Judey Kalchik

Joined February 2021

520 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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Cloud Watching
Angels trailing wings God's love: light columns shine down Apophenia ~~~
By Judey Kalchik about a year ago in Poets
Helene
Anxious I scan clouds Helene comes to dance with us Sky meeting the Earth
By Judey Kalchik about a year ago in Poets
Northern Lights Unite Us
As one we marvel Greet sheeting shimmering light LOOK! See what I saw!
By Judey Kalchik about a year ago in Poets
You
We see you. You who were Borne by Woman. You who resent that Gift of Bearing Life. You who turn your Resentment into Disdain
By Judey Kalchik about a year ago in Poets
Pieces
How many times will I lose us? Each fracturing splinters the whole each pick up yields fewer pieces. Fitting the jagged edges together through
By Judey Kalchik about a year ago in Poets
Feast of Love
soft slippery silk stoppers sidetracking sight, sharpening senses passion perfumes, perspiration pheromones permeating pillows
By Judey Kalchik about a year ago in Poets
OKAY ALREADY- So What?
August 2025 edit: The Project 2025 Tracker. Original Content I've thought about this for a while, and when I saw the short written and performed by Jason Kravits below, I knew it was time to write about it. Take a minute or so to watch and listen.
By Judey Kalchik about a year ago in The Swamp
Call of the Wild
I am so cold. ~ I don't understand how I got here. One minute I was with my mother, and the next I'm..... I don't know where I am. I miss the blanket. I miss the soft. I miss the dry.
By Judey Kalchik about a year ago in Psyche
Sunrise Service. Top Story - September 2024.
Where is that phone? Must stop the ringing alarm noise making What is that strange light? Where is the happy coffee juice I need?
By Judey Kalchik about a year ago in Poets
Not a Drill. Content Warning.
'Shooter! Active! All must hide In place!' Whispered shuffling. Lights out. Doors barricaded. Everyone huddles together.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
Casual?. Content Warning.
There is an irony in describing someone shot as a 'casualty'. screenshot There is nothing 'casual' in the act of bringing a gun into a school,
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
Mr. O'Neal's Lesson
Mr. and Mrs. O'Neal were always there. Every Sunday morning. Every Sunday evening. On Wednesday prayer meetings. Each Sunday School picnic. Each wedding and its reception. At the yearly Memorial Day picnic. Always there. Always together.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Marriage