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I Made It Worse Challenge Winners
I Made It Worse invited writers to explore a familiar impulse: the belief that one more action, one more fix, one more attempt will set things right. The strongest entries understood that making things worse rarely comes from malice. More often, it grows from confidence, guilt, misunderstanding, stubbornness, or the belief that the next fix will work.
By Vocal Curation Team4 days ago in Resources
📢 Raise Your Voice Thread: 05/28/2026
Our “Raise Your Voice Threads” are hosted most alternating Thursdays at 12PM ET to offer creators more avenues to uncover exceptional stories on Vocal. As we are continuously searching for fresh creators and inspiring stories, this thread provides an opportunity to exchange and discuss the stories that have moved and motivated us on Vocal.
By Raise Your Voice by Vocal5 days ago in Resources
After It’s Gone Challenge Winners
After It’s Gone received a wide range of elegies mourning people, relationships, childhood, places, and older versions of the self. The strongest poems approached loss through small, grounded details rather than dramatic revelation, letting memory and ordinary moments carry the weight.
By Vocal Curation Team13 days ago in Resources
📢 Raise Your Voice Thread: 05/14/2026
Our “Raise Your Voice Threads” are hosted most alternating Thursdays at 12PM ET to offer creators more avenues to uncover exceptional stories on Vocal. As we are continuously searching for fresh creators and inspiring stories, this thread provides an opportunity to exchange and discuss the stories that have moved and motivated us on Vocal.
By Raise Your Voice by Vocal19 days ago in Resources
Sorry About That Challenge Winners
The best entries in Sorry About That understood that an apology is rarely just an apology. These pieces begin with a simple explanation or attempt at damage control, then keep widening until something much stranger, messier, or more revealing comes into view.
By Vocal Curation Team19 days ago in Resources
The Unhappy Ending Challenge Winners
The Unhappy Ending brought in stories that understood something difficult: consequence becomes more unsettling when nothing arrives to soften it. Across genres, the strongest entries resisted rescue, explanation, and emotional cleanup, instead staying with public cruelty, institutional indifference, private grief, and the stories people tell themselves in order to keep going.
By Vocal Curation Team27 days ago in Resources
📢 Raise Your Voice Thread: 04/30/2026
Our “Raise Your Voice Threads” are hosted most alternating Thursdays at 12PM ET to offer creators more avenues to uncover exceptional stories on Vocal. As we are continuously searching for fresh creators and inspiring stories, this thread provides an opportunity to exchange and discuss the stories that have moved and motivated us on Vocal.
By Raise Your Voice by Vocalabout a month ago in Resources
