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From Fun to Film: How AI Face-Swapping Tools Inspire Online Creativity
Scroll through TikTok, Instagram, or X (formerly Twitter), and it’s impossible to miss the flood of face-swapped clips and memes that dominate feeds. What began as a playful experiment—placing your face onto a celebrity or meme—has evolved into a powerful medium for creativity, storytelling, and even indie filmmaking.
By sammmy2 months ago in Writers
Understanding CFD Brokers: A Beginner-Friendly Guide
When I first started exploring online trading, I kept hearing about CFD brokers. At first, the concept sounded complicated — how could someone trade global markets without actually owning the assets?
By sammmy2 months ago in Writers
4 Steps to Support Stronger, Healthier Teeth
Strong, healthy teeth are essential not only for a confident smile but also for overall wellness. They play a vital role in digestion, speech, and facial structure, and their condition can influence everything from self-esteem to long-term health outcomes. While brushing and flossing are foundational, there are additional steps you can take to reinforce enamel, prevent decay, and maintain optimal oral function. These four strategies offer a comprehensive approach to supporting your dental health with consistency and care.
By sammmy2 months ago in Writers
The Reciprocity Twist
Introduction. I have written many pieces on reciprocity on Vocal, and the definitive piece, in my opinion, is Judey Kalchik's, which you can read here, and if you haven't read it it you should do.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 months ago in Writers
The Voice Refined Through Another Medium
For centuries, words have been the vessels of human thought, the means by which understanding passes from one heart to another. From quills and typewriters to keyboards and screens, the tools have changed, but the mind behind the message has not. Now, in the age of artificial intelligence, some claim that words refined through its assistance cannot be fully human. They say that if an essay or reflection has been shaped, polished, or expanded by an AI tool, then its authenticity is somehow diminished. Yet that belief mistakes process for purpose. The truth of writing does not depend on how the words are arranged, but on who the words come from.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast2 months ago in Writers
A Catena Rondo Challenge
Introduction This was suggested by Calvin London. This will run til the last day of November, and five random dollar tips will be awarded to five random Catena Rondo poems that are posted in the comments with a link to this piece in your poem.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 months ago in Writers
Borrowed Back
A friend of mine told me about a kiosk on a pier on a river in Paris where you can borrow moonlight. I would love to visit that pier, but it’s nearly as far away from me as the moon herself.
By Harper Lewis2 months ago in Writers
Audiobook Recording Complete With A MONTH to Spare!
It may sound silly to be so proud of myself for actually committing and getting something done, but you don't know how damaged I am.
By Hope Martin2 months ago in Writers
He Always Wants to Go Home!. Top Story - November 2025.
The challenge ended and I am sending the tips out to the stories I liked, which is every one of them. I was completely blown away by this collective creativity and the different takes the authors provided on the prompt.
By Lana V Lynx2 months ago in Writers
A Discovery in a Bus Shelter. Top Story - November 2025.
I met my first publisher at a bus stop. Yes, I am as busy with the challenges as any of you out there in Vocalland. I have also had more contracts added to my teaching schedule, papers marked and to come on the docket, and I think I may have beaten back a slight cold that set up shop at the back of my head and on my chest. I know that I should rest and restore myself to better shape so that I can keep tapping out these pieces. But I feel compelled to talk about a man who changed my plans for my literary career, especially since I did not think I had one.
By Kendall Defoe 2 months ago in Writers
Dollar Challenge - Quote Me Baby (Royal Edition)
If you are new here, or you've been living under a rock, (or if I'm not as wildly important in everybody's life as I imagine myself to be,) then you might not be familiar with my little challenges.
By L.C. Schäfer2 months ago in Writers
Unofficial Vocal Challenges: November 2025
Introduction This list of unofficial Vocal challenges will grow as I find them, so it will be short when this is first published.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 months ago in Writers