📢 Raise Your Voice Thread: 01/23/2025
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The state the view by Darkos is contemplative, serene, and slightly mystical. This poem is a profound meditation on consciousness, inner peace, and the richness of one's internal landscape, suggesting that true freedom and reality exist not in external experiences, but in a deeply personal, mindful state of being.
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Love is ALL there is - thank you for this poignant reminder @KenDonner (my favourite Kenadian!) https://shopping-feedback.today/poets/how-to-love-hh2lla02e7%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cstyle data-emotion-css="w4qknv-Replies">.css-w4qknv-Replies{display:grid;gap:1.5rem;}
Yes not racism for your hands!!!
kp deserves to be heard: https://shopping-feedback.today/theSwamp/only-we-can-save-us%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
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Hi I'm Rachel - a writer of short fiction and film reviews/history. I really wanted to add to the list of recommended writing. So, I went to some of my favourite communities to see what had recently been submitted - Writers and Geeks. I was very disappointed to see that so much of it was full of AI generated "How To" stories. I'm not anti the use of AI, I wish it would do my shopping and clean my house. I can also see a role for it in sparking creativity. But I don't want to read about what a robot has to say. I want to connect with human stories. Please don't let this site become an SEO driven content farm. I know there are some really great writers on here. Don't let their creativity get buried.
Shout out to L.C. Schäfer, his story Green is really cool! Especially if you’ve been following the storyline! https://shopping-feedback.today/fiction/green-mvghi0tp3%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Shout out
https://shopping-feedback.today/motivation/beyond-the-stars-a-love-across-worlds%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
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I’ll try it! Great work! Fantastic! Good stuff!
https://shopping-feedback.today/poets/love-letters-to-our-existence%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E a WOKE piece by Oneg! Shout!
I am ridiculously late to this game, but I wanted to shout out: https://shopping-feedback.today/theSwamp/murders-without-crows?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Comment%20Received%20-%20Reply%20%5BTriggered%20Mail%5D#comments%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E for its raw emotion and power.
Hey everyone! My pen name is L.K. Rolan... My real name is Lauren, some people call me Elle. I just want to say since joining this community 4 years ago, Vocal has really blossomed into a beautiful, thriving community with an amazing variety of work and I fall in love with the content you all make everyday ✨ Here are a few of the recent stories I've connected with: Infinitely Many by Joe Patterson https://shopping-feedback.today/photography/infinitely-many%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E —This one is autobiographical, with a background in education both as student and teacher this one really speaks to me. It speaks to the value of hard work, and determination but also how we can really truly evolve, and it's never too late! Spell to Summon a Lost Love by Lauren Everdale https://shopping-feedback.today/fiction/spell-to-summon-a-lost-love%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E —This stunning piece really tugs at your heart, if you've ever desperately yearned, hoped and prayed that the object of your affection might feel the same about you—this ones for you! Stormgrove By ROCK aka Andrea Polla https://shopping-feedback.today/fiction/stormgrove%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E This story is so rich and immersive in its use of language and description it feels like you are reading a beautiful painting, discovering something new each time. How the Glory of a Good Fence Struck Me by Elle M. Athens https://shopping-feedback.today/psyche/how-the-glory-of-a-good-fence-struck-me%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E This one, like a fence is a practical read, however simple the observation is astute. Give it a read and evaluate if you have the right "fencing" in your life to support all your goals dreams and ambitions! Lastly, thank you to JBAZ, who I am looking forward to reading more from! My favorite piece of his is Alas Eden, which really pulls the reader into a story that feels familiar but drawing empathy and humanity in a way that I don't feel like I've quite experienced before: https://shopping-feedback.today/futurism/alas-eden%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E I'm sorry if this is too long (that's what he said.) I love writing funny, realistic and sometimes horrifying stories, poems and articles.
I am late to the game… here are a few I enjoyed!!! Tiffany’s Epiphany by Rachel Robbins https://shopping-feedback.today/fiction/tiffany-s-epiphany%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E Date Me. To Emerge by Antoni De’ Leon https://shopping-feedback.today/motivation/dare-me-to-emerge%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E Here Comes the Deep by Judey Kalchik https://shopping-feedback.today/poets/here-comes-the-deep%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E What Makes You Think I Don’t Really Care by Lightning Bolt (Bill O’Neal) https://shopping-feedback.today/poets/what-makes-you-think-that-i-don-t-really-care%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E Open Mic by Sam Harty https://shopping-feedback.today/poets/open-mic-m9eh1099n%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E New Year’s Resolutions by Tales by J.J. https://shopping-feedback.today/confessions/new-year-s-resolutions-again-i-know%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
This beautiful poem by Josey Pickering!! Gosh my heart <3 https://shopping-feedback.today/poets/prism-4hxfv05so%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Oops, and if I could throw down one more nomination here from Lindsay Rae Brown!! https://shopping-feedback.today/photography/she-walked-forward%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Hello 👋 I would like to nominate this story by Z Blume. It was a real tonic! Thank you. 😊 Respectfully, fuck these books… | Writers https://search.app/5WXZYPYNSzLAfCre9
Hello! I am Steph, and I have a particular love for cryptic, spooky, open-ended short horror stories. I occasionally enjoy leaving my comfort zone to write more uplifting pieces. A story that has sat with me since I read it is L. K. Rolan's The Hoard: https://shopping-feedback.today/theSwamp/the-hoard-h1dac05hk#comment-51486bdf-f084-49b8-85b1-cd7c8f3a9bfa%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E It's a grisly, descriptive, haunting story with a really unique premise.
Good day everyone. While I write mostly fiction i dabble in humor and lately have come to appreciate the beauty in poetry: I have also tried to read as many new authors as possible: Here are a few things from the new and the expereinced writers I read that I woulds like t reccomend: Cathy Holmes - no stranger this is one of the most personal things I have read in a while- https://shopping-feedback.today/photography/i-asked-my-aunt-to-paint-a-rock%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E Andrea Corwin- This one hits the heart and emotions for any wo love nature:https://shopping-feedback.today/photography/ishirini%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E S.A. Crawford- From a photo comes a tale of wonder- https://shopping-feedback.today/photography/a-flurry-of-moments%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E L.K. Rolan - a fantasy tale with a deeper meaning and a lesson for life- https://shopping-feedback.today/theSwamp/kelloseppae%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
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Hi there! I recommend this Amazing poem https://shopping-feedback.today/poets/don-t-think-i-don-t-hear%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E By Michelle Renee Kidwell. And this touching Story https://shopping-feedback.today/photography/captured-memories-ki1h5i0kvw%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E By Kelsey Clarey
I have to shout out Hinata and their phenomenal poetry. This latest piece is wonderfully lyrical and packed with emotion: https://shopping-feedback.today/poets/where-pride-ends%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Hello everyone, Shout out to Poetry Influencer Marie381Uk George’s Girl. Not all my poetry is about me unless I say it is please do not presume- her poetry is wonderful! https://shopping-feedback.today/poets/my-valentine-au1sr012e%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E Shout out to my sister, Xine Segalas who writes wonderful book reviews: https://shopping-feedback.today/bookclub/a-year-in-books%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E Shout out to Mark Graham who always writes charming drabbles: https://shopping-feedback.today/critique/tin-cans%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E Shout out to Denise E Lindquist who keeps it very real with her stories and life lessons https://shopping-feedback.today/poets/decluttering-this-week%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E Shout out to Mother Combs for her come to life poems: https://shopping-feedback.today/poets/frozen-sentinels%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Loved this piece by the creator, Jaymie! https://shopping-feedback.today/photography/girl-magic%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Afternoon all! Shot out to Shaun Walters for this unique encounter with the almighty. https://shopping-feedback.today/poets/almighty-coffee%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">