C.R. Hughes
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The Dimensioners - Chapter 2
SYNOPSIS: When a young man wakes up to find himself a prisoner without any memories of his prior life, he seeks to escape. Not knowing who to trust or what is real, he fights to find the identity and home that he has left behind, but ends up finding out more than he was prepared for.
By C.R. Hughesa day ago in Chapters
The Dimensioners - Chapter 1
SYNOPSIS: When a young man wakes up to find himself a prisoner without any memories of his prior life, he seeks to escape. Not knowing who to trust or what is real, he fights to find the identity and home that he has left behind, but ends up finding out more than he was prepared for.
By C.R. Hughes2 days ago in Chapters
- Top Story - May 2024
A House Divided - Chapter 1
Synopsis: A young indigenous Liberian boy's life changes when he gets adopted by a wealthy Americo-Liberian family in 1970s Liberia. Amidst cultural tensions, our protagonist has to figure out what it means to be a Liberian and more importantly, what it means to be him. When the cultural tensions in Liberia come to a boiling point, our protagonist finds himself seeking refuge in the United States and having to relearn who he is and what it means to be a Liberian on American soil.
By C.R. Hughes9 months ago in Chapters
- Top Story - August 2023
My First Girl Friend Might Have Actually Been My First GirlfriendTop Story - August 2023
I grew up in the early 2000s as a major tomboy. On TV, my representation included Max from The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, who now, watching as an adult, I can confidently guess was probably just queer (much like the actress who played her, Alyson Stoner). Much like Max, I was young and queer (though I didn’t realize it at the time) and mostly hung around boys. Although I had a few female friends in elementary school, I didn’t start to gravitate more towards girls until I was in middle school. And in seventh and eighth grade, I had a best friend who had everyone around us questioning our sexuality.
By C.R. Hughes10 months ago in Pride
Vocal is No Longer a Thing of the Past
According to my Vocal profile, I've been a Vocalite since 2019 (although I cannot remember creating my account in 2019). 2020, however, a.k.a the year of COVID and quarantine, was the year I actually began writing on Vocal. At the time, I was in my last year of college and I had lost my passion for writing. This was largely caused by the fact that my entire college career was spent writing academic essays for my peers in order to make money. I had a gift for writing, something that had been evident to me from my playground days, and I knew I could monetize my skills so I wouldn't have to obtain a regular job while trying to maintain my GPA at school.
By C.R. Hughes11 months ago in Journal
My Dad is Not Superman
For three consecutive years (from third grade to fifth grade), I won a Father's Day essay contest that was hosted by my school district. At 25 years old now I don't really remember the specifics of what I wrote in any of those essays, but if I had to guess, I probably made my dad sound like some superhero in a comic book. Because for much of my life, that was how I saw him.
By C.R. Hughes11 months ago in Men
We've Always Been Three
I was thirteen years old and my brother was ten, the night Mother came home with our little sister, soaking wet and wrapped in a beach towel. The baby was naked with a mess of curly black hair hiding her face from our view, but on her little chest was a seashell necklace, just like the ones my brother and I both had.
By C.R. Hughes12 months ago in Fiction