Rick Henry Christopher
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Writing fulfills my need for intellectual stimulus, emotional release, and soothing the bruises of the day.
I’m an open book. I’m not afraid to show my face or speak my mind
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The Best Gift is YOU
My dearest Vocalites, I love this platform and I thoroughly love stopping by to read your works. There are so many wonderful and talented writers here that fill my mind and imagination with joy, adventure, laughs, inspiration, and sometimes the creeps.
By Rick Henry Christopher 9 months ago in Humans
KILLERS!
More and more these days I’m seeing my friends (family members) diagnosed with diabetes. There are several different types of diabetes. The ones I hear the most are pre-diabetes, type one diabetes, and type two diabetes. I've seen friends inject themselves with insulin, others take metformin or glipizide. Still, despite being diagnosed with diabetes many of them have a high sugar diet. They just cannot give up the sugar.
By Rick Henry Christopher 9 months ago in Longevity
Am I Publishing 100% AI Generated Content?
Last night I decided to try something I hadn’t done before. In the past I have checked some of our peers’ writing for AI generated content. I will only do this when others have accused (or suggested) that a specific creator is publishing AI generated content. But, until last night I had never checked out my own writing as I know that what I am writing is 100% Human written - I guess you can call me human (or am I some sort of interplanetary being that really doesn’t have a species classification?)
By Rick Henry Christopher 9 months ago in Writers
I Hate You, I Hate Myself. Content Warning.
All of you are here today because you care for someone who has abused you at some point in your life. Before we begin, I want to explain why everyone is seated in a circle facing outward. This setup ensures that no one can see each other. Each chair is spaced far enough apart so that even if you turn your head, you won’t be able to get a clear look at the person next to you. The purpose of this arrangement is to keep our focus solely on the situations we’ve experienced, rather than on each other’s identities. In this group, we will not introduce ourselves or share personal details such as our names or where we live. Each of you has been assigned a number from one to five, which is how you will be identified. Additionally, when speaking about the person you care for—the one who has also harmed you—please refer to them only as “they”, rather than using ”he” or “she”. This will help remove identifying factors from our discussions. Before we move on, does anyone have any questions? No? Then let’s continue. We will go around the circle three times. - In the first round, each of you will state one thing your abuser did to you. While they may have harmed you in multiple ways, for this exercise, you should describe just one action in no more than two sentences. This may be the action that impacted you the most. - In the second round, you will explain, again in two sentences, why you have become this person’s caregiver. - In the third round, you will share how caring for them has affected your emotions or how it has helped you grow—also in two sentences. I will begin with an example of how your responses should be structured. After I make my statement, I will say, "Number one", signaling the first person to speak. When person number one finishes, they will say "Number two", and so on until we reach person number five.
By Rick Henry Christopher 10 months ago in Fiction
Isabel Rios and The Beauty Mark Girls. Content Warning.
This story is based on a true story that my mom, Isabel, told me about before she was hit with dementia. The last names of all the people in the story have been changed to protect their identities, the first names are real names. This will be a two, possibly three, part story as it gets very detailed.
By Rick Henry Christopher 10 months ago in Viva
Rick Henry Christopher's Top 3 Picks in 1970s Music
The following is a comprehensive list of my favorite music of the 1970s. It spans various genres and categories. There a little something for everybody. The very first section containing my overall favroites features a video for each entrant. Each successive category features only a video for the numbr one listing. ENJOY!
By Rick Henry Christopher 11 months ago in Beat
Roberta Flack 1937 - 2025. Top Story - February 2025.
✨ Roberta Flack (February 10, 1937 – February 24, 2024) ✨ I remember the first time I heard Roberta Flack’s voice—or at least, the first time I truly noticed it. I was a 13-year-old boy in 1973, just at the beginning of my lifelong obsession with music. I played my little pocket-sized transistor radio day and night.
By Rick Henry Christopher 11 months ago in Beat
The California Wave: A Charity Single
(Links to listen to “The California Wave” are at the end of this article.) I wrote the lyrics for “The California Wave” on January 24, 2025. Over the next two days, I constructed the song using a combination of AI and digital tools.
By Rick Henry Christopher 11 months ago in Beat
