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Amanda won’t sit down now. I hate that about her. Her elbows are at an uncomfortable looking angle and she won’t stop leaning on the dusty brick burger house wall. Her line of sight leads to nothing. She’s not facing anybody or anything.
Lisa HerdmanPublished 4 days ago in ConfessionsThe Anxious Writer’s Letter
The pressure to create is staggering. The clock is tickin’ and the audience is waiting. The lights are burning too hot, the pen is giving dirty looks, the empty page is a mockery.
Oneg In The ArcticPublished 12 days ago in ConfessionsVocal’s A Hit With The Limerick
Extra, Extra! Read all about it. Vocal is a hit with the new challenge for a Ludicrous Limerick. Vocalists are having a blast!!!
Stephanie J. BradberryPublished 21 days ago in Confessions
My Haiku Issue
Introduction When Vocal gave us the High-Ku challenge I was quite pleased, but a Japanese friend informed me that what I was writing was not actually haiku but in fact senryū. You can read about the two forms in the links below, but a haiku should include a preferably implied seasonal reference and a “cutting word” to redirect the poem. Vocal completely ignored this in the requirements and when I checked, I don't think one of the winning entries was a true haiku, though I may be wrong.
Mike Singleton - MikeydredPublished about a month ago in ConfessionsI'll give you $50 if you tell my mom I'm unemployed
It seems my family has a long history of keeping secrets from its matriarchs. Some of it’s because we don’t want them to worry, sometimes it’s more about self-preservation.
D-DonohoePublished about a month ago in Confessionssometimes we just float
It’s that kind of morning where I should have gotten up when I actually woke up. But instead, I nestled deeper into the comforter and the comfort of my wife’s side.
Oneg In The ArcticPublished about a month ago in Confessions
Why I Didn’t Write Today
Introduction Well, you know that the title is an outright lie because you are reading this piece that I have written. I always feel compelled to write but I thought I would just list a few of the things that stop me from writing certain things. I am not really geared up to write in all Vocal’s Communities although I have written at least one story in every one, and the only way to check that out is to apply all the filters on my Profile page which is below. So I will drop into what stops me and what inspires me.
Mike Singleton - MikeydredPublished 2 months ago in ConfessionsPorcelain Elephants
The ashes arrived in a beautiful hand-carved wooden box. When I saw it, it was displayed next to a little porcelain figurine of a mother and son elephant. "You can have the figurine," mom said. I picked it up and turned it over in my hands. It was cute. It looked old. Vintage. I wanted to take a bat at it, scream that it was not enough. Fling it from a rooftop with a string of curses. Out loud I said, "You'd better keep it, mom. The kids will drop it."
D.S. FisichellaPublished 2 months ago in Confessions
I Still
There is a natural tendency amongst those who write to over analyse. After all, we are the creators of characters, plots and places. If we didn't examine our world, we wouldn't end up with much depth in our stories.
Call Me LesPublished 2 months ago in ConfessionsRetirement Escapades
It’s 3 AM, and I’m sitting in an emergency room with my husband, who is writhing in pain on the hospital bed. I hold his hand and think of the incident that caused such excitement on our quiet street at midnight and wonder how I will ever be able to hold my head up at our little post office in the future.
Tina D'AngeloPublished 2 months ago in Confessionsreflections on sobriety
it’s been over three years since alcohol has touched my lips. except for in my dreams…i still dream about drinking booze, most often by mistake, sometimes on purpose, and once in a while being tricked into it.
morgan leigh callisonPublished 3 months ago in ConfessionsA Challenge Accepted About Christmas
And here is my response to the challenge: Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? It is Christmas Eve for me as the tree lights are much brighter and the kids are so excited to sometimes open just one gift!🎄
Denise E LindquistPublished 3 months ago in Confessions
