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Potato Sticks
If this snack was a drug I’d have to take a hit. Life just ain’t life for me without a jar of potato sticks. Trust and believe when I get em, I’ve got em’.
Joe PattersonPublished about 14 hours ago in PoetsUser Feedback
Where is it written That we must be grateful for What we must accept?
D. J. ReddallPublished 3 days ago in Poets
Thursdays with Josh
2021 My nephew hands me his heart inside a plastic three-ring binder: his first story, a work of short fiction laid bare, boldly, bravely, on the page.
Christy MunsonPublished about 20 hours ago in WritersThe Bear
The bear sat in the shadows, its muzzle white with age and eyes filmy and blind. Zacharias stared at it with wonder and not a little fear. He had not known that anything could be so impossibly ancient in the Wild.
Sweet misery
My soul wretches with the very thought of you hating me If you believe you are better without me, Righteous or pious Selfish, angry
Melissa IngoldsbyPublished 16 days ago in PoetsUntitled Musings on Grief - part 1
I can feel the glistening tear clinging to the corner of my eye. A surprise as I try to hold it back while sitting at my desk. I continue to comprise
Kim LoostromPublished 10 months ago in PoetsMornings in Vannigan
Sproat Lake - August 26, 2021 My favourite times are the quiet mornings, before she is awake, when the van is still cozy with the lingering warmth of body heat and slumber. I slowly come away from dreamland, back into consciousness, back into my body, and remember the magic of falling asleep surrounded by beauty the night before. My body floods with gratitude for our safety and the cozy bed in which I have awakened, and I spend a suspended moment in stillness, in this moment before I admit to, and act upon, being fully awake.
Taylor NealPublished 10 months ago in Journal89 All Done
I suppose I'm all done here. My job's over. I've done everything I had wanted to do. I've delivered all my messages. I've lived my life by the golden rule and hope that I have taught others to live their lives by my example.
Gerard DiLeoPublished a day ago in FictionTea, is it?
Does a drink count as a snack? Yes it does, can't take it back. Here it is, one lump or two? A delicious red-brown builders brew
L.C. SchäferPublished 3 days ago in PoetsBroken Glass
Each morning, Otto swept the bricks on the little corner outside his little flat in his little town. He loved his idyllic town, one that would have fit tidily in one of the Brothers Grimm tales.
Matthew FrommPublished a day ago in Fiction
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📢 Raise Your Voice Thread: 03/28/2024
Our “Raise Your Voice Threads” are hosted every other Thursday at 12PM ET to offer creators more avenues to uncover exceptional stories on Vocal. As we are continuously searching for fresh creators and inspiring stories, this thread provides an opportunity to exchange and discuss the stories that have moved and motivated us on Vocal.
Raise Your Voice by VocalPublished about 23 hours ago in ResourcesVocal Weekly Leaderboard: 03/27/2024
Welcome to the weekly update of the Leaderboard! We're thrilled to showcase Vocal's most discussed stories, popular picks, and rising stars. Let's dive into this past week's standout contributors and their remarkable achievements.
Vocal TeamPublished 2 days ago in Resources'The Dragon Beside Me' Challenge Winners
Originally published by ViM here. "The Dragon Beside Me" has ignited the spirits of writers across the Vocal community and PViM have had the exciting opprtunity to work beside our friends at Vocal on discerning the winners. No easy feat let us tell you. From initial shortlist to final deliberations, the standard was as high as our spirits.
Vocal Curation TeamPublished 8 days ago in Resources'The Dragon Beside Me' Challenge Winners.
"The Dragon Beside Me" has ignited the spirits of writers across the Vocal community and PViM have had the exciting opportunity to work beside our friends at Vocal on discerning the winners. No easy feat let us tell you. From initial shortlist to final deliberations, the standard was as high as our spirits.
Proud ViM ProductionsPublished 8 days ago in ResourcesVocal Weekly Leaderboard: 03/20/2024
Welcome to the weekly update of the Leaderboard! We're thrilled to showcase Vocal's most discussed stories, popular picks, and rising stars. Let's dive into this past week's standout contributors and their remarkable achievements.
Vocal TeamPublished 9 days ago in ResourcesLove Unraveled Challenge Winners
Sometimes the simplest challenges are the deepest and most revealing. For this challenge we asked you to “unravel the mysteries, joys, and challenges of love through the power of personal storytelling” — we all love, we all feel we know what it means to love. Yet this challenge offered a reminder of the infinite shapes of human connection, and what power love has over us, even in the face of struggle and pain.
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