet kids. But I enjoy it and I learn things: like who KNEW that the Dollar Tree had stuff that can be hot glued to other stuff to create even more stuff? And whoever thought about making videos about it? Genius.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Humor
Vocabulary
In February 2023 the sci-fi/fantasy literary magazine Clarkesworld stopped accepting manuscripts. It's the first time within the 17-year run of the magazine that this happened. And the reason? AI-generated content was flooding in and overwhelming the editing staff.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Chapters
Story Arcs
Creative writing teachers will explain that good writing is a craft that can learned, and that compelling writing has certain plot points in common. Often these are described as these five main points:
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Chapters
Character Names
Type 'common character names in AI fiction' into a search bar and you get a LOT of results. Here are two, which explain exactly what this chapter is NOT about:
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Chapters
Vocal Creators Choose to Critique These Books. Top Story - August 2023.
Animal/Farm Oliver/Twist LOTR Harry/Potter(s) Lovely/Bones The/Giver Earth's/Children/Series Ulysses Frankenstein Candide Bible Coraline Outsiders Belgriad Moby/Dick Pride/Prejudice Catcher/Rye If/This/Is/A/Man To/Kill/A/Mockingbird Never/Let/Me/Go Oryx/And/Crake Gone/With/The/Wind Catch/22 War/and/Peace Thirteen/Reasons/Why The/Old/Man/And/The/Sea Romeo/And/Juliet Robinson/Crusoe Fahrenheit/451 The/Giving/Tree Don/Quixote Wuthering/Heights Crime/and/Punishment
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Critique