Megan Baker (Left Vocal in 2023)
Bio
A fun spin on her last name, Baker enjoyed creating "Baker's Dozen" lists for various topics! She also wrote candidly about her mental health & a LOT of fiction. Discontinued writing on Vocal in 2023 as Vocal is a fruitless venture.
Stories (162)
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Paring a Pair of Pears
This can be read alone as is, or can be read after The Icebreaker Assignment as a continuation. Craig enters his mother’s home, dodging the many youngsters darting around the house to avoid dropping his dish; the mashed potatoes for the feast. No sooner than he side-steps his youngest niece, Nikki, than he hears his brother, Justin, speaking sharply.
By Megan Baker (Left Vocal in 2023)4 years ago in Fiction
The Icebreaker Assignment
Justin, Craig, and Trevor stood around at Samantha’s house, each sipping from their respective drinks. Samantha’s parents were out of town and she was throwing a small party. While they had allowed Samantha to host the party in their absence, they had stipulated no alcohol. Samantha had followed that stipulation.
By Megan Baker (Left Vocal in 2023)4 years ago in Fiction
Laser Cat Jack
A cozy fire burns brightly beside me and Jack, warming our old bones from the frigid winter cold. Jack rests, nestled contentedly on his little bed. He enjoys the warmth sinking into his bones even more than I do - at his age of 20 years, I fear our time together will soon come to a close. The thought weighs heavily on both my mind and heart. Even as this brings a tear to my eye and my throat closes painfully, I cannot help but smirk as I recall my first days with my dear, mischievous black cat, back when he was young and nimble.
By Megan Baker (Left Vocal in 2023)4 years ago in Fiction
$500 on Bruiser
A group of teenagers waits nervously next to the entrance to the local corn maze. The season has closed and the owner, Jack, will cut the remaining stalks down within a few days. While he is aware the teenagers are out in his corn maze tonight, he is unaware of one particular addition to their group; Bruiser, the meanest bull in 300 miles. Every bit 1,000 pounds, he shakes and rattles his trailer in agitation, stamping and snorting vehemently.
By Megan Baker (Left Vocal in 2023)4 years ago in Fiction
Marigolds Dancing Beneath the Aurora Borealis
Snow sparkles under the dazzling display of the Aurora Borealis. The landscape before me looks untouched; pristine. It stretches out for miles without sight of a footprint or figure to mar the beauty, and I revel in this moment of tranquility.
By Megan Baker (Left Vocal in 2023)4 years ago in Fiction
The Big Gulp
The two large sharks circle around Rachel as she struggles to free her fins from the large rock. The mermaid isn’t afraid of them however; her “stuck” fins are all part of her underwater show. Despite being seven and nine feet long, respectively, Chum and Sandy are both very docile creatures and accustomed to her actions for the performance.
By Megan Baker (Left Vocal in 2023)4 years ago in Fiction
The Icing on the Cake
Natasha glances up from her phone at the sound of the cake shop’s door chiming. She recognizes the woman before her - she had just been reading about her on her phone. Natasha bursts through the employee door to embrace Hanna excitedly.
By Megan Baker (Left Vocal in 2023)4 years ago in Fiction
Year 2507
Neuro awakens, disoriented. Darkness smothers her. Despite her desire to stretch from her position in the cramped pod, she remains motionless, listening intently. A noise woke her. She scarcely draws breath as she waits in the silent dark; she hides in her Bunker-pod for a reason.
By Megan Baker (Left Vocal in 2023)5 years ago in Fiction
Mischief at the Barn. Top Story - July 2021.
Thomas pulls up to the old barn just outside of town. It had been old when he and his peers were young, and 20 years of exposure to the elements without upkeep has only degraded it more - hardly any of the paint that once adorned it remains. He wasn’t at all surprised when Jim and Ross pitched it as the meetup for their class reunion; they all have a history with it. He’s passed several familiar vehicles parked in the nearby empty field to reach the barn - he’ll park in the field after they unload his truck. He can hear a din of voices through his open window.
By Megan Baker (Left Vocal in 2023)5 years ago in Fiction
Tangling with the Hydra
We humans have created monsters. Not so much in the forms of humanoid blood-suckers or the vengeful dead, but of exhaustive speeds, plumes of unchecked toxins, and mountains of wasted items that simply don’t break down. When we put tons of carbon into the atmosphere, and remove many plants that would absorb the carbon, we contribute to the trapped heat which melts our sea ice and threatens to release methane gas trapped within, kept at bay only because it is frozen. Our black asphalt roads absorb more heat and we remove and seal up countless gallons of water in products on store shelves in surplus, denying the rest of the environment. We overfish, overhunt, and destroy anything that gets in our way whether it lives, breathes, or simply exists. There’s not a plant, animal, or rock we won’t remove.
By Megan Baker (Left Vocal in 2023)5 years ago in Earth
