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The Bittersweet End of Our Beautiful Journey. Top Story - August 2025.
I’m very grateful to my body for allowing me to breastfeed. I know many women have struggles on their breastfeeding journey, and for some, through no fault of their own, it’s just not possible.
By Sandy Gillmanabout a year ago in Families
the tree of me. Top Story - August 2025.
Last night, my dreams were encased in a cloak of darkness, and I could not make them out. Yet when I awoke this morning, the sun gleamed beyond my window just the same, and the vicious pounding of my heart was eased by the familiarity of its glow.
By angela hepworthabout a year ago in Writers
An Old Soul. Top Story - August 2025.
I've been told I'm an old soul. "In fact, this line, do you see this line right here? In the place where this little fat pad curves in and cuts off a little?" the psychic had a strange not-southern-drawl to her speech. She chewed gum through a bright white smile.
By Amos Gladeabout a year ago in Psyche
📢 Raise Your Voice Thread: 08/28/2025
Our “Raise Your Voice Threads” 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 Vocalabout a year ago in Resources
Born Again. Top Story - August 2025.
What could possibly be more pleasant for eternity than nonexistence? No harm; no fouls. No problem. I figure I didn’t exist for 13.8 billion years and don’t recall one moment of it being ever being an issue—that is, since moments actually began way back then.
By Gerard DiLeoabout a year ago in Psyche
Tommy Boy (1995) Cherishes a Legacy, Comedy, and Heart. Top Story - August 2025.
We’re going to make this sale no matter what we do. Tommy Boy is a 1995 film. After the death of his father, the underachieving man-child Tommy teams up with Richard, a snide accountant, to save the auto-parts business. Slipping up on several blunders on the road, Tommy and Richard learn more about themselves in their adventures.
By Marielle Sabbagabout a year ago in Geeks
Rachel Reviews: Truth and Transformation (Taking Wonderland) by Martin Baynton. Top Story - August 2025.
To take Lewis Carroll's timeless "Alice" books and a selection of their uniquely bizarre and unsettling elements and craft them into something which has the same rich taste but a new author's seasoning is the move of a bold writer, I think.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in BookClub
You're not having senior moments or widow's brain fog: It's your iPhone that's the problem. Top Story - August 2025.
Senior moments and widow's brain fog are real If you are an older adult over 60, you may notice changes in your day-to-day routine that are related to the aging process. If you are a widow or widower, you may feel disoriented without your life partner and find that you are forgetful or make some mistakes.
By Cheryl E Prestonabout a year ago in FYI
Herbert. Top Story - August 2025.
A hulking figure stood in the doorway. He smelled like whiskey and clenched a cigar between his teeth. It had a cherry scent adding a pleasant smell to an otherwise horrible one. Brad and Wendy turn and their faces twist in horror. Herbert revs his chain saw; then he lets out a terrifying squeal while chasing after the couple. Wendy bashes the clown over the head. Glass shatters and candy goes everywhere. Herbert shakes his head. Brad drives his shoulder into Herbert’s belly. The clown lets out a grunt as he staggers backwards and crashes through the coffee table. The terrified couple tries fleeing out the back door.
By DJ Robbinsabout a year ago in Fiction
DABDA. Top Story - August 2025.
A book written when I was 10 years old has been nagging at my thoughts and I've just realized why. The book is On Death and Dying by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, and a book that talked about death was so novel that Time magazine named her as one of the '100 Most Important Thinkers' of the 20th century.
By Judey Kalchik about a year ago in BookClub
Dead Frequency: Vinyls of the Void. Top Story - August 2025.
Sometimes, attention feeds more than the ego. 🎵📻🎶🎧🎵💿🎶📀🎧📻🎵💿🎶🎵📻🎶🎧🎵💿🎶📀🎧📻🎵💿🎶 Prologue The studio was dark, its walls lined with lingering mildew. Faint static buzzed through its walls, a hungry sound.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Linabout a year ago in Fiction
