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- First Place in Sensational Challenge
Yellow Wood
Jimmy takes his gun into the woods. Jimmy has done this before, and never will again. The light is yellow. The trees are tall. Birch bark
- Second Place in Sensational Challenge
Acoustics
Daylight too bright to hear the transparency of Lacewings, a Bird of Paradise unravel, the pop of a seed-head bursting,
Stephanie GingerPublished 12 months ago in Poets Objects In The Rearview Mirror
I spent a lot of my formative years on the road. My father was in the military and when we were stationed all around the country (after I spent my early childhood in Japan). Going from place to place in our minivan was always the solution. We drove from Virginia to California with a pitstop in Washington to visit family on the way down. We drove up and down each coast and the one the that always remained the same was music. Music on the radio, music in my earphones from my bright yellow walkman and later on, my portable CD player. So many songs not only were the guidemaps to my childhood, and I can remember the places we were when I really felt them for the first time.
Josey PickeringPublished 11 months ago in BeatDistraction
Distraction—with a diminishing return (thanks, Dharrsheena!) Is traction something this little diversion will gain? (Dear God, let’s hope not!)
Randy Wayne Jellison-KnockPublished 11 months ago in PoetsA Soundtrack for the End of the Road
Let's face it, folks. The end is coming for us all. I'm not trying to bum you out here, but it's a fact. We're all gonna die.
Jessica ConawayPublished 11 months ago in BeatThe (Pho)enix Room
Light and carefree piano notes dangled in the air, spreading that cheery jazz throughout the atmosphere. They danced around slowly, bouncing softly off the pale blue walls, attempting to fill the entire room with a positive vibe. But the jazz was a mask… a mask that the owner of this establishment was trying to fit over an ugly, evil face of deception.
Stephen Kramer AvitabilePublished 11 months ago in FictionDistractions
Draw the sword from the stone Idolise Huckleberry, Mowgli, and Phileas Sail on the Pequod with Ahab Take a trip on the Antelope
L.C. SchäferPublished 11 months ago in PoetsJanet Yellen's Dismissal of Short Selling: Unearthing a Deeper Systemic Problem in Financial Markets
As the CEO and Chairman of Creatd (OTCQB: VOCL) and a financial markets veteran of three decades, I was horrified as I watched Janet Yellen dismiss short-selling in an interview with CNBC’s Sara Eisen on ‘Closing Bell Overtime’.
Jeremy FrommerPublished 11 months ago in The SwampSensational Challenge Winners
At Vocal, we're always going on and on about the freedoms of limitation and how walls and decisions and editing make great art. But sometimes you just need to let your creative hair down, throw some paint at the wall. This was one of our more open prompts, free for interpretation, few limits, just give us a poem, a sense of the senses.
Vocal Curation TeamPublished 11 months ago in ResourcesAn African survival story
What is construed as glamourous in our everyday lives? Is it the perfect photograph splashed atop a story. Or is it the content written within the story. The poignant and true pictures of the real lives of a people who struggle for existence, the people whom we cannot begin to comprehend their daily battles for survival. A simple life of relative comfort to some, would seem like a kings palace and a banquet feast to many of our brothers and sisters around the world. Some who have to fight so hard for the providing of a few morsels for their daily bread.
Novel AllenPublished 11 months ago in HumansWelcome to the World of Discord: A Guide for Vocal Creators
In last week's update, we shared some exciting news about the newest addition to the Vocal community - the Official Vocal Creators Discord server! We were thrilled by your positive responses and eagerness to jump in. It’s clear to us that our creators are as enthusiastic as we are about the potential of this platform for growing our vibrant community.
Vocal TeamPublished 11 months ago in ResourcesSEO POEM
In the realm of digital tide I dwell, Crafting a verse, where SEO does swell. With words aligned, and tags discreet, A poem emerges, Google's heart to beat.
Tipsy Tuesday
Let’s get tipsy!!!! I know what you’re thinking—it’s not the weekend. The bars aren’t hopping and you have got to get through a week of work sober. I get it, I do. However, I’m challenging you to get a bit tipsy this Tuesday. Let your hair down. Do something different for a change. Let’s start a trend—we’ll call it Tipsy Tuesday. Are you in? I hope so, cause this will be the new vocal BUZZ!
Natalie StoverPublished 11 months ago in HumansContext and Complexity: Diving into "The Penthouse Vietnam Veterans Adviser"
This experiment previously tested how AI research would describe the unexpected legacy of Penthouse magazine when it came to writing about the Vietnam War. In honor of Memorial Day we decided to put it to a further test to see how tools like ChatGPT can supplement original and historical works, particularly those as complex as Penthouse’s “Vietnam Veterans Adviser.”
Vocal Creator Chat: 5/30/23
Have questions about creating stories, growing your audience, and getting rewarded on Vocal? The Vocal community and team are here to help answer your questions and feedback together.
Vocal Creator ChatPublished 11 months ago in ResourcesSorry I Missed That.
Dissociating; fading out from reality and slamming- head first, Into unreality, where the colours burst. Sparks from neurons misfiring, incorrectly dispersed, spelling out the truth that we are,
Obsidian WordsPublished 11 months ago in PoetsI Bought the Freewrite Traveler - An Honest Review
Note: This article is not sponsored, and I am in no way affiliated with Freewrite. On the fence about purchasing the Freewrite Traveler? Read on to determine if purchasing the device is right for you:
Olivia L. DobbsPublished 11 months ago in 01The Right Sauces For The Right Foods (If You’re Not A Maniac)
Do you ever see someone put tomato sauce on a bacon sandwich and just stand there, blank-faced, dumbfounded by the irritating dimwit stood before you, and think, “what the actual fuck have you just done?”
Gary RagnarssonPublished 11 months ago in FeastAmid Confetti Fire
Daisy whispers that it's over as we watch the fragments fall Into confetti fire...and I pretend for her that I'm not frightened; that I'm not terrified at all.
Dick Dodgers
Dick Dodgers SFPI (Space Faring Paranormal Investigator) & the Case of the Orgasmic Organism: Chapter 1: Corpus Erecti
Andrew C McDonaldPublished 11 months ago in Fiction