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Submit Anyway
I took a chance and submitted to Arrhythmia, an online magazine I almost scrolled past. I remember second-guessing myself, but I submitted anyway.
By Carolina Borges9 months ago in Writers
"Beginning-Endings" Unofficial Writing Challenge
Welp, it's all in title: I am very excited to announce the kicking off of another unofficial challenge! I will be blathering on about the inspiration for this and such for a few paragraphs- so if you just want to get straight to the details of the challenge itself, feel free to skip down to the section in bold. No hard feelings, life can get busy. :)
By Gabriel Huizenga9 months ago in Fiction
The Daydreamer
Written for the Natasha Collazo Unofficial Challenge 'Calling all Poets' Details below... _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
By Lamar Wiggins9 months ago in Poets
The Vanisher - Part 2
If you have not read part 1 to this story, written by Komal, then please do so via the following link: Elana worked in a bakery named Maison Landemaine in Paris. Six days a week, she was surrounded by the smell of demi-baguettes, Tarte au Citrons, and the most delicious smelling croissants. She liked her coworkers enough and the routine nature of her job was comforting.
By Rowan Finley 9 months ago in Fiction
What About Our Children?
What About Our Children? You said it without shouting. That almost made it worse. Like it wasn’t worth the noise. Like we were just a note you’d written
By Marie381Uk 9 months ago in Poets
Lead With Kindness
“Why are some people so good in inspiring and leading others?” That is the question people have been trying to answer for ages, but it was only in the 20th century when scholars began to study it systematically.
By Lana V Lynx9 months ago in Motivation
She Was The Room. Honorable Mention in Harmonic Verses Challenge.
[Intro – setting the stage] I woke up tasting someone else's name. Teeth gritty. Mouth dry. I didn’t speak it— but the mirror fogged like I did.
By Iris Obscura9 months ago in Beat
Setting Boundaries Isn’t Mean…It’s Survival
I’ve always known how to set boundaries. It’s not something I had to learn from a book or therapy session; it’s something that came naturally to me as a form of self-preservation. From the time I was a quiet two-year-old trying to watch a movie in peace, I knew how to defend my space, even if I wasn’t speaking much yet. My uncle kept pestering me, annoying me with taunts, pushing for a reaction And he finally said, “You look like a pig in the face.” and little two-year-old me, fed up and done, replied: “Well, if I look like a pig in the face, then you look like garbage.”
By Cadma10 months ago in Psyche
The Book Of Questions
Gregory Stock, Ph.D. The Book of Questions prompts - If you could choose the sex and physical appearance of your soon to be born child, would you do it?
By Denise E Lindquist9 months ago in Writers
Autism is Not a Problem
Neurodivergence is beautiful. Autism is not a flaw, I can love just like you do I feel just like you do I cry, I laugh, I smile
By Slgtlyscatt3red10 months ago in Poets
Never Open That Door – Curiosity Killed the Cat
This is part IV of this six-part story. Part III can be found here: ****
By Calvin London9 months ago in Chapters
Give It Up For Ginger
A long awaited gift, blessed to me on this day three decades ago, An old soul placed into my arms; my heart instantly taken,
By Colleen Millsteed 10 months ago in Poets
In the Lot
In the empty lot across the street from my house, which was a mobile like the other homes on Turner Avenue, Bailey took off her training bra and flung it in a birch tree.
By Jennifer A. G.10 months ago in Psyche
The Family At Number 47
Perfection is an illusion. --Michelle Liew 🏡 🏠 🏘️ 🏚️ 🏡 🏠 🏘️ 🏚️ 🏡 🏠 🏘️🏡 🏠 🏘️ 🏚️ 🏡 🏠 🏘️ 🏚️ Marigold Lane was quiet--peaceful, picturesque. A place where parents wanted their children to take root. Grow up.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin10 months ago in Fiction
A Cautionary Tale for Peter Cottontail
+++ Taco Bell +++ 🌮🔔 used to have a chihuahua mascot. I heard it died. I cried. The rumor is that it was shot in the head
By Lightning Bolt ⚡9 months ago in Poets
Weighing in on the AI Slop Problem
There have been some people perhaps waiting for this: I am about to weigh in on the AI Slop problem that is persisting throughout the realm of Vocal's subcategories. To me, there are three separate sections of the problem and though some are quite annoying, there is one issue with this form of content which is pernicious and vile. I will be addressing that one last in this article. Here's how it will go: I'll start with the most obvious issue, the second one will be a more mid-level problem (again annoying but can and is being dealt with) and the last one will be the most horrid of them all.
By Annie Kapur9 months ago in Geeks
Did I tell you this already?
I’m out of ideas. Except for this idea, I guess, to write about it. It sobers one when the mind goes its merry way, never bothering to take stock of current inventory so as it can provide hints and subject matter as required in functioning society.
By Marie McGrath10 months ago in Confessions
Being Your Own Change!!
Today I started my online training to be an advocate for STAR® (Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response). I took about 2 hours to read and watch videos on the history of not just STAR® but also on the movement against Sexual Violence. This first few parts of my training culminated with a great Ted Talk by Tarana Burke who coined the term #MeToo. It's been a long road to even get as far as we have in the fight against Sexual Violence be it Rape, Domestic Violence, Workplace Harassment or Stalking. I watched some videos about the early movement of awareness and response with woman such as Gloria Steinem, Barbara Jordan, and Dianne Feinstein. There was also a great Ted Talk by Jackson Katz about Violence against women being a man's issue. (Included below)
By ᔕᗩᗰ ᕼᗩᖇTY10 months ago in Pride
Life Revelations From A Fanfic
Have you ever been quietly reading, only for a line to jump out and whack you in the face with how profound and relatable it is?
By Natasja Rose10 months ago in Psyche
The Church of C.R.E.A.M.
By brightening the lights only slightly, the house took on a glow. “It’s offering time!” Reverend Dr. Cullen Clarion showed veneers and a purple suit. He wore a black and gold robe over it. He stood at six feet six inches. He motioned for the musicians to play the standard “C.R.E.A.M.” The screens showed the QR code and options to use the envelopes on the back of the chairs.
By Skyler Saunders10 months ago in Fiction