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When is Vocal NOT Vocal?. Top Story - March 2025.
After several years of writing on this platform I believe I'm pretty quick to recognize Vocal's brand and icon. I subscribe to several official Vocal 'creator' profiles so that I can stay in the know about updates, enhancements, changes in policy, and what-have-you.
By Judey Kalchik about a year ago in 01
Upcoming Artist, Androtta Drops Single at Midnight March 21, 2025!. Top Story - March 2025. Content Warning.
I met Janeilla Burns over five years ago, back when I was just a stylist in a local salon—juggling motherhood, studying writing, and pursuing creative dreams on the side. She walked in like a real-life Disney princess—Filipina, radiant, and effortlessly magnetic. Even then, I knew she had it. Janeilla was an icon. At the time, she was about to study music at Old Dominion University, mastering her voice while learning her industry from the inside out. What I didn’t know then was that this bubbly, ambitious young woman had already packed a lifetime of accomplishments into her journey. She’d been performing since childhood—piano lessons at three, dance training in ballet, hip-hop, jazz, and tap. She performed at Disneyland, opened for Pentatonix in high school, and trained with industry professionals, including directors from Boy Meets World and Drake and Josh. She didn’t just have stage presence—she earned it! And then, like the powerhouse she is, she put her rising fame on pause to serve our country. As a U.S. Navy veteran and Operations Specialist, Janeilla carried her passion with her—even singing at her own graduation. Stationed in Norfolk, Virginia, she embraced the honor of service while holding tight to the dream that had always been part of her.
By L.K. Rolan2 months ago in Beat
Now Is Not Always. Runner-Up in The Metamorphosis of the Mind Challenge. Top Story - March 2025.
The world is so much softer today than when I was a kid. I take my three boys, two preschoolers and one toddler, to the park and I can’t help but chuckle to myself. Not only is the ground not covered with concrete or pea gravel, but it’s not even hard. Stepping on the artificial turf is almost like stepping on a springboard. All the playground equipment is softer too. What ever happened to polished steel slides and rough wood posts? When I was a kid, you left skin behind on the slide and if you didn’t come home with at least two splinters, you weren’t playing hard enough.
By Altum Veritas2 years ago in Psyche
Launching Vocal's Status Page & An Update on Platform Performance
Transparency and clear communication are essential parts of our commitment to you. To better serve you, we've launched the official Vocal Status Page—a centralized place where you can quickly check real-time updates on platform health, performance issues, maintenance, and outages.
By Justin @ Vocalabout a year ago in Resources
A Prologue Breakdown. Top Story - March 2025.
Prologues. They’re a difficult thing to write and are often unnecessary, as you will hear so many writers say. But when prologues are done correctly, they ground you in the story without being redundant or giving anything away.
By Amethyst Champagneabout a year ago in Critique
I'm Not Adjusting Well. Top Story - March 2025.
Transformation is change. And not all change is as good as we wish for. William Wordsworth wrote, “The child is the father to the man,” implying that our childhood is what tends to mold and shape our future life, including how raise our own children. I felt this to be true with my own upbringing. I grew up with my live-in Italian grandmother who took care of me until I was eight or nine years old. I understood she looked out for me, cared for me, but it didn’t always show. It was an old army blanket - scratchy at times but still warm. It was only a few years later I learned my mother did not fully embrace her own mother for reasons she never divulged. She took care of Nonny because my mother did what a daughter ought to do through filial obligation.
By Barb Dukeman2 years ago in Psyche
A Fond Memory, A Cheating Friend, And Love Languages. Top Story - March 2025.
Rupi Kaur's Relationship Writing Prompts - Describe a fond memory you've shared with each of your closest friends. Rose: I worked with her when I was still in my early 20s. We had a co-worker who some of us determined had a drinking problem and several of my co-workers decided to try an intervention. This friend had dated him.
By Denise E Lindquist2 years ago in Writers
Free Market Man Returns. Top Story - March 2025.
Listen to the audio version on Spotify (starts at 6:05): (Available on all major platforms—full list) *** Fresh from his battle with the Bureaucracy Brothers, Free Market Man patrols the skies over America, the shining city built on a hill of U.S. dollars (and a few dead laborers).
By Stephen A. Roddewig2 years ago in Humor
