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Twenty-Four Hours Challenge Winners
The best Twenty-Four Hours entries weren’t really about fitting as much as possible into a day. They were about showing us a version of a place that felt personal, shaped by favorite stops, old memories, local quirks, and the little things you only notice only after knowing somewhere for a long time.
By Vocal Curation Team2 months ago in Resources
Early Arrival. Honorable Mention in Already Here Challenge. Top Story - September 2026.
Every Sunday morning, it's the same thing. Drive home through the airport and save $3.42 in tolls. It's not the fastest route, but it's the most direct. By the time you add it all up, habit wins. I keep the map app on, foretelling accidents, speed traps, and alternate routes, but I've driven this route enough times that my hands know the way before my brain does.
By Nicky Frankly2 months ago in Futurism
The Rocking Chair Rocked Back and Forth. Winner in Out of Season Challenge. Top Story - September 2026.
I can’t remember if I told you, but I was kind of raised by my great aunt Helena. I had parents that loved and cared about me; they wanted to give me a life they didn’t have growing up which meant sacrificing some of their time for day jobs. This meant that they weren’t about to pass up free day care.
By Amos Glade2 months ago in Fiction
Rachel Reviews: Helen of Nowhere by Makenna Goodman. Top Story - September 2026.
This is the first book chosen by the new book club I've joined. What is interesting about this is that this may be the first time that I've read a Booker Prize nominated book before the winner has been announced; and I'm not sure what to make of it all really.
By Rachel Deeming2 months ago in BookClub
All Aboard. Top Story - September 2026.
Factor's words grate on my ears as he read out the next departure time. Their high, almost whining voice like roofing nails dragged across clean steel, sinking into my teeth. In spite of that, I don't dare remove my helmet and its integrated earpiece. I need to know how many elevators are left. I cannot be left behind.
By Alexander McEvoy2 months ago in Fiction
The Big Wobble. Top Story - September 2026.
“Well, that’s something you don’t see every day,” said Alex to his empty Jeep. Of course it should be shocking, but since the Big Wobble, nothing surprised him. He had learned to expect the unexpected. Polar ice caps breaking apart into massive icebergs, blizzards in the rain forests of Brazil, the east and west coasts of North and South America slowly returning to the ocean floor, volcanoes erupting in people’s backyards. It’s all considered normal now. So, what caused the world to change?
By Mark Gagnon2 months ago in Fiction
Whose shoes, exactly?. Top Story - September 2026.
We are often told that putting ourselves in another person’s shoes is a virtue. And it certainly can be, when it means trying to consider what the experience might be like for another human being, rather than looking at a situation exclusively from our own side. But “put yourself in their shoes” can also be one of the most unhelpful pieces of advice in at least two ways.
By Eva Smitte2 months ago in Psyche
Room Only. Grand Prize Winner in Negative Space Challenge. Top Story - September 2026.
“Fully booked tonight. Room four.” “Is the heating fixed?” “Clean towels on the bed.” ~ “First time paying?” “Is it obvious?” “Your coat can go there.” “And the money?” “By the lamp.” “What do I call you?” “Iris.”
By Iris Obscura2 months ago in Poets
Ace in the Hole. Top Story - September 2026.
So, I am a lack, a space without meaning, where SEX, this imperative part of our species, forgot to manifest. So, I am broken, the magazines and toy ads say, SEX, is always fun Sex, is always wanted. You are supposed to love this. What's wrong with you?
By Kera Hollow2 months ago in Poets
The Princess and the Pea. Top Story - September 2026.
A string of green pearls ran around Pearline's neck. Not real ones though, the plastic kind. It was her dream to own the real ones. The rare green pearls that came from the black lipped oysters. She lived at a bar and helped to pour beer and clean. She saved up enough to be able to buy one real pearl. She wore it with pride instead of her costume jewelry and was laughed at for doing so. She then got a locket necklace and put the green pearl inside the locket.
By Seashell Harpspring 2 months ago in Fiction
The Don of Hanna-Barbera. Top Story - September 2026.
We all know who this man is. I don't need to tell you, but I will. And it won't be a short paragraph. That's not enough. This man deserves the outright Vocal spotlight. He's done it all. Residing in Jellystone Park. Handling bad guys in the Old West. Living with the first family of the future. Snickering his way to our hearts. Being that sage father figure to so many, and of course, solving so many mysteries in the scariest of places.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 months ago in Geeks
