Judey Kalchik

Joined February 2021

515 stories

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It's my time to find and use my voice.

Poetry, short stories, memories, and a lot of things I think and wish I'd known a long time ago.

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Last Dance, Last Chance
When I was in high school the local churches in my neighborhood would occasionally sponsor a dance for the local teens.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Longevity
Maybe I'm A-Mazed
It’s been almost 20 years, but I am still a transplant. I moved 286.7 miles farther away from the East Coast and found out, to my shock, that I was now a Mid-Westerner.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Wander
Death of a Salesman. Content Warning.
I once explained to a small group my ideas for selling an odd mismatched item. At the end of the discussion, in which I shared a rather off-the-wall approach that actually HAS worked before, one of the people asked me if I could sell ice to the Eskimos.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Psyche
If I Had a Dog
If I had a dog I think I would call him Robert. Unless he was an Irish Setter. Then I would call him Finian. It's unlikely that I will have a dog,
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
The Day the Alien Came to Earth
It's my turn; Welcome to Earth! I have a miracle to show you That's the only way to describe this- it's true! A gift of inestimable worth.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
Time Descriptions
As a child of the 70's (ok- also 60's but who's counting?) I was raised on songs about time. "Time keeps on slipping, slipping, slipping into the future.... "- Steve Miller Band
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Chapters
Briefly Waking
I opened my eyes to a room that glowed with icy brilliance As the echo of thunder told my muzzy brain what fractured my sleep.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
‘Quiet Cutting’ is the Newest Cutesy Name for an Employment Change
Getting a meeting request from Human Resources feels a lot like hearing the school secretary announce that you are needed immediately in the front office.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Journal
Excuse Me! That is NOT Yours! Put it Down!
Yesterday a friend and fellow Vocal creator saw that a deeply personal story of theirs, one that was a recent Top Story and one filled with their most vulnerable thoughts, was plagiarized and reposted on Vocal. Although they had already reported it, I went and did so, too, in solidarity.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Critique
Musings of a Vocal Mommy
Recently, on Jazzy Gonçalves' podcast, The Shrug, she described me a a Vocal Mommy-Friend. Before I go on with what I want to say I urge you to listen to Jazzy's reading and observations in the episode linked below, as well as her previous editions. (Yes- you can wait until you finish reading this!)
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Motivation
Is There a Secret to a Happy & Healthy Marriage?. Top Story - September 2023.
I've been married for 38 years... but not to the same person the entire time. Still, with one union lasting 24 years and the other at 14 and climbing, perhaps I can be permitted my opinion on this question.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Marriage
Boomer Teaching Moments
I admit it- I am that Boomer that watches Facebook Reels, further ruining the platform for the Gen-Alphabet kids. But I enjoy it and I learn things: like who KNEW that the Dollar Tree had stuff that can be hot glued to other stuff to create even more stuff? And whoever thought about making videos about it? Genius.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Humor