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Writing for the attention span
I've just started to write a story. Not this one. A fiction. I am often contemplating now why I write on Vocal: do I have a message? Sometimes. Is it for the joy? Always. Is it for engagement? Maybe, depending on what form that engagement takes.
By Rachel Deeming7 months ago in Writers
Turning the Ephemeral into the Concrete
Some experiences feel real while they are happening and unreal almost immediately afterward. A conversation that sparks clarity, a realization that reframes a problem, a moment where scattered thoughts suddenly align. In the moment, there is a sense that something solid has been grasped. But without capture, that solidity dissolves. What remains is a faint impression, detached from the reasoning that made it meaningful. The experience was real, but it left no durable trace.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast7 months ago in Writers
In May, I Will Have Written And Read On Vocal Media For Five Years
There are some extremely good writers on this site! It has been almost five years since I started in May 2021 on Vocal, and I continue to feel like a beginner. I was a new writer, then, even though I was an older woman.
By Denise E Lindquist7 months ago in Writers
A New Song
A New Song I woke up the other day and heard this new song. It seemed a bit familiar, but I could not place it. I don’t know where it was coming from either. So I smiled and listened to it. It was one of the most beautiful songs, I have heard in a long time.
By Alexandra Grant7 months ago in Writers
A Fucked-Up Wedding Toast - 1
Good evening, everyone. For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Alex, Sam’s best friend and long-time witness to this budding relationship. And by long-time, I mean really long time.
By Lana V Lynx7 months ago in Writers
Memories Return Again and Again, Unfolding Like Fragrances from Tales Long Lived
On the morning the old house was to be sold, Elias found a cedar box tucked beneath the attic window. Dust hovered in the pale light like unsettled thoughts. The house had stood empty for three years, ever since his mother’s passing, and yet it still carried her presence, faint but insistent. He had come only to sort through the last of her things. Sign the papers. Lock the door.
By Ajan Lori A. 7 months ago in Writers
Timeless Bond Between Poetry and Folklore
Before ink ever touched paper and long before books lined the walls of libraries, stories lived in the breath of people. In the hush of evening, beneath open skies or beside trembling firelight, communities gathered to listen. Tales of gods and warriors, spirits and tricksters, love and loss moved from one voice to another. They were not recorded; they were remembered. In that oral world, folklore became humanity’s shared memory, and poetry—through rhythm, repetition, and sound—became the vessel that carried it safely across generations.
By Luna Vani7 months ago in Writers
Writing About Writing: The End
A lot of people say that the hardest thing about writing a book (or script, or comic) is starting it. Choosing where to begin, not to mention how the story should start, picking a good opening line to hook the readers, and of course the process of writing an entire story from start to finish. It's a daunting challenge. However, in my opinion there is something even more important: How to end it.
By Natasja Rose7 months ago in Writers
From Cockpit Displays to Control Systems: The Evolution of Aircraft Electronics
Introduction Aviation has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past several decades. Aircraft once relied primarily on mechanical gauges and manual monitoring, but today’s platforms operate through highly advanced electronic ecosystems that enhance safety and efficiency.
By Beckett Dowhan7 months ago in Writers
Don't Just Publish - Keep Your Writing Safe on Vocal
Sharing what you write on Vocal is an easy and fun way to express your creativity. If you paid for a Vocal+ membership, you can enter their contests, known as “challenges.” Anyone can use the prompts in the challenges to work on their writing muscles, even if they're not entering. A supportive writing community exists on Vocal, and many Creators run their own unofficial challenges, adding to the camaraderie.
By Andrea Corwin 7 months ago in Writers
The Backbone of Modern Aircraft: Electrical and Electronic Systems in Aviation
I. Introduction Modern aircraft rely heavily on advanced electrical and electronic systems to function safely and efficiently. While engines provide thrust and airframes provide structure, it is the electrical backbone that enables navigation, communication, monitoring, and control.
By Beckett Dowhan7 months ago in Writers
Mark Twain: The Man Who Lived, Laughed, and Witnessed America’s Transformations
Have you ever wondered what it was like to grow up along the Mississippi River during a time when America was transforming faster than anyone could imagine? Meet Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain—a boy from a small Missouri town who rose from modest beginnings to become one of the greatest storytellers the world has ever known. Twain didn’t just write stories; he captured the soul of a nation, observing both its humor and its heartbreak with a sharp, unforgettable voice.
By Haroon Pasha7 months ago in Writers