11 Top Stories in One Year in Vocal Media

Hi readers, I am Seema Patel. Let me share a bit about my writing journey.

I write for many platforms. In Medium, I have a large portfolio of work with close to 3,600 articles. I also have an Amazon KDP profile with 14 book titles so far. Many books have decent rankings.

I joined Vocal Media a year back and soon took Vocal Plus membership.

I have got 11 Top Stories and 1 Leaderboard feature so far.

I have 680 published articles. All the stories are from my own life experiences and observations.

Let's see the Top Stories.

1. Memory of the Calves

It was my first Top Story. I was so excited to receive this recognition and bonus! I featured my art and nostalgia about our backyard calves from my childhood in rural India.

2. What's Killing the Marine Creatures?

This one tells how human-caused pollution fuels algal bloom in the ocean and kills marine creatures. I wrote it after reading the nearby beaches in California littered by dead whales and dolphins. We must pay attention to our environment, or we perish too.

3. Garden Paradise

It shares how a garden can be a peaceful sanctuary. It's a tribute to my backyard garden, which I lovingly tend to. It's my antidepressant, gym, temple, inspiration, all in one. I encourage all, to create a garden, big or small, for the mental health benefits are immense.

4. Happiness in Home

Here, I’ve shared how happiness doesn’t necessarily come from spending money or traveling far. Our own humble home can be a happiness hub, with the right mindset. My garden, creativity, study nook, and children make my home the happiest place for me.

5 Geronimo Stilton

This is a review of a book by the bestselling author Elisabetta Dami, who goes by the pen name Geronimo Stilton. It’s a fabulous book for children, where the main character is a clumsy mouse. The author deserves much more fame for her brilliant work.

6 Nature Comforted Him

This one is about my little son's eczema issue and how spending time in nature made him feel better.

7 Education Helped Her Escape

It’s about a girl who used education as a raft to escape her oppressive socioeconomic background.

8 My Chaparral Love

It’s about my love for the beautiful chaparral of Southern California, where I live my immigrant life.

9 My Spanish Vocabulary

It’s about my love for the Spanish language. I am fluent in Hindi, and English, yet, just because I live in California, I chose to love Spanish too and have gained considerable expertise.

10 Feminine Enough

It’s about self-confidence, unbothered by view of people. My feminine nature is about kindness and being sincere.

11 What I Think About After Death?

It’s about my view of the afterlife. If I die and get to reflect on the life I lived, I will be proud.

All of them were published in Poets and one was published in BookClub.

Thank you, Vocal Media, for the recognitions and $5 bonus each time. Each of these honors mean much. Thank you, all my regular readers, for you motivated me to continue.

Though I publish predominantly in Poets. Maybe the shorter length makes it easier to publish there.

I have published in BookClub, Criminal, Earth, Families, Feast, Futurism, FYI, Humans, Journal, Lifehack, Longevity, Motivation, Poets, and Potent so far. Now, my next goal is to publish in these and other communities too.

I hope you find my Vocal Media journey interesting and inspiring.

Give them a read, especially the health articles, for they offer preventive health insights, which can help you to stay healthy.

I have entered challenges only few times, and sadly never made it to winner list. I think it requires consistency. I am reading a lot of books these days in Kindle Unlimited and am likely to write book reviews.

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