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The Marketing Lesson of Grandpa, AKA “Bear”
“Take 50% off EVERYTHING, Today Only!” “Flash Sale for the Next 4 Hours!” “This is Your LAST CHANCE to Save” “Millard Filmore’s Birthday Sale!”
David WyldPublished 3 months ago in JournalMy New Vocal for 2024
This is from the first day of taking part in a self-imposed, but guided challenge. These are timed challenges, designed to get in touch with your creativity quickly and write from feel and imagination – basically, exercises in free-writing and word associations to better get in touch with your own senses. They are raw exercises and importance is placed on stopping when the timer goes off – even is your sentence or word in unfinished.
KJ AartilaPublished 3 months ago in JournalPart-Time Lover
In response to your request, I have begun to contemplate the progress made since my arrival on this platform, and what the forthcoming year portends in relation to my own goals. The process of reflection brings me back to the ups and downs of story writing, the creative process that challenges me to dig a bit deeper, drive my vocabulary to expand, find new ways to forge vague, nebulous ideas into something relatable or at least entertaining. And then there is the raison d'etre
Mark CoughlinPublished 3 months ago in JournalWhy People Have Their Best Ideas In The Shower
Everyone has heard the phrase, "I have my best Ideas in the shower!" Some people have also felt this working! Suddenly - Eureka!
Cody Dakota Wooten, C.B.C.Published 3 months ago in JournalCall for Submissions: The Auroras & Blossoms Magazine (Issue 2)
Like our anthology series, the Auroras & Blossoms Magazine is based on the concept of PoArtMo, which stands for "Positive Actions Rally Thoughts & Momentum."
Cendrine MarrouatPublished 3 months ago in JournalAn Extraordinary Life
"Every Breath You Take" is the name of a song, but it could be a poem, a recitation, or the beginning of a letter. Say we have to do an exercise about it. Who decides what to write? Is it us, the brain cells, or the neurotransmitters in the brain?
Rene VolpiPublished 4 months ago in JournalI Lied
My failures have been shoveled into my face more than I’d like to admit lately. I feel stagnant and somehow like I have no time to stop moving. I keep thinking if I work harder, or longer, then I’ll earn the free time I crave. But ever since getting on this ride, I haven’t seen a way off or out. I'm getting ahead of myself though, let’s start at the beginning.
A Challenge For The Holiday
Christmas is a great, yet extremely strange Holiday. In one respect, it is a time of Family, Joy, and Meaning. We spend time with those we care about, give them presents because we want to show them our Love, and enjoy each other's company.
Cody Dakota Wooten, C.B.C.Published 4 months ago in JournalThe Bridges We Meet
I worked as a Registered Nurse for close to thirty years. Over those years, I cannot begin to enumerate or even remember every patient I had. But there are a few that I will never be able to forget. And I don't want their memory to be forgotten either. Even today, I have a smile on my face or a tear in my eye when I think back on them. You see, even though I was the one that was supposed to help them, they are the ones that impacted me, instead.
Shirley BelkPublished 4 months ago in JournalWhen we were young
I barely remember those days, the days when I was young. Yet; was I ever really young? I don't remember walks in the park, trips to the beach, or even visits to the movie theatre.
Novel AllenPublished 4 months ago in JournalLost
Who am I? The question remains in my mind. It began after my first child. I had no idea who I was anymore, but I was too young to actually know then either. Then, after that I joined the Army. When I came home after joining the Army, it was rough. My scheduled daily routine no longer existed. It may have only been six months, but it certainly had a mental impact. Barely able to function in normal society anymore, I had to push through.
Oops, I Accidentally Forgot to Write
This always happens. I shell out $50 or whatever on an annual membership to get access to all the cool member’s-only doohickeys and the better rate of pay, only to completely forget about Vocal when things pick up in my personal life. Stuff has been happening, y’all, stuff that I can write about! Guys, I went to Europe! I saw dozens of plays! I’ve kept up to date on One Piece! There are dozens of things I can write about—literal dozens—but do I write about them? Hell, no. That’s not the way old Steve functions, no, sir.
Steven Christopher McKnightPublished 4 months ago in Journal