📢 Raise Your Voice Thread: 02/19/2026

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.

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• Introduce yourself in the comment section of this story and tell us what you create on Vocal.
• Shoutout a Vocal creator you recommend reading. Include the URL of a writer or story that inspired you and why.
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We'll start the thread:

Give The woman who controls the weather by OG Vocal member Susan Fourtané a read. It's a sharp and witty reminder that the quiet writer in the corner may already be drafting your dramatic exit.