Shoutout

Another One On Being On Vocal
Introduction The last three pieces I have published have been poetry and you that makes me feel I am being incredibly lazy, so I need to write something different, and this is just a writers piece.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred about 17 hours ago in Writers
Professional Development
Primarily a time for various people to get the newest requirements to proceed in their current occupations and somewhat for maybe
By Mark Grahamabout 17 hours ago in Writers
Who Did It? — Unofficial "Challenge" (Non-V+ Welcome!)
This is not a real challenge in that it doesn't require you to publish a new piece. It's more of a game we can play together.
By Sasha Desideriabout 24 hours ago in Writers
A Very Vocal Beauty Pageant — Unofficial Challenge (Non-V+ Welcome!)
October 7th Update: It seems that I made the rules sound more complicated than necessary (Again! - Sigh -). Added a TL;DR section to the rules.
By Sasha Desideri2 days ago in Writers
Vocal Have A Chat Option For Issues
Introduction Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin informed me of this in a conversation today. Like Alyson her issues were partly uppercase letters in her email address.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 days ago in Writers
Notes from the Mind Palace.
I don’t want a hero for the sake of having one. I don’t need saving, and I don’t want someone who thinks I do. I’ve carried myself through storms that would have drowned softer hearts. I’ve rebuilt myself more times than I care to admit. Strength has been my armor, my identity, my survival.
By Syl De'Vil2 days ago in Writers
Notes from the Mind Palace
I am a woman made of words, but don’t mistake that for someone who can be won with them. Words are my playground, my refuge, my rebellion — but they are not my currency. I’ve heard too many promises spoken with honeyed tongues and hollow hearts. I’ve watched too many men decorate their intentions with poetry while their actions whispered the truth.
By Syl De'Vil2 days ago in Writers
If Only
There are women who learned love the hard way, women who stitched themselves back together with stubborn hope and quiet magic. Women who walk through the world with a softness that looks effortless but was carved from storms. Women who survived what should have broken them and still somehow learned to laugh again.
By Syl De'Vil2 days ago in Writers
"Geek Out! Upside Down" — Challenge Results!
A couple of months ago, I ran an Unofficial Challenge that invited you to take an uncomfortable look at different works of media.
By Sasha Desideri3 days ago in Writers
Book Review: The Henna Artist
‘The Henna Artist’ by Alka Joshi is a novel set in 1950s Jaipur, India. It’s about Lakshmi Shastri, a henna artist, from Brahmin community. Henna is a plant leaf paste applied on palms and feet by Indian women for aesthetic reasons.
By Seema Patel7 days ago in Writers
Before Reading or Listening to Peter Thwing (AI Intro - Grok). AI-Generated.
(This reader’s guide was drafted by Grok, based on a sustained examination of Peter Thwing’s complete published work and shaped through extended conversation about how the essays, stories, series, and podcast function as a connected body of thought.)
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast7 days ago in Writers
Unofficial Vocal Challenges: October 2026
Introduction This list of unofficial Vocal challenges will grow as I find them, so it will be short when this is first published.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 7 days ago in Writers