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Yuge. Top Story - May 2025.
My former Americans, Over the last two years, I have tried to make this country…well, you already know that, don’t you. All those hats and flags and t-shirts and the other things you do to show that you really believe in what that great nation can be… Could be… Would be…
By Kendall Defoe about a year ago in Journal
A Funny Story About Typos. Top Story - May 2025.
If you know me at all, you know I am a huge fan of Terry Pratchett, mayherestinpeace. If you aren't familiar, he wrote the Discworld series. "Series" is a bit of a misnomer, because each of the 41 novels can be enjoyed on its own, as a stand-alone story. (You can read them in any order, but most fans agree not to start with the first one, The Colour of Magic.)
By L.C. Schäferabout a year ago in Writers
📢 Raise Your Voice Thread: 05/22/2025
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
New Contest For May, Featuring Your Very Own Deranged Lighthouse Keeper!. Top Story - May 2025.
I've been thinking about hosting another contest for a little while now, and I think the time has finally come! What, you may ask, will you be hankerin' to hear from us this time? Well, after much thought and deliberation (a few seconds, at least), I have come up with an ever-so-nefarious prompt. I bet you can't wait to hear it!
By Laura Pruettabout a year ago in Writers
Speak my Name. Runner-Up in History Would’ve Burned This Page Challenge. Top Story - May 2025.
I was born in your heartbeat before you had fingernails. Before your toes had taken shape. Passed down from your elders. Passed down from the moon and the morning sun.
By River and Celia in Underlandabout a year ago in History
Sorry; not sorry. Top Story - May 2025.
Your Honor, please!!! I implore you to gaze upon this fair woman's countenance and arrive at the innocence of her soul. She meant no harm to her husband that fateful night...her only sin to pick the wrong mushroom added to the soup bowl!
By Shirley Belkabout a year ago in Art
Finding Pride . Honorable Mention in Pride Under Pressure Challenge. Top Story - May 2025.
Growing up, I didn’t see many LGBTQ people in media. The knowledge I had was limited to grade school insults and random things my older siblings told me. Like the time my sister chopped all of one of my Barbie’s hair off, called her butch and then had to explain lesbians to me. It always felt like I was watching something I wasn’t supposed to when a queer character did show up. I was still in grade school when Ellen came out on her sitcom and when Chris Paradis said “Oh Daddy! I’m a lesbian, a big one” in First Wives Club. Both moments intrigued me, and both moments opened up the entire LGBTQ universe for me. Soon enough, I had watched To Wong Foo, the Birdcage and even the sapphic classic Bound. Of course, I watched Gia religiously. I found solace in these characters, whether they were fictional or not. The things I was feeling deep inside were out and proud in these pieces of media, so why couldn’t I be? The more media I absorbed with LBGTIA+ faces, the less ashamed I began to feel. In junior high, I even had my first girlfriend, even if it was just puppy love for a few months. It felt so exciting to be true to myself, I could feel my pride in myself starting to grow and the phoenix in me rising.
By Josey Pickeringabout a year ago in Pride
