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Top Stories
This was my very first top story (and it won an unofficial challenge!), back when I was a newcomer to the platform. My next one was a short story, "Still Life," that I've since deleted in hopes of taking it further.
By Harper Lewis 14 days ago in Writers
The Haiku/Senryū (川柳) Paradox
Introduction A lot of creators are publishing daily Haiku/Senryū (川柳) based on songs of their choice and I have given them a little promostion in this piece:
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 14 days ago in Writers
Keeping Things Tidy On Your Vocal Stories
Introduction Although I have written about these things before (see the links in the conclusion) I am still wondering if most Vocal Creators publish their work and then forget about it.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 15 days ago in Writers
𝕬𝖚𝖌𝖚𝖘𝖙 𝕳𝖔𝖗𝖗𝖔𝖗 𝕮𝖍𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖊𝖓𝖌𝖊 𝕽𝖊𝖘𝖚𝖑𝖙𝖘
First, Congrats to all who participated. The Submissions are all top-notch! It is very difficult to judge these. I feel the pain of the Vocal Judges.
By 𝐑𝐌𝐒16 days ago in Writers
The Small Reminders On The Long Journey Forward
Written by a human, for humans, always. Over the years I have met a lot of people. Some of those people were there for but a moment...
By H.E. Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, COIE, DFM, DHM16 days ago in Writers
Unofficial Vocal Challenges: September 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 17 days ago in Writers
New Vocal Challenges
⚡ Hello! 👋😁 It's me: __Lightning Bolt ⚡. Without a lengthy introduction, let's get right to my... Fifteen Concepts for Cool Vocal Challenges ⚡____________________⚡
By Lightning Bolt ⚡18 days ago in Writers
What Kind Of Garbage Does One Put Up With
Recently, some comments on social media regarding Vocal's judging got people talking. Some came out in defence of Vocal. Others admitted to having doubts about Vocal's judging of challenges, including how fair the judging is or isn't. And while writing is an art, and art is "subjective," their argument is understandable.
By Jason Morton18 days ago in Writers
The Abhorrent Things Writers Do In The Dark
Fellow writers, it's time to cleanse the soul. It's time for a confession. Writers sometimes have to do abhorrent, awful, and evil things.
By Jason Morton18 days ago in Writers
Stanzas and Lines
I have been reading quite a few writers' works here on Vocal. One prominent thing is the constant visual of line after line after line, with no page breaks, line breaks, stanzas, or the like. If there is not a tutorial on how to write on Vocal and use their tools, there should be one. A couple of things are hard to find and see.
By Alexandra Grant20 days ago in Writers
The Up Escalator Unofficial Challenge - With Random Dollar Results
Introduction This is a short challenge and on Saturday 29th August I will award five random joiners a dollar each. The Challenge
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 20 days ago in Writers
Likes Are Not Evidence
Social media rewards the appearance of goodness more than actual goodness. In real life, being decent costs something, time, money, patience, pride, inconvenience.
By Annam M Gordon20 days ago in Writers