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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 about 23 hours 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 Poets
Broken 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 FictionHollow Haven
echoes of loss carry on the wind quaking churning seas of pain is breaking the ties that bind, unwind unraveled by a decaying string
📢 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 21 hours ago in ResourcesMoon Spirit
Sunlight sprawled languidly over Solania, it rays gentle and nurturing. The villagers went about their routines. Collective worship of Huitzilopochtli would begin at the hiss of Xiuhcoatl. They would congregate each morning in the makeshift square; bowing low to the ground in reverence to their guardian. Afterwards, the women would tend to the children and the men would gather food from the bountiful forest. In the evenings they would huddle outside, caressed by the light of Tonatiuh, eating and drinking the treasures of the earth.
Celia in UnderlandPublished 3 months ago in FictionMushroom Mami
I am a mushroom mami I bloom in dark and damp places. Places that most of us avoid. I thrive where things decay Mouring losses where hope once laid
Ashley AntunesPublished 3 days ago in Poetsnothing was the same
Like clockwork, Justin Haylock wakes up at five a.m. every morning with a burning sensation in his throat and a twisted feeling in his stomach.
angela hepworthPublished 3 days ago in FictionSugar, Spice & All Things Nice
I can see her so clearly in my memory- My beautiful mama beaming back at me. Standing there at the kitchen stove, I can still smell the cinnamon,
The Strong Scapegoat
This is, unfortunately, a too-familiar scenario. We are often convenient scapegoats for others who are on the receiving end of questions or blame.
Michelle LiewPublished a day ago in Poets
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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 21 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 a day 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.
Vocal Curation TeamPublished 15 days ago in Resources
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