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Stinky Wuz Here . Top Story - July 2026.
Mainstream critics generally shy away from offering critiques of works in the realm of the children’s comic. Although the graphic novel has gained broader acceptance over time, there still exist the more “puerile” forms of the art which remain a guilty and uncommented on form of pleasure for so-called “serious” readers.
By John Cox3 months ago in Writers
Until The Sun Explodes. Runner-Up in The Posthumous Author Challenge. Top Story - July 2026.
They left her home with heavy hearts, boxes and boxes of notebooks scribbled full and so many questions that will never be answered. The literary community is devastated they never got her hint to ask, that they found her in death rather than in life.
By jl wood3 months ago in Writers
I Wouldn’t Change a Word. Top Story - July 2026.
Now that I died, I feel like the wandering Mr. Scrooge. Going from store to store, searching for my name in people’s hands. You would think I would haunt my loved ones; family members, close friends, and lovers. But no. I want them to miss me for a bit, first. As for the lovers that mattered, I’m sure they’re waiting in hell once I’m finally dragged down below. As for now, here I am, at this bookstore. There’s this bald, non-binary, fluorescently-dressed person reading one of my books.
By Andrew Dominguez3 months ago in Writers
very cyber, needs more punk. Top Story - July 2026.
Perhaps the best way to talk about cyberpunk is through a meme. The one featuring the pirate Barbossa from the movie Pirates of the Caribbean : “You better start believing in ghost stories, Miss Turner. You’re in one.”
By M.3 months ago in Writers
Mandatory Training. Winner in The Posthumous Author Challenge. Top Story - July 2026.
D.J. Reddall is dead. I know it's not polite to say as much, but I have felt relief before, and what I am feeling now is familiar. Our brief acquaintance wasn't a "burden," exactly, but my wife asked me over breakfast if I've lost weight. I think my wife was flirting with me for the first time since--well, the point is that she was.
By D. J. Reddall3 months ago in Writers
Notes At And On The End. Top Story - July 2026.
I find it to be the most utterly pretentious notion to contemplate who will be present at my funeral. After all, I’ll be dead, and you’ll be wasting your time looking at a portrait of me since, should my wishes actually be followed and not bastardized like the adaptation of The Hobbit was, my ashes will be tucked in the core of a tree somewhere. What a dreadful waste of time for all of us to assemble here, truly.
By Matthew J. Fromm3 months ago in Writers
"A Summer Mystery - Unofficial Challenge": Submissions Closed. Top Story - July 2026.
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By Sasha Desideri3 months ago in Writers
The Irony of Rick Henry Christopher. Top Story - June 2026.
Author Rick Henry Christopher was found dead on the patio of his suburban home in Orange County, California. He died on June 23, 2053, at the age of 93. His cause of death is still unknown.
By Rick Henry Christopher 4 months ago in Writers
Call For Help . Top Story - June 2026.
Hello Vocal family, I come before you today, 26 years old, humbled, scared and a little lost. There have been many times in my life where I feel as though I’ve been at a crossroads, but this is the first that I feel genuinely stuck in my tracks with no idea what to do or where to go next. I’m torn between settling for jobs I know I don’t want all for the sake of a promised paycheque, or persevering past the fear and continuing towards my dreams, despite the odds and not knowing exactly how to get there.
By Mikayla Rose4 months ago in Writers
Have You Seen My Dust Collection?. Top Story - June 2026.
A large curio cabinet with glass walls stands in my living room. Inside it lie memories of years gone by. Each trinket is a trip. Each art figurine is a piece of time. Sculpted statues, things of historic beauty, stand silently, waiting to be admired anew and given purpose.
By Alexandra Grant4 months ago in Writers
The Gorgeous Girl. Runner-Up in The Posthumous Author Challenge. Top Story - June 2026.
In the four years since Marie Wilson left us, critics and hoi-poloi alike have hailed her novel The Gorgeous Girls as one of the 21st century’s most astounding literary works thus far. Released in 2013 by HarperCollins, the book was brushed off at the time. In fact, its launch was so devoid of fanfare that Wilson is said to have remarked: “HarperCollins released my novel like they were dropping a boulder into the Pacific Ocean in the dead of night."
By Marie Wilson4 months ago in Writers
Propriety Pharisees. Top Story - June 2026.
Every December, during the last week of the year: it starts: people post their Goodreads reading challenge goal progress. "I read 50 out of 60 books. Maybe I'll make it next year!" "I made it! 125 books! Yeah!""Who can tell me a short book that I can read in a day? Just two more books to reach my goal!"
By Judey Kalchik 4 months ago in Writers