📢 Raise Your Voice Thread: 02/05/2026
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Give knights blundering in the bleak of night by Rowan Finley a read. A relatable exploration of pretending to belong while secretly longing to disappear into silence.
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By Raise Your Voice by Vocal15 days ago in Resources
Lately, I'm empty
Lately, I feel an emptiness inside of me that doesn’t make any sense. I was fine a week ago and now I’m numb to the pain that I’ve been carrying around. Numb to the idea of me existing. I wish I could go to a place where I can hear happy positive thoughts and surround myself with joy. The medication I’m on doesn’t seem to work anymore. I still feel pain from existing, why am I here anyways? Merely to exist. I don’t feel like I’m making any differences being here.
By Cerina Galvan3 days ago in Confessions
Choose Your Own Adventure: St Helena Station
*****Preface***** I have been obsessed with Choose Your Own Adventure stories since I was a kid. I credit them with my love of reading and writing. I've been struggling to get my own kids to embrace words the same way I have but they love video games and our occasional Dungeon's and Dragon's game... which gave me an idea. I'll write an interactive story. So far its working; my middle son loves it and can't wait for the next section to come out.
By Sandor Szaboa day ago in Fiction
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Sorry I'm a little late this week, but I wanted to recommend Aarsh Malik, so I'm very glad to see Natalie Wilkinson has already done so! Aarsh is a superb poet and a very supportive community member, always ready to read someone else's post with care and provide intelligent supportive feedback. If you ask me, he's the sort of Vocal member who well deserves multiple nominations! Just take a look at the poem below, which serves as both a poignant coming-of-ager and a philosophic meditation on life itself: https://todaysurvey.shop/poets/what-fell-away-first%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cstyle data-emotion-css="w4qknv-Replies">.css-w4qknv-Replies{display:grid;gap:1.5rem;}
GO TO IMRAN PISANI'S STORIES! I am a young writer and just want to spread my stories and earn some money. And great piece by the way!!
Hi I’m Natalie. I mostly post poems and the occasional story. I found Aarsh Malik this year and really like his poems. https://todaysurvey.shop/poets/impossible-tree%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
I'm Bill. I write fiction, poetry, & a lot of comedy. I discovered Dakota Denise recently. https://todaysurvey.shop/authors/dakota-denise%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E Her stories are wonderful, IMO. She shows vulnerability, wisdom, and amazing talent as a writer. I highly recommend checking her out. I'm going to leave links to two of her stories. This one is about dealing with hearing loss. https://todaysurvey.shop/confessions/i-m-47-and-my-hearing-is-a-threat-to-society%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E And this one is about both understanding and choosing self. https://todaysurvey.shop/confessions/i-didn-t-lose-my-mind-i-outgrew-chaos%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E She hasn't gotten the attention she deserves. ⚡💙 Bill⚡
Dionearia Red is brand new to vocal and does amazing work with fairy tales: https://todaysurvey.shop/fiction/stories-before-a-wedding-or-the-happily-ever-after-of-cinderella%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Not a ton of time to read but: 1) this one from Tiffany Gordon: https://todaysurvey.shop/poets/a-swift-kick-in-the-behind%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E 2) This one from Rich MOnetti. Just found him today and the way he uses the Vocal platform's tools is inspiring. I wish we could tag creators when we make these posts. https://todaysurvey.shop/unbalanced/john-jay-enters-passing-lanes-in-71-62-win%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E 3) This from Jenna Deedy. Just found her when the story was included in a daily Google alert I get for key word 'comic shops' due to my actual paying job with a nonprofit. So: Google does elevate Vocal stories. https://todaysurvey.shop/geeks/comic-book-shops-don-t-need-more-collectors-they-need-readers%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E 4) This one by the one and only Paul Stewart. I am struggling with the approach to this Challenge and his approach gives me hope that I might yet be able to do something with the prompt. He tells a story without telling the story. No mean feat. https://todaysurvey.shop/fiction/from-the-desk-of-the-literary-coroner%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
https://todaysurvey.shop/poets/free-spirited-em142a099q%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E Great poem for Chinese New Year. I heard the power of those hooves and saw the majesty of God's creature from Jasmine Aguilar