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I don't know how to feel or what to do right now. I still have a bit of a stomachache and I feel like I should go lay down for a bit again but another part of me is tired of laying down and wanting to do something productive.
By Kayla McIntosh4 months ago in Confessions
What if I Told You . Runner-Up in The Sonnet of Shadows Challenge.
If I told you your eyes light the crescent moon, if I said it’s your smile that warms the new day, if I swore that your voice makes the nightingale swoon,
By Cathy holmes4 months ago in Poets
growing queerly
i grew up queer, that is to say, i grew up a child. the passions i pursued were mine, not imposed. the delight and awe i felt for the world were genuine and keen.
By kp4 months ago in Pride
Royal in Rags, Ruthless in Riches
She walks, she glides? No, she floats. Spits on the King, then gives bread to the paupers. Refuses the master and shacks up with a slave.
By Anne R.4 months ago in Poets
Your Body Definitely Keeps The Score
That is one massive (albeit alarming) statistic. No wonder why we can all feel a bit f*cked up, or the world certainly does, if our garden has been watered accordingly, and all of the relevant weeds have been pulled out - metaphorically speaking of course. The author of the book by the same title (The Body Keeps The Score), Bessel van der Kolk paves the way for a grounding, heavy, eye opening yet awesome read into the human psyche; and (of course) trauma plays a significant role. All of our not so positive thoughts and setbacks to teach us lesson after lesson are all the epitome of trauma. This is why life can feel like smooth sailing for a small percentage of people; while for the majority of us, life is blighted with issue after issue, all thanks to the subconscious. (And that includes all of those circumstances in the opening image of this article.)
By Justine Crowley4 months ago in Psyche
Best-Known Artworks by Peter Paul Rubens
Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens was one of the most influential Baroque artists and among the most prolific Flemish artists. He created about 1,403 paintings.
By Rasma Raisters4 months ago in Art
Accidental Time Travel
There are many stories and concepts that have deeply fascinated me. Stories that consist of that strange and hazy divide between science and the supernatural. One such concept that has always intrigued me is the bizarre phenomena of time slips.
By Jasmine Aguilar4 months ago in Futurism
Redemption . Content Warning.
Melancholic haze of autumn’s ache whispers, Beckons surging waves upon the ocean’s crest Creating a dark mask of telling foreshadowing,
By Cindy Calder4 months ago in Poets
Keyhole Peeking. Content Warning.
Looking through a keyhole isn’t as cool as it looks in the movies. Right now, I’m looking through the keyhole of my neighbor’s room. Normally I wouldn’t be doing this. Since it really violates other people’s privacy. But an hour ago I heard something from the room. At first it wasn’t all that loud. Sounded like soft sobbing. It’s almost as if someone was trying to not be heard crying.
By Raphael Fontenelle4 months ago in Fiction
To Whom This May Concern
To whom this may concern. Recently, you've been blagging my head by telling me I should be as slim as you, and that I should diet and use pills to get slim, fast.
By Carol Ann Townend4 months ago in Psyche
Vocal Bonus Leaderboard: 10/01/2025
Welcome to our weekly Leaderboard update! We're delighted to highlight Vocal's most popular stories. Join us as we recognize this week's standout contributors and their remarkable achievements.
By Vocal Team4 months ago in Resources
Mother
I would rather be a good mother than be a good friend My kids are here eternally but our friendship, that might end. -
By Sara Wilson4 months ago in Poets
What I Learned From Interviewing My Exes
Summer 2025 - The summer that changed it all. I had a mental breakdown and decided to start writing again. My first order of business was to sit down with a bunch of my exes. I asked them a number of questions about our past.
By Gail Fredricks4 months ago in Humans
Dick Winchester in... The Box with No Name
(Re-released because "an unexpected sound... at the door" is the most fitting prompt I could ever have seen for this one—besides the original challenge that prompted it, of course.
By Stephen A. Roddewig4 months ago in Fiction
Gemınıuıɯǝ⅁. Runner-Up in Parallel Lives Challenge.
Like a salve for the soul, the long twilight of Mars bears my thoughts aloft night after weary night, winging across sapphire skies. Without the science it seems a miracle. But knowing the truth as I do does not lessen my awe in the least. Great clouds of dust filter the fading light so that only the short-waved blues appear, Azure limning the horizon with Lapis above before slowly transitioning to midnight black.
By John Cox4 months ago in Fiction
Recessive Empathy
An ode - to my great grandparents, Who experienced the world through visual feelings; Raw with emotions not tainted by spoken vibrations.
By Pōlani Monderen 4 months ago in Poets
Luxury Poverty
We can’t afford a home, but we’ve got the newest iPhone. We’re drowning in student debt, but still rocking designer sneakers.
By Burk4 months ago in Humans
PACO Calling TACO - 4
This conversation happened on Sunday, September 28, after Putin was briefed on the UN General Assembly sessions and Trump's post on Truth Social about "discussions with the Middle Eastern Community concerning Gaza."
By Lana V Lynx4 months ago in The Swamp
The final walk
Demons taunting cries Upon bloody feet now tread We the dead to hell
By JBaz4 months ago in Poets
The Molded Mask
The human mask of flesh, like clay, is easily molded. As blood transports its iron, the mask often becomes soldered.
By Katherine D. Graham4 months ago in Poets