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Through the Keyhole Challenge Winners
It starts with a look you were not supposed to take. Through the Keyhole asked writers to explore what happens next, the truth that seeps in, the lines that blur, the things we cannot unsee. Here are the pieces that hold that moment open just long enough to let the light in...
By Vocal Curation Team3 months ago in Resources
FPS: Poetry of the Hunt Challenge Winners
Welcome back, writers. This time, the chase took center stage. For Poetry of the Hunt, we asked poets to explore what it means to pursue something, or someone, that may never be caught. Whether the chase unfolded in the wild or within, these pieces moved with instinct and tension, carrying the quiet ache of almost finding what was lost.
By Vocal Curation Team3 months ago in Resources
📢 Raise Your Voice Thread: 11/06/2025
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 Vocal3 months ago in Resources
FPS: Haunted Echoes Challenge Winners
🎃 Happy Halloween and welcome back to our Fall Poetry Series! For this round, we asked writers to distill fear or mystery into just three lines. No cheap jump scares or horror clichés, just the lingering unease that creeps in when the lights go out.
By Vocal Curation Team3 months ago in Resources
Parallel Lives Challenge Winners
One small moment, two lives unfolding. In Parallel Lives, writers stepped into the in-between, the crossroads where a single decision can redraw everything. Some followed their characters into dreamlike symmetry, others into chaos, but each story revealed the haunting beauty of what might have been.
By Vocal Curation Team3 months ago in Resources
FPS: Lantern Light Challenge Winners
For this challenge, we asked you to write around one lantern and let it guide the work. The submissions were thoughtful, inventive, and full of feeling. Each poem found a different way to hold light, to keep it steady, or to let it fade just enough to make room for wonder.
By Vocal Curation Team3 months ago in Resources
📢 Raise Your Voice Thread: 10/23/2025
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 Vocal3 months ago in Resources
A Knock at the Door Challenge Winners
Sometimes a story begins with a sound. A quiet knock, a pause, that single moment when everything shifts. For the A Knock at the Door Challenge, we asked writers to start there and follow the mystery wherever it led. The result was a collection of stories that pulled us into the unknown and kept us there until the very last word.
By Vocal Curation Team3 months ago in Resources
