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đ˘ Raise Your Voice Thread: 07/25/2024
Our âRaise Your Voice Threadsâ are hosted most alternating Thursdays at 12PM ET to offer creators more avenues to uncover exceptional stories on Vocal. As we are continuously searching for fresh creators and inspiring stories, this thread provides an opportunity to exchange and discuss the stories that have moved and motivated us on Vocal.
By Raise Your Voice by Vocala day ago in Resources
Summer Solstice Challenge Winners
âSafety Netâ, by Meredith Harmon, begins in a confiding tone. âWhat town?â the tale asks. âWe're an enclave. We're farmers. We till the soil like our forefathers, and our children's children's children will till it, till the end of time.â There is a folkloric sensibility here, suited to the prompt, but also something contemporary and practical. This winning story of a community trying to protect and preserve itself has echoes of Shirley Jacksonâs famous tale âThe Lotteryâ, Meredith is a strong Vocal Creator with 225 stories to her name; and this is her second first place win of a challenge; huge congratulations.
By Vocal Curation Team8 days ago in Resources
Let's Talk About AI and Vocal Challenges
We might as well cut to the chase. Yes, we run every challenge entry through our AI detector; if we find an entry has been generated, itâs disqualified. As Justin Maury, Founder/CEO of Vocal has written, we use these detection systems because we know our readers enjoy authentic content; we also ask you to disclose when youâve posted on the platform using AI assistance. But a different issue comes into play when weâre thinking about Challenges, and we believe itâs an important one.
By Vocal Curation Team10 days ago in Resources
Dialogue Poetry Challenge Winners
Hannah Moore is a first-time grand prize winner with her dialogue poem, On Receipt of Bad News. This was a poem that genuinely engaged both with the exchange of our prompt, but also focussed on the way poetic rhythms of language could support the writer's conceit. It felt very truthful, too, the way one speaker wishes to ignore the news and focus on practicalities; there was a quiet heartbreak, here. Well done.
By Vocal Curation Team15 days ago in Resources
đ˘ Raise Your Voice Thread: 07/11/2024
It's been a while! Our âRaise Your Voice Threadsâ are hosted every other Thursday at 12PM ET to offer creators more avenues to uncover exceptional stories on Vocal. As we are continuously searching for fresh creators and inspiring stories, this thread provides an opportunity to exchange and discuss the stories that have moved and motivated us on Vocal.
By Raise Your Voice by Vocal15 days ago in Resources
3:00 AM Challenge Winners
B. A. Durhamâs False Memories blends dream and reality in a seamless mix. As his father, afflicted by Alzheimerâs, fades away, the narrator is haunted by a dream that may be a memory, returning to him insistently. The piece is full of wonderful detail (the father touching his lip where once there was a mustache, âbut now he is clean-shavenâhe has been for yearsâ â and moving in revealing the complexities of a familyâs life. A worthy winner which shows the power of dreams to influence us.
By Vocal Curation Team24 days ago in Resources
Vocal Bonus Leaderboard: 06/19/2024
Welcome to the weekly update of the Leaderboard! We're thrilled to showcase Vocal's most discussed stories, popular picks, and rising stars. Here are this past week's standout contributors and their remarkable achievements.
By Vocal Teamabout a month ago in Resources