📢 Raise Your Voice Thread: 5/18/23
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Check out Aphotic's Claire Voyance. It effectively captures the speaker's intense emotions and vivid sensory experiences, immersing the reader in the moment. The use of imagery, such as the scent of peony perfume and the taste of strawberries and honey, creates a rich and evocative atmosphere that we want to revisit over and over again.
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I write mostly about fiction . I hope you really enjoy my new stories. http://shopping-feedback.today/authors/vikas-bhall%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;}
I write mostly for women (mothers). I write non-fiction about pregnancy, birth, and infant feeding. I really enjoyed this Ode to Women: https://shopping-feedback.today/poets/a-poetic-ode-to-women%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've been dabbling at writing for a while, but now am working on it every day. My stories range from childhood memories to general fiction, some a little macabre. My latest piece is micro-fiction, and I am excited by how it turned out. https://shopping-feedback.today/fiction/her-alone%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E I am still looking through stories to find others to follow Thank you for your time and for allowing me to share. Community support means the world to me.
This week, I really enjoyed this microfiction about the struggle of writing a microfiction: https://shopping-feedback.today/fiction/writer-s-block-5xor0k0h%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 week I'd like to recommend my good friend Jay Kantor, and the recommendation carries a guarantee you will love his prose style! Jay writes like nobody else I know, and seldom outside Joyce have I seen the train of thought so accurately represented. His writing flows in the way we think, and abounds with resonant insights and truths. Jay is also one of the best communicators I've met here on Vocal, and we've kept up a cheerful conversation ever since making each other's acquaintance. Here is Jay's rumination on the craft and nature of writing, 'Choice', which I particularly enjoyed and I'm sure you will too! https://shopping-feedback.today/humans/choice-ry1lsn0ccr%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 Aphotic's Clair Voyance as well! recommending L.C. Schäfer's Coffee https://shopping-feedback.today/poets/coffee-2m3q0zvi#comment-722ba98d-ed85-4bc7-b319-908e7a26288d%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E , JBaz's The Sadistic Mr. Fox and love Lola Sense for spotlighting Filthy writers in this piece, https://shopping-feedback.today/filthy/5-steamy-stories-i-discovered-this-week-on-vocal%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E !!!
Really enjoyed "Slave to love" from Raymond G. Taylor - and that is really saying something because this type of story doesn't usually resonate with me! https://shopping-feedback.today/fiction/slave-to-love?modal=open
It’s Stephanie again. I just read the list of Epistolary challenge winners and wanted to bring attention to Dane BH’s entry. It’s spectacularly written, I can practically feel the bite to it: https://shopping-feedback.today/poets/hermione-granger-claps-back%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">
Really enjoying Mariann Carroll's interview series! Here is her latest:https://shopping-feedback.today/interview/chloe-gilholy-21-birthday-interview%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">
So good to see Aphotic's work featured here! One of my favourite Vocal creators. 🖤 I'd like to shout out to Abby Kay Mendonca for this raw and moving piece. https://shopping-feedback.today/beat/pain-playlist%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, I'm Dharrsheena. I mostly write horror stories and dark poetry. I'd like to share this piece by Roy Stevens that resonated very deeply with me 😊 https://shopping-feedback.today/humans/when-the-world-doesn-t-want-you%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, nearly didn't introduce myself. I write short stories and the odd article here and there. Sometimes I'll do a poem if a challenge tickles my fancy bone. I enjoy dabbling in dystopia, sci fi, fantasy, and reworked fairytales.
Hello 👋 Doing this on my phone so I can only do 1 link at a time. Apologies for clunkiness! Anyway.... this poem has stayed with me since I read it. The search for creative affirmation is succinctly and poetically expressed. https://shopping-feedback.today/poets/dear-reader-ix7v0wrf%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">
I am very impressed with Ms. Novel Allen's work. it is always quirky, fun and beautifully executed! The piece she wrote on Jamaica made me want to book a flight!https://shopping-feedback.today/poets/my-tiny-island-homeland%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E I also really enjoyed these two pieces! They really highlight her versatility! https://shopping-feedback.today/fiction/intelligence-measured-and-meted-out#comment-8bfcbdad-ee04-4325-b43d-499059fa5876%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E https://shopping-feedback.today/fiction/judgement-day-4zhe0knc#comment-7e1f5bbd-38ff-445e-9637-fba3a4678ae4%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">
Half a dozen recent excellent pieces that caught my eye and were very thought provoking https://shopping-feedback.today/journal/would-you-continue-to-write-microfiction-if-vocal-allowed-it%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E https://shopping-feedback.today/fiction/the-consequences-of-assumption%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E https://shopping-feedback.today/poets/dear-body-y69b0a1k%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E https://shopping-feedback.today/poets/a-sensory-selection%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E https://shopping-feedback.today/fiction/you-see-me-as-a-woman-don-t-you%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E https://shopping-feedback.today/futurism/baum-s-coat-and-lee-s-gun%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">
I am sharing the following story, because I strongly believe in supporting those that support me and it's very well written. Thank you Jason Basaraba (JBaz) for the support. https://shopping-feedback.today/fiction/say-no-more-qlb103ht%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">
ARC is a diverse writer named Tony. He delves into varying categories such as poetry, fiction, futurism, journal, and so forth. He usually uses some form of personal experience in what he writes. I really enjoyed his article: Comprehension ≠ Embodiment This well written article discusses the difference between knowing about something and actually learning how to do that something. https://shopping-feedback.today/humans/comprehension-embodiment%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E ARC's story The Tesla Gambit was a runner-up in the Time Traveler challenge. https://shopping-feedback.today/futurism/the-tesla-gambit%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">
Hi! It's Loryne again. I would also like to give a warm shout out to Mohammad Darasi. I remember taking a break from writing microfiction and stumbled onto this contemplative piece. It makes you really wonder where humanity is going, if we are truly evolving or if we are interfering in our own progression. https://shopping-feedback.today/humans/are-we-gods-in-our-own-right%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 poem by TheInvisibleWriter speaks about all that is disappearing from the world including us. https://shopping-feedback.today/poets/dear-world-dk1g7008d%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">
Okay, Paul again. Hot off the press! Just read Lamar Wiggins newest piece and it's worth highlighting here - echoes of an all-too-common reality in he world right now. https://shopping-feedback.today/fiction/reasons-dx4t03rs%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">
Matt here and I focus on fiction and the occasional poem. This wonderful piece by Aphotic has been my favorite story of the week: https://shopping-feedback.today/authors/aphotic%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E. Amazingly dense with such a short leash, it's a story of simple elegance that nails the author's voice and medium. While you peruse, my favorite publication on my page is my first one here: https://shopping-feedback.today/fiction/prologue-the-scourge%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E. High fantasy forever!
Mohammed here. I write fiction, and some hopefully thought provoking articles every now and then.. and also poetry (which I think is probably my favourite thing to write as of recently).. I wanted to share one of Loryne's microfiction stories. It really resonated with me because it highlighted an unfortunate reality of the modern world: https://shopping-feedback.today/fiction/what-will-they-see-nn231022u%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">
Loryne again. I would also like to give a shout out to the talented Stephanie Hoogstad. Her most recent microfiction piece is both hilarious and filled with the IDGAF energy that one grandma/grandpa has that you may know of. Piss, vinegar and fire! https://shopping-feedback.today/fiction/the-phoenix-dzbq01f6%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">
https://shopping-feedback.today/01/why-sinus-is-so-common-in-pakistan-s914p0hph%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E read mine too if you like :)
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