The Importance Of Being August - A Mikeydred August 2026 Dollar Prompt For All Vocal Creators

Share Your Stories And Read Other Submissions - With The Results

By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred Published 17 days ago • 3 min read

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Introduction

The name August comes from Latin, meaning "venerable," "great," or "to increase". It originates from the ancient Roman title Augustus, which was given to the first Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus
Wikipedia

A lot of creators and friends have shown their support for these challenges, so I won't let them down.

Every month, we have set prompts in the Vocal Social Society. We offer a dollar tip to five random creators who take part and ask them to share their stories in the comments and on the thread in the group.

This is not official, and usually after each one, I say that's it, and I always think people have had enough of me, but people tell me how much they look forward to my challenges, so I will kepp doing them as long as I get responses.

So What's Gonna Happen This Time?

Please write a poem or story related to this month of August or a piece inspired by the music.

Here are a few August days which may inspire you:

After Lammas Day, corn ripens as much by night as by day.”
August 1: traditionally known as Lammas Day, was an old festival to mark the annual wheat and corn harvest. It was a sort of Thanksgiving (harvest time) in Britain. Lammas also marked the mid-point between the summer solstice and autumn equinox.
August 1–7: International Clown Week
August 3: National Watermelon Day
August 5 is a Civic Holiday in many parts of Canada. Celebrations and names for this holiday vary across the country. For example, in Alberta, it’s celebrated as Heritage Day; in British Columbia, it’s known as British Columbia Day!
August 8: National Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Day (Or, use up that bounty with our best zucchini recipes.)
August 10 is St. Lawrence’s Day. “Fair weather on St. Lawrence’s Day presages a fair autumn.”
August 10 : National S’mores Day
August 11 marks the end of the Dog Days of Summer, which began on July 3.
August 12: Vinyl Record Day
August 13: International Left-Handers Day
August 17 is when the Cat Nights begin, harking back to a rather obscure Irish legend concerning witches; this bit of folklore also led to the idea that a cat has nine lives.
August 19 brings National Aviation Day, chosen for the birthday of Orville Wright, who piloted the first recorded flight of a powered heavier-than-air machine in 1903.
August 20: International Geocaching Day
August 20: World Honeybee Day
August 24 is St. Bartholomew Day. “At St. Bartholomew, there comes cold dew.”
August 25: Kiss-and-Make-Up Day
August 26 is Women’s Equality Day, which celebrates the 1920 ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment and, with it, women’s right to vote in the United States.
August 31: National Trail Mix Day
The Old Farmer's Almanac

I will write a piece or two myself and include them, but that won't be classed as an entry.

I am looking forward to seeing what you come up with, and I know that you are all incredibly creative Vocal talents, so get your pens, paper and keyboards out.

The music is "Green Man" by XTC, which I chose because of the image I used for this challenge.

Take a listen, it may inspire you. It is a superb piece of music.

So SHARE YOUR WORK in the comments here, and/or also on the thread in the Vocal Social Society if you are on Facebook.

Please drop your entry in the comments. Otherwise, I won't see yours when I choose the random winners. Also, please link and mention this piece in your entry. Thanks for that.

On Tuesday, 1st September 2026. I will award a dollar tip to five random Vocal Creators who have shared their work here.

The Thread in VSS is here:

Here is the last prompt/challenge with the results and the five randomly chosen stories:

These are my examples: