📢 Raise Your Voice Thread: 1/18/2024
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Grace and Alex find themselves dealing with some unexpected news in Stephanie Ginger's story, Snowdrop Season. We think a snowstorm in the middle of Athens is the perfect backdrop for this short tale of life-altering decisions.
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Hi, I'm Nicole and I'm really enjoying following Mason Darnielle's journey on Vocal. "Through His Eyes" is one of my favourites. Check it out: https://vocal.media/poets/through-his-eyes-bp2s0x9t
Hi I'm Anna and this one really hit me. It's not a poem but a short inspiration about humanity and kindness and I think everyone should read it. Check it out: https://vocal.media/poets/this-is-the-way-pe27n0y3d
Hi, Real name, Collins, new on Vocal. I write poems inspired by movie scenes. Please check this out: https://vocal.media/poets/pact-of-death
Mariann is one of my best friends on Vocal. She is kind, caring and creative. Her latest story made me smile. https://vocal.media/fiction/grandma-could-not-find-her-glasses
I'd like to welcome to Vocal a newcomer, Huan Huan, who so far has posted three pieces since joining a little under a month ago. Here's Huan's first, "In 2024 I'll Fall in Love with Hope Again." This is a striking example of a painful topic written about well, and stylistically it's quite the package, as Huan supplies both a poem and an accompanying autobiographical segment. Both are constructed with a disarming minimalism that underscores the author's openness and sincerity. Here's hoping we'll see more from this gifted writer soon! https://vocal.media/poets/in-2024-i-ll-fall-in-love-with-hope-again
Hi everyone! I'm Maureen and I write about books, and I also write mystery/thriller short fiction. I HIGHLY recommend this story: https://vocal.media/fiction/magus-murus "If walls could talk within the perceivable human auditory range, history would not be doomed to repeat itself..." So good!!
Mariam Naeem is one of my best friends I’ve made by writing on Vocal. She’s one of the first authors I connected with through the Vocal groups. This is one of her first stories I read. I have since read all of her works I can get my hands on https://vocal.media/horror/the-transforming?
Hello everyone! I'm Anna an enthusiastic poem writer and reader. I've recently discovered this talented person on Vocal. Her name is Sara and I've read two heartbreaking poem from her that I really liked and want others to read as well, so here you go: https://vocal.media/poets/storms-91mu0liz Congrats to her on Top Story!🥰🫶🫶
Here are a few that I found interesting. https://vocal.media/fiction/how-technology-hijacks-people-s-minds by Apleetech. Raven Black's The wall. https://vocal.media/fiction/the-wall-7cby07c7 Terwase Gideon's https://vocal.media/art/how-to-do-the-splits-for-the-inflexible-beginner-splits-tutorial Attib99's https://vocal.media/fiction/cat-and-moon
Hi! I'm Ava and I write a little bit of everything but usually go to poetry first. Here's a poem I haven't really stopped thinking about since I read it! "Stack the Deck" by Suze Kay: https://vocal.media/poets/stack-the-deck
Still hoping this raw, powerful poem of Paul’s will get top story. https://vocal.media/poets/if-you-know-you-know-pj13201jx
Read this: https://vocal.media/fiction/discarded-without-purpose#comment-25a19541-88bc-4757-b722-48b879d091e7
Greetings! Back from a hiatus to write more thrilling and suspenseful fiction/horror. Check out my latest: https://vocal.media/horror/the-pedestrian-4r11dl011k Check out Zack Graham's content, he is a cosmic horror master! https://vocal.media/horror/the-widow-s-call
Also forgot 2 add Sharika's After The Month Ends! It is stunning!https://vocal.media/poets/after-the-month-ends-w66z7h0byw
Would love to see Rick Henry Christopher's Blackbird Fly receive a TOP STORY nod. Here is the 1st installment. it is awesome & best to start from the beginning! https://vocal.media/chapters/blackbird-fly-xrl46g04bk Judey K's Love from A-Z is also stunning. https://vocal.media/poets/love-from-a-to-z
Hi my name is Tressa, I mostly write poetry, but have tried my hand and fiction and a couple other genre's. And I have been blessed to have had several top stories since starting my journey on Vocal. My choice is for the fantastic Heather Hubler's piece, definitely worth the read. So beautifully written ❤️ https://vocal.media/poets/gossamer-and-stardust
Hey. Occasional reader hoping to start writing more. River joy wrote a very moving and heartfelt poem: https://vocal.media/poets/the-journalists-are-saying-goodbye And my friend wrote an intriguing poem: https://vocal.media/poets/spacetime
I'm a Vocal outlaw but here are five that I think deserve Top Stories This great poem from Rachel Deeming https://vocal.media/poets/the-ingredients-for-alphabet-soup A Natuarl Poem from PK Colleran https://vocal.media/poets/sanctuary-cq870u0g Cathy Holmes take on Insomnia https://vocal.media/poets/insomnia-t9d70zxm A wonderful poem from VIVA Tout La Monde https://vocal.media/poets/glass-doors-kna0wi0daa And a great challenge entry from CH Richard https://vocal.media/poets/camouflaged-1p650bk7
I’m Stephanie Hoogstad. I write mostly fiction and poetry, although I’ve written a little bit on writing and a little bit on my personal life and some miscellaneous nonfiction articles as well. I loved this story from Rene Peters about her dog warning her about PNEA. It’s very sweet and creative, and I think that it sheds light on an important issue while also showing how animals can help with it: https://vocal.media/petlife/just-listen-to-me-mom
Oh and this by KP. floored me! https://vocal.media/poets/an-abecedarian
Ooh, it's raise your voice week! Yay! I got four this week springing straight to mind. This from Paul Stewart, is so delicately evocative of such complex losses and secondary losses, https://vocal.media/fiction/a-plumeria-to-remember This here is just fabulously smooth https://vocal.media/poets/mary-s-lament This was a slap in the face, and something I have felt sitting in many many meetings with a will but only small teeth regarding executing change after events that are clearly referenced here https://vocal.media/poets/after-i-die And this one, I mean I just was walloped in the sternum, fantastic use of media to communicate deeply. https://vocal.media/poets/the-journalists-are-saying-goodbye
Hi, I'm Cathy. Writer of a little bit of this and a little it of that and God know what else. I'd love this awesome entry from Lamar on Poppy's January challenges. https://vocal.media/poets/a-cloud-named-rage
I'm a screenwriter and short filmmaker, I write high concept short stories that are too ambitious for me to create in visual format, I hope to one day bring them more to life. Enjoy: https://vocal.media/authors/rory-cvfbbe08vx
Hi everyone :) Popping in quickly to share this wonderful piece I read this week by the very talented, Gerald Holmes. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. https://vocal.media/poets/alone-to-zen
Hi, Suze here! Writer of creative fiction and poetry. Currently obsessed with Poppy’s latest story, written for Mackenzie Davis’s unofficial challenge (using my picture!): https://vocal.media/fiction/the-day-paradise-shattered She builds a world and breaks it concisely. Gorgeous work.