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.

You can also find me on Medium

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The Lovely Bones
Debut novel, published 21 years after her rape, punishes uncaught killer with death by icicle. Abrupt, unsatisfying twist, narrated by dead little girl: fictional frozen justice?
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Critique
Are You an Unwitting Plagiarist?. Top Story - August 2023.
"Plagiarism is essentially defined as the use of someone else's content without giving them their due credit."- InstaText Plagiarism is also against Vocal's Community Guidelines.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Writers
A Lesson I Learned From a Millionaire Can Spark Your Next Story
In 2021, as the third company at which I'd worked during my adult life was exploding and dying in a most spectacular way, I did something rather out of character.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Writers
Ode to the Mirror
O! Mirror; mirror hanging there Reflecting all that cross your path Impassive accuracy beyond compare No hint of preference or wrath.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
I Call Him Rocky
As part of James & Oneg’s Summer Writing Challenge Extravaganza, I was tagged in the Tag You’re It! Challenge. *Pick a Vocal community and tag/nominate another writer to write a poem or 100-word micro fic about it BUT you only have 15 minutes to write! I was tagged with the Pet Life community by Oneg.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
Your Struggle is NOT Your Identity!
I heard a commercial; you know the one? It was medication for people that ‘struggle with obesity’. "That’s odd", I thought. Many things are a struggle for me:
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Motivation
My Thoughts on Paper
Things came to a head (couldn’t help myself) this week, and I was flush with excitement after I read J.S. Wade's ode entry. I knew I had to eliminate the ideas clogging my mind on the subject... before they rolled away from me.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Humor
Oceans of Sand
My boat was built to skim the waves Skipping~~ rocking~~ ~~ ~~plunging~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ forward~~ ~~~exploring the horizon~~
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
These Things Keep Me Awake
An earworm is music that runs through your head over and over. That must mean that these random thoughts are mindworms.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Humor
"Those Who Tell the Stories...". Top Story - July 2023.
August 8, 2021: Vocal's Subscribe option went live. When I saw it at 11:29 PM I rushed to the profile of the person I most-wanted to read as-soon-as-possible-every-time!
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Families
The Fringe Are No Benefit
Social Media is one of my passions. This no longer makes me feel embarrassed and ashamed. Through social media I see my grandsons, often all of them, in two different states, all on the same day.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in The Swamp
I'm With the Banned!
I’ve worked in retail for over 30 years in one place or another. And as a manager in one form or another for almost as long.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Criminal