Make-Up Vocal Bonus Leaderboard: 06/30/2026 & 07/07/2026

We owe you a quick update... and two Leaderboards at once!

After our recent Vocal platform update, we ran into a few technical hiccups that kept us from posting the weekly Bonus Leaderboards for the past two weeks. We're catching up now by recognizing the standout stories from both leaderboard weeks in one post.

Thanks for bearing with us. Now, let's get to the winners!

A reminder of some ground rules we use to formulate the Leaderboard:

The time period of data analyzed for each weekly Leaderboard is collected from 12:00am Wednesday - 11:59pm Tuesday ET each week.

Only top level comments and replies by unique Vocal+ creators will count, comments or replies by the story author will be excluded.

You don't need to be Vocal+ to appear on the leaderboard.

You can appear on the Leaderboard once per week.

You can appear on the Leaderboard multiple weeks in a row.

No AI generated content.

✨ Most Discussed Stories: Jun 24 – Jun 30, 2026 ✨

Here are the stories that sparked the most comments with their engaged readers for Jun 24 – Jun 30, 2026.

🏆 Winners

🥇 First Place ($20 Bonus): Rick Henry Christopher - The Irony of Rick Henry Christopher

🥈 Second Place ($15 Bonus): Matthew J. Fromm - Caledonia

🥉 Third Place ($10 Bonus): Sara Wilson - The Master of Illusion

🏅 Fourth Place ($8 Bonus): Novel Allen - A Vocal Anniversary Edition?

🏅 Fifth Place ($5 Bonus): Babs Iverson - COMBULATED

🌟 Honorable Mentions ($3 bonus)

Raymond G Taylor - One work: a challenge

Tiffany Gordon - Sudden Provision...✨✨✨✝️

Paul Stewart - One Work: The Magician

Sandy Gillman - The Fall

Lana V Lynx - One Work: The Moscow Scream

Each winner will receive a well-deserved bonus in their Vocal Wallets within the next 72 hours.

✨ Most Discussed Stories: Jul 1 – Jul 7, 2026 ✨

Here are the stories that sparked the most comments with their engaged readers for Jul 1 – Jul 7, 2026.

🏆 Winners

🥇 First Place ($20 Bonus): Paul Stewart - Between the Together an' Apart

🥈 Second Place ($15 Bonus): Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred - The Vocal Situation

🥉 Third Place ($10 Bonus): Rick Henry Christopher - Isabel: More Than Meets the Eye

🏅 Fourth Place ($8 Bonus): Sara Wilson - Use Your Voice

🏅 Fifth Place ($5 Bonus): Sasha Desideri - "Geek Out! Upside Down" — Unofficial Challenge

🌟 Honorable Mentions ($3 bonus)

Paul Aaron Domenick - The Fireworks of Love

Lana V Lynx - Raise a Glass to America

Judey Kalchik - Progress

Tim Carmichael - 12 Years Ago Today, We Said "I do"

Tiffany Gordon - Good Vibes Have Finally Won... 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Each winner will receive a well-deserved bonus in their Vocal Wallets within the next 72 hours.

Congratulations to all the winners across both weeks! We love what you bring to the table at Vocal. Here's to more excellent writing and reads ahead.