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Vocal Media Did Not Approve My Story

I haven't had this happen before

By Denise E LindquistPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
Vocal Media Did Not Approve My Story
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Okay, so I may have to go back and read the rules again. That was a fast not approved. No time to even read any of it. It reminded me of my daughter putting her fingers in her ears, and making loud noises when I would start to talk about sex. It was a part of my job. And she is a registered nurse.

Scary world we are living in. At the age of 71, I have been hearing too many people talk about problems in the bedroom, and not just the over seventy crowd. Is the bedroom better than mentioning the S word. It is too bad.

My friend and a previous supervisor said, "I remember when you would give that talk to people in the halfway house, detox, at the hospital and for Human Services staff."

I can see limiting some of the material, but 'not approved' without reading what is printed? There has to be some humor in this. The world is in trouble. Pornography is okay, and women on the red carpet with nothing on, and so much more.

But to throw out some comments of problems and solutions, it is not approved instantly. Will this be enough to have me leave Vocal Media? No, I'm sure not. Vocal has helped me with my writing, by writing and publishing daily, my creative writing is better.

Vocal Media please send me some constructive feedback to fix the problem, maybe the latest rules. I have been around long enough to know what is expected, but I sure didn't expect to submit and have it be instantly not approved, without a read.

I know they are instantly approved without a read, so I should expect this?

When publishing on medium.com, I am minimally told why my story doesn't fit their publication. I understand and publish it elsewhere after sometimes making a few changes to fit another publication better.

Enough said.

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About the Creator

Denise E Lindquist

Retired, working part-time as a Native American culture consultant. I have an MSE, and an ABD. I write on Vocal, and Facebook. Poetry, non-fiction mostly, and working on fiction. Wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.

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    Written by Denise E Lindquist