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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My Father Taught Me About Being a Girl. Content Warning.
I loved and feared my father in equal measure. As a young adult I thought that meant that I was a bad daughter. Over the past twenty years or so I've come to understand that I was reacting to the many sides of my father.
By Judey Kalchik 3 years ago in Men
Beware the 'Bottom Up' Sales Pitch
Have you heard of ‘bottom up selling’? It’s when a sales person suggests the least expensive option to a customer first. Not the item with all the bells and whistles. Not the item that solves all of the needs for the customer.
By Judey Kalchik 3 years ago in Journal
Summer Cold
My summer sheets are grey and not tight. I would rather sleep on a hippo than rhino. How long a ago did I read Aesop fables?
By Judey Kalchik 3 years ago in Poets
"Once Upon A Time..."
AI is here, and in all likelihood it is here to stay. That means here on Vocal, too. AI IS permitted as a tool for Vocal creators, as long as the Policy is followed:
By Judey Kalchik 3 years ago in Lifehack
Coffee? Tea? Who- ME?. Top Story - June 2023.
I was ‘counseled’ after a regional meeting because I offered to get others coffee when I was going for some myself.
By Judey Kalchik 3 years ago in Journal
Fielding Season
In 2022 I learned about 'Cuffing Season'. At first I thought it was some kinky 50 Shades of Play or something, or else some S&M smack around practice. It really isn't, although if that's your things and you are two consenting adults....
By Judey Kalchik 3 years ago in Humans
I am NOT Funny
Listen; I know I am not funny. It's OK. Really. I've tried and failed to tell every joke that made ME laugh. There is NO joke so hysterical, so foolproof that I can't grab it by it's shorthairs and wring the chuckles out of it.
By Judey Kalchik 3 years ago in Humor
Layoff Season is SIX MONTHS Away!
Did you know that more people quit their jobs during the month of August than any other time of the year? On average 3.5 MILLION people quit their jobs every August. FORGET ‘quiet quitting’- these folks just leave. Perhaps for a new position, maybe to be a solopreneur, but that is a LOT of job movement.
By Judey Kalchik 3 years ago in Journal
Hawthorne Saves the Day
Justin reluctantly placed the carefully-packed lunch bag, perky in its bright blue and deep red trim, into the giant department refrigerator. As he did he wistfully wondered if today was the day he'd get to eat the lunch that Janelle had lovingly packed for him. Roast turkey- none of that tofu stuff this was the real deal- homemade baguette, creamy Havarti. And that orange-raspberry scone with the too-thick but somehow just right icing!
By Judey Kalchik 3 years ago in Fiction
How to Make BIG Money on Vocal with AI!. Top Story - June 2023.
Vocal is a platform that can be used by creators to share the content they create AND be compensated monetarily when that content is read.
By Judey Kalchik 3 years ago in Lifehack
Permission Granted
What would this look like: What if you woke up tomorrow and could start all over? What if you could be totally different, nothing at all the same?
By Judey Kalchik 3 years ago in Poets
Working Girl
Just seeing Cassie exit the elevator and step into the lobby brought a smile to Ted's face. Although he did try to maintain a friendly welcome for everyone that came to and went from each of the offices in the 26 floor building, there was no denying that Cassie got a true and happy grin whenever Ted saw her.
By Judey Kalchik 3 years ago in Fiction