Life

I’m Over 70 and I Started Posting Online. Here’s What Surprised Me Most.
After 70, You Can Still Create Content: A Guide for Older Adults Many people think content creation belongs to the young. Spend time in the comments on Toutiao, Douyin, or WeChat Channels, and you will see something else. A large group of creators over 70 publish steadily. They do it well. They do not chase trends. They do not rely on twists. They do not manufacture anxiety. They write about what they bought at the market. They photograph flowers in the park. They talk about bickering with a spouse and making up. Young people cannot produce this material in the same way. They have not lived it.
By Jin17 days ago in Writers
The Worry.. Content Warning.
I didn’t mean to write thirty‑seven stories. It just… happened. One minute I was sitting there on September eighth thinking, “Hey, I’ll enter this challenge,” and the next thing I knew, I was knee‑deep in plot ideas, caffeine, and whatever leftover brain cells my kids hadn’t stolen from me. I blinked, and suddenly I had a whole damn library of stories published.
By Syl De'Vil17 days ago in Writers
Licking Love From a Blade
I can still feel the night everything shifted—the night I got the phone call that my ex Nick had died. It hits me in the chest every damn time, like someone reaching in and squeezing something I didn’t know was still alive. I was at a bar in Kenosha, Wisconsin with a Turkish friend, pretending I was fine, pretending I wasn’t about to make some really bad choices. I was a version of myself teetering on the edge of something stupid, and instead I fell straight into a pit of self‑pity and regret. The atmosphere of that time was desolation. Nothing else fits.
By Syl De'Vil17 days ago in Writers
Syl De’Vil — The Feral Mind Behind the Music‑Driven Madness.
When a break is needed or your mind takes over you talk to yourself. Interview with Syl D. Interviewer: Thanks for sitting down with us, Syla. You’ve been dropping stories on Vocal like artillery shells. Your latest piece came with a full playlist. What possessed you to soundtrack your own writing?
By Syl De'Vil18 days ago in Writers
Why Your Paralysis Is Lying to You
Let me paint you a picture. You're standing at the edge of something - a new career, a difficult conversation, a gym membership you've had since January that's been collecting more dust than results. And instead of moving, you freeze. You overthink. You scroll. You convince yourself that the "right moment" is just around the corner.
By Narghiza Ergashova18 days ago in Writers
Relationship Difficulties
Author’s Note: These prompts are my attempt at working on writing fiction. I may not always follow the cards exactly, but it is me writing fiction. The comments about the clan system and being related are very true in many of our Tribal Nations in Minnesota.
By Denise E Lindquist18 days ago in Writers
Loss Control
Loss Control I went to sleep last night with loss on my mind. My mom died when I was 17 years old, and that loss burdened my heart and soul for a long time. Grief and sorrow were a painful journey; letting go of her was monumental. When I finally released her, she’d been gone for four years. Until I let go of her, though, my heart was not ready to heal or move on with life. She died before I was ready to lose her, but I had to let her go anyway.
By Mack D. Ames19 days ago in Writers
That Bird!
The following story is for Annie Kapur's Challenge, which I will list below! Enjoy! Imagine, if you will, me as an adorably chubby six-year-old. My family was at my Grandma Britton's house (it was a nickname), to celebrate Christmas. Little did I realize that my life would change forever!
By Rain Dayze19 days ago in Writers
Talking Hearts Cards
Author's Note: John picked the cards and we answered them together. Because I am the editor, he will get a copy once this is published. 😉
By Denise E Lindquist19 days ago in Writers
Why I Write
Introduction This is a follow up from a line in a recent post, and a personlisations of many other pieces that I have written.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 19 days ago in Writers
The Reality of The Writing Chose Me
When you say your writing chose you, it doesn't have to mean some mystical, magical calling. What it usually means in plain terms is that your brain is wired a certain way, and you can't just turn it off.
By Annam M Gordon20 days ago in Writers
The Childhood Terror Of Richard Stilgoe- The Man On The Screen
Written for The Childhood Scares Challenge! by Annie Kapur https://vocal.media/writers/the-childhood-scares-challenge The Man on the Screen
By Alyson Smith 21 days ago in Writers