Series

The Safe Room. Top Story - July 2026.
Two eyelids suddenly flicked open. In the green-painted dark corners of the ceiling, spider web residue still there for over the existence of the cheap apartment room had a permanent existence.
By Vuthy Huot3 months ago in Fiction
The Final Expedition - Episode 21
The Final Expedition - Compendium Wild countryside flashed by Jacob’s sparse train cabin. His jacket button clanged ever so softly against a brass bar as he lay on the cushions.
By Matthew J. Fromm3 months ago in Fiction
Chapter 3: Angehlah and the First People
Not caught up yet? Check out Chapter 2: The Creation Gods , here on Vocal! Listen along here! A phrase and story as old as the Sentience of The First People- life is yours for the taking - still echoes in the minds of the people of Rhyonis. Were it not for those few simple words, there would be no written history, no memory, nor would there be anything of The First People at all. Every humanoid lineage knows the story; the tale being an innate part of their consciousness from the moment of their first thought. This being, of course, Angehlah's sacrifice and Gift of Sentience.
By Austin Rose3 months ago in Fiction
Bind the Flesh 🐺. Content Warning.
When I look at the werewolf, hanging there chained, smirking as if it's all a big joke I don't get... I want to smack him in his smug, symmetrical face. Bad enough that I had to bring him into my house .
By L.C. Schäfer4 months ago in Fiction
Effie & Simon
"Hold still, horsey," she said in that little voice, "Mine going to get on, okay?" Lorelai patted my cheek, and I snorted. Then, gripping handfuls of my t-shirt, she climbed up onto my back and jigged up and down. I moved obediently forward, early morning dew soaking my hands and knees. Her glittering pink wellies swayed harmlessly either side of my ribs, and her giggles poured like sunshine. "Go, Uncle Horsey, go! Faster!"
By L.C. Schäfer4 months ago in Fiction
It Waited for my Final Page. Content Warning.
I have never given much thought to the concept of death or the act of dying. Death was a staple in my young life; it lingered in the darkness, never straying too far from the shadows. If I weren't aware of its presence, I’d forget it was there. Yet now and then, it allowed a more profound look than the sporadic glimpses I had grown accustomed to. It became an eye in the dark, a mischievous giggle in the air, or an icy touch on warm skin. I didn't understand why it made itself known to me, giving me nothing concrete, never making itself tangible, or giving me bits and pieces. It wasn’t until my grandmother died that an answer, one which came in five parts, began to shape itself.
By Ghostwife4 months ago in Fiction
Persephone’s Purple . Content Warning.
“Cousin, you seem to be missing your husband!” Aphrodite giggled and gestured at the purple pansies popping up in my wake. “Perhaps a private meeting with Dionysus or a stroll through your garden with Pan would. . . help you focus.”
By Harper Lewis 4 months ago in Fiction
Bite the Hand 🐺
After supper, I scraped the still-warm entrails into a metal bowl, and took it out to feed the werewolf. It'd been over forty degrees again today. The temperature had hardly dropped since the sun went down. As a result the ground was bone-dry and packed hard. He'd have tried to dig his way out anyway, no matter how much his paws bled and his claws broke and tore. That is, if not for the Collar.
By L.C. Schäfer4 months ago in Fiction
In 5 years. Content Warning.
Adrian and Connor were quite a pair, and although they were never an official couple, everyone always perceived them as such. The only ones who knew about their relationship were our close-knit circle of friends. While being gay is not a crime, being in a relationship when one is meant to be in a union is illegal, and the punishment can be imprisonment. Adrian and Connor faced many challenges, but Connor had it particularly tough since he was already entered into a union. This situation completely broke them, but they managed to hold on through their difficulties.
By Aoife’s stories 4 months ago in Fiction
Chapter 2: The Creation Gods
Not caught up yet? Check out Chapter 1: A Rhyonis World History , here on Vocal! Listen along here! All of Rhyonis has the five Creation Gods to thank for their very existence, though their creations would have no inkling of who or what they were before they were Creators. While there are countless Rhyonian legends and folklore surrounding these enigmatic figures, the truth behind their origin predates all Rhyonis, back to the Creator of Creators. To the dying remnants of a realm known as Power.
By Austin Rose4 months ago in Fiction
He Loved Me Like a Warning Part 1. AI-Generated.
CHAPTER 1 The Summer They Looked Happy Before any of it went wrong, there were four of them, and the city belonged to them every night the sun went down.
By Anushka Sehgal4 months ago in Fiction
The Librarian Who Guarded Forbidden Magic
The Library That Never Appeared on Any Map No traveler ever found the library by accident. It stood hidden beyond a winding stone path deep within an ancient forest, a place so old that even the oldest maps refused to acknowledge its existence. Those who searched for it with greed or ambition always lost their way, wandering in circles until the trees returned them to the ordinary world. Only those carrying unanswered questions found the path waiting for them. Amelia had spent her childhood hearing whispers about the forgotten library from her grandfather, who claimed it contained books that were never meant to be read by ordinary people. After his death, she discovered a weathered compass among his belongings. Instead of pointing north, its needle turned toward the forest. Three days later, after following it through thick woods and abandoned trails, Amelia stood before a towering stone building whose shelves were said to hold the most dangerous knowledge ever written.
By Robert Redford4 months ago in Fiction