Vocal Communities

When I first joined Vocal, and then upgraded to Vocal Plus, there was no option to subscribe to other writers. When I found a favorite, I added their name to a list in a notebook near my computer, and I looked for those readers when I logged on to read.

Hurray for Subscriptions! Well done, Vocal Media!

Since I now have my favorites at my fingertips, I needed another distraction from the work I should be getting done. So I decided to see who, among my choice writers, might be writing for which Community.

This proved to be a daunting task. There are more communities than I was aware of.

Why? Well, obviously, because I haven't written something for each and every community. Nor do I expect to. There are just some things I have no real knowledge about, or no interest in, as far as writing is concerned.

But I do like to read!

I compiled a list of the communities and went in search of writers I currently subscribe to. I was pleased to note that most of the communities are represented by at least one of "my" writers.

The Communities:

01 Community- Rakshit Shah, Easy 7 Steps to Become an Ethical Hacker

Beat Community- Melissa Ingoldsby, The Melancholy of Horror

Blush Community- Courtney Capone, New INK!

Chain Community- S. K, Should We Invest in Cryptocurrency?

Cleats Community- Tom Brad, Is The European Super League About To

Confessions Community- Lindsay Rae Brown, The Woes of the Discount Dye Job

Criminal Community- Colleen Millsteed, The After Effect of a Bank Robbery Was Caffeine Addiction

Earth Community- Angela Derscha, Save The Turtles

Education Community- Jessie Waddell, What My Two Incomplete University Degrees Say About Me

Families Community- Arpad Nagy, Junior High Warm-Ups, Three Movies and a Big Dad Win

Feast Community- Judy Kalchik, Boo! It's Classroom Baked Goods Season

Fiction Community- Jason Morton, "Here's Johnny"

Filthy Community- Aamir Kamal, 15 Best Phone Actress Jobs

Futurism Community- Ashlea Bicknell, "Kiss Him, Not Me" and How it Relates to Shipping

FYI Community- Julie Lacksonen, The History of Flying

Gamers Community- Peter Carriveau, So Collectible Video Game Investment is A Thing

Geeks Community- Laquesha Bailey, If Twilight, Then Here Are 5 Other Cringeworthy

Horror Community- Jessica Conaway, Halloween Kills is a Love Letter to the Franchise

Humans Community- Call Me Les, Tom Bradbury: No Words Left Unspoken Part 1 and Part 2

Journal Community- Maria Calderoni, The Loss of a Dream

Lifehack Community- Maria Shimizu Christenson, Imposter Syndrome Helps My Work and Creativity

Longevity Community- Carol Townend, You Need To Look After Yourself As A Carer

Marriage Community- Joy Nelson, Weddings Are The Worst

Motivation Community- Jill Spiridon, "You're a Writer!" They Proclaim

Pet Life Community- Natasja Rose, A Raincoat For a Fish

Photography Community- Kelsey Reich, Artsy Fartsy

Poets Community- Mike Singleton-Mikeydred, Falling in Love Again

Potent Community- S. Frazer, I Fucked Around With Drugs and Found Out

Pride Community- Josh Lowe, How the Pandemic Helped Me Finally Come Out

Proof Community-

Psyche Community- Caitlin McColl, Comprehending the Incomprehensible

Serve Community- Paul Combs, The Forgotten Role of Africa in World War I

Styled Community- The Dani Writer, Fashionista Shmashionista

Swamp Community- Christine DeFeo, Harambe

Trader Community- Joey Lowe, Trading Chatrooms

Unbalanced Community- Cathy Holmes, *** updated ***The Agony and Ecstasy (But Mostly Agony) of Being a Toroto Maple Leafs Fan

Viva Community- Lisa Gerard Brown, Beauty is In the Eye of Your Hairdresser

Wander Community- Oneg In The Arctic, Bush Tales

Wheel Community- Tom Sullivan, Things I Wish I Learned In School-Buying a Car

What I learned:

I don't write for all of these communities. I focus more on fiction, poetry and personal stories. Many of the writers I follow do much the same, but have branched out into places I haven't ventured. Because they did, when I visited their profiles, I found stories I might otherwise have missed.

I admit that I do not just click on a community like Filthy or Wheels and look for stories. If I didn't follow people who wrote--for example--fiction and poetry, but also wrote about working on their cars, I wouldn't find a "Wheels" story to read.

It does surprise me a little that none of the writers I follow have written in Unbalanced or in Proof. Does that mean I gravitate toward writers who don't drink or play sports?

*** Update: I followed someone who wrote in Unbalanced. See list update above***

Somehow, I doubt that. If you know I follow you, and you have written for those communities, please let me know and I will add you and your story to this list.

Please understand that I do follow many other wonderful writers, but chose not to list multiple people under certain Communities. That doesn't mean I don't love your work. It sort of became I first found, first listed sort of thing.

Did I mention this was a daunting task?

I did this to make a point. Subscribing opens the door to the possibility of finding diverse reading matter. I have now read about trading rooms and cryptocurrency. I read about video games and phone sex.

I have broadened my horizons!

So, Kudos to Vocal Media for making subscribing an option. I thought it would be a good thing--and I was right.

P.S. Have you subscribed to my page? There's a button for that!

(Now I have to decide what Community this goes in. Decisions, decisions!)

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