Challenge

A Liminal Writer; An Ideas-Slut
Where to put this one? We don't know which shelf to Holz should sit on, because Holz never knew, either. Her work being awkward to place is apt, because she was an awkward person. They say dogs are like their owners. Believe you me: the humble canine has nothing on this body of literary nonsense, with an almost gynaecological level of insight into its author's guts and soul.
By L.C. Schäfer4 months ago in Writers
Misunderstood
"Writing was not her only art form, but she did write with her soul. She wrote about the darkness that consumed her and society, how we live in a broken world. She claimed to have been writing since childhood, but there are no records of such works.
By Delphi4 months ago in Writers
The Cult of Sam H Arnold
If Sam H. Arnold were around to see what the academics are writing about her these days, she might suggest they take a break and focus on something more productive.
By Sam H Arnold4 months ago in Writers
Another Mask for the Dead. Runner-Up in The Posthumous Author Challenge.
Dichotomy or duality. Maybe they're just fancy words for indecisiveness and destabilisation. Just as subversion and iconoclasm are fancy words for an unsettled mind that wouldn't stick to one lane. A critic of lesser vocabulary, or the gall to speak ill of the dead, might simply distil all of the above to: asshole terrible.
By Paul Stewart4 months ago in Writers
🎉 The July 8 Birthday Poetry Challenge (Unofficial) 🎉
To celebrate my birthday, I am inviting you to write a poem for my birthday party. The goal is simple: write something memorable, creative, funny, heartfelt, or anything you think would be amazing to hear read out loud at a celebration.
By Tim Carmichael4 months ago in Writers
More Of My Vocal Milestones. Top Story - March 2024.
Introduction Once I hit my 1,900th Vocal post I started equating some with important years for me and in history. I also thought I had done a milestone piece but my last one like that was this, mainly about hitting forty thousand reads and how I did it. Things have changed since then, but you might be a little interested in it.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 months ago in Writers
Explore Fun Opportunities to Win Money with Your Writing
For new online writers and content creators who are currently on the grind and searching for lucrative ways to generate income, the following information should be of interest.
By Justiss Goode4 months ago in Writers
if only. Winner in The Posthumous Author Challenge. Top Story - June 2026.
If most of us remain ignorant of ourselves, it is because self-knowledge is painful and we prefer the pleasures of illusion. —Aldous Huxley
By John Cox4 months ago in Writers
There Oughta Be a Law . . .
Let’s have another rogue challenge. Since Vocal is committed to horrifying everyone on the platform, I, for one, need comic relief. There’s nothing better for that than some of these weird state laws.
By Harper Lewis 4 months ago in Writers
House of Cards: Ground Floor
She had been prisoner for over eighty-six days now but she was unaware of the actual time that had passed by. The man that had abducted her kept all the windows boarded up and only allowed her to have a small, dim lamp for light.
By Aimie wagner4 months ago in Writers
A Temporary Cure for Distance
She had always been someone who knew how to be alone. . Even before Norway, even before the long flights and colder air and streets where she didn’t yet know how to belong, solitude had been her old companion. Not always kind, not always chosen, but familiar. It had sat beside her through earlier versions of her life like a quiet passenger who never quite left the seat.
By Nash Georges5 months ago in Writers
A Light for Ever After
Anna Turnitsa's poetry, short stories, and memoirs in progress reveal a writer who had been able to find the beautiful in misfortune, the positive in contentious times, and the strength to understand the human condition. She had found inspiration in grief, loss, and romantic love.
By Anna5 months ago in Writers