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47 and Fifth. First Place in The Moment That Changed Everything Challenge. Top Story - June 2024. Content Warning.
Sun-spun choppers bungee over Fifth Avenue. The vultures are gathering for a primetime carcass. The rungs are hot as I climb the ladder on the side of news van. I plant my feet on its roof and shoulder my Sony PXW. I struggle to find focus amidst the clouds of smoke and flares.
By Addison Alder2 years ago in The Swamp
Loop. Top Story - June 2024.
Her eyes crept slowly open, registering the brilliance of the sunlight without really processing what it meant. Rolling over, her hand crept towards the nightstand while her brain was trapped between wanting to get up and wanting to fall back asleep.
By Alexander McEvoy2 years ago in Fiction
Color as a Storytelling Device . Top Story - June 2024.
Think of the color green for a moment. Free associate the meaning of the color. In societal terms, green means go. Stop lights are a universal totem, red for stop, yellow for slow down, green for go. The cultural-societal association of these colors to specific meanings allows you as a writer to use these colors as a storytelling device. You can use peoples associations with color as a way of demonstrating something about your character visually. Green also has a cultural association, in America anyway, with money. Money is green and thus if you code your character with green and create a visual association with money, you've revealed character traits.
By Sean Patrick2 years ago in Writers
A Conversation Between The AI Robots At Vocal. Top Story - June 2024.
Introduction This is just an imaginary humorous interlude at Vocal. Two of my last three publications have been poems, one requested, and one of them is a BEAT piece about a poem, so my Demon is shouting at me, telling me how lazy I am for writing another poem, especially as it is for a Vocal Challenge.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Poets
When I Got an Electric Current and Saved by Neighbour. Top Story - June 2024.
Often, the most transformative events are those we least want to have happened to us. At the age of 15, I came to this conclusion after going through a traumatic incident that has stayed with me. Then, I also recognized the value of having a stable home life and supportive friends. I’m going to tell you how an ordinary moment changed my way of thinking.
By Ameer Bibi2 years ago in Humans
Ten Questions with Rick Henry Christopher Episode #29. Top Story - June 2024.
This article is a companion piece for my YouTube interview with Tori Holub: Click Here for YouTube Interview 🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼 I first came to hear about Tori Holub when I was visiting a Facebook fan group for the 70s pop group Carpenters. The group is called Close to the Carpenters and is run by my friend John Deblaere and his wife Jay Crystille Deblaere.
By Rick Henry Christopher 2 years ago in Interview
