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In This Memory. Honorable Mention in The Forgotten Room Challenge. Top Story - September 2025.
That we lived in the house so long after what happened is something I'll never understand. We sealed up her room but the house itself was an altar to her presence. You couldn't walk over a creaky floorboard or see a line on a wall from one of her markers that didn't flood your mind with memories so vivid and strong it felt like a stroke. God, did we miss her.
By Adam Diehl12 months ago in Fiction
SWS: Everything Looks Better From Far Away Challenge Winners
From oceanside leave to echoing stage lights, this challenge took us to places that seemed picture-perfect at first glance but carried something heavier underneath. For Everything Looks Better From Far Away, Vocal writers gave us sunsets that didn’t quite soothe, conversations that missed the mark, and homes that felt unfamiliar even after returning. These were stories where beauty sat side by side with tension and where characters stood just outside of where they wanted to be.
By Vocal Curation Team12 months ago in Resources
Here Without You. Top Story - September 2025.
Standing at the edge of the ravine, looking out among the changing colors of the rocks that line the chasm in beautiful swirls. Some of them shimmer in the light of the setting sun behind you, remembering the glow of her eyes the last time you were here. The image is so clear, with the sunset dancing along the golden locks of her hair. You are looking up at her from being down on one knee. A ring is wedged tightly between your fingers as well as the question is between your lips. The weight of the world rests on your shoulders while you wait for what feels like an eternity for her to say, “Yes!”
By Gunnar Andersonabout a year ago in Fiction
The Knock at Hollow Lane. Top Story - September 2025.
The first knock was so soft Mara thought she had dreamed it. The cottage was always quiet in the evenings, but that night the silence was heavier, as if the walls themselves were listening. The fire guttered down to a bed of embers, pulsing faint orange. The mantle clock ticked with a thin, nervous rhythm. Wind shouldered the house, carrying rain across the moor, brushing the windowpanes with long, wet fingers.
By Rebecca A Hyde Gonzales12 months ago in Fiction
No Such Thing As A Fish Podcast. Top Story - September 2025.
The No Such Thing As A Fish podcast proves that there is still a receptive audience for narrative, informational, and hilariously funny indie podcasts. This superb show swims in shark-infested waters as large podcast networks pack their show rosters with either celebrity-driven interview shows (cheap to do) or true-crime shows that take a more performative than investigative (also cheap to do).
By Frank Racioppi12 months ago in Humor
Don't Do It. Top Story - September 2025. Content Warning.
Emery stood at the bottom of the escalator, fingers clutching the strap of her purse. The lobby was mostly dead, with the exception of the maintenance man. Every fiber of her being screamed at her to turn back—to return to the safety behind the desk.
By Baby Josie12 months ago in Fiction
Chaos Celebration Part One. Top Story - September 2025.
“So, what are you doing this weekend?” Colin asked as he watched Lincoln begin to gather his scattered belongings. The two men had been hanging out in Brewing Books all morning while Colin waited for his shift and Lincoln worked on plotting his book.
By Reb Kreylingabout a year ago in Fiction
"I Peacefully Release Whatever Doesn't Serve Me.". Top Story - September 2025.
In a world full of hate and division, here is a tiny reminder that the load of the loathe ain’t worth it. We saw a public execution of a man that spews separation die by the very words he lived by. It’s sad and a shame no matter which way you spin it. Holding on to hatred does not serve anyone’s higher purpose. There’s no way to ascend while wearing the concrete slippers of ill intent.
By Ariel Celesteabout a year ago in Longevity
