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.

You can also find me on Medium

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Ode to the Mirror
O! Mirror; mirror hanging there Reflecting all that cross your path Impassive accuracy beyond compare No hint of preference or wrath.
By Judey Kalchik 3 years ago in Poets
I Call Him Rocky
As part of James & Oneg’s Summer Writing Challenge Extravaganza, I was tagged in the Tag You’re It! Challenge. *Pick a Vocal community and tag/nominate another writer to write a poem or 100-word micro fic about it BUT you only have 15 minutes to write! I was tagged with the Pet Life community by Oneg.
By Judey Kalchik 3 years ago in Poets
Your Struggle is NOT Your Identity!
I heard a commercial; you know the one? It was medication for people that ‘struggle with obesity’. "That’s odd", I thought. Many things are a struggle for me:
By Judey Kalchik 3 years ago in Motivation
My Thoughts on Paper
Things came to a head (couldn’t help myself) this week, and I was flush with excitement after I read J.S. Wade's ode entry. I knew I had to eliminate the ideas clogging my mind on the subject... before they rolled away from me.
By Judey Kalchik 3 years ago in Humor
Oceans of Sand
My boat was built to skim the waves Skipping~~ rocking~~ ~~ ~~plunging~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ forward~~ ~~~exploring the horizon~~
By Judey Kalchik 3 years ago in Poets
These Things Keep Me Awake
An earworm is music that runs through your head over and over. That must mean that these random thoughts are mindworms.
By Judey Kalchik 3 years ago in Humor
"Those Who Tell the Stories...". Top Story - July 2023.
August 8, 2021: Vocal's Subscribe option went live. When I saw it at 11:29 PM I rushed to the profile of the person I most-wanted to read as-soon-as-possible-every-time!
By Judey Kalchik 3 years ago in Families
The Fringe Are No Benefit
Social Media is one of my passions. This no longer makes me feel embarrassed and ashamed. Through social media I see my grandsons, often all of them, in two different states, all on the same day.
By Judey Kalchik 3 years ago in The Swamp
I'm With the Banned!
I’ve worked in retail for over 30 years in one place or another. And as a manager in one form or another for almost as long.
By Judey Kalchik 3 years ago in Criminal
Step 1: Welcome to Vocal
Vocal is a platform for supporting, discovering and rewarding creators. With access to storytelling tools and engaged communities, writers, musicians, filmmakers, artists, and all types of creatives can get discovered and fund their creativity.
By Judey Kalchik 3 years ago in Resources
Step 2: Complete Your Profile
As a creator, your personal brand is incredibly important. Vocal can help you get discovered and grow your audience, and your creator profile page should be prepared with this in mind—optimized so that readers can easily find you, connect with you, contact you, and most importantly, remember you and your work.
By Judey Kalchik 3 years ago in Resources
Step 3: Connecting Your Stripe Account
Vocal keeps things simple for you and only uses Stripe to process payments for creators. Stripe is supported in 46 countries around the world. Connecting Stripe to your Vocal account is quick, easy and required to receive payments on Vocal. When you’re ready to withdraw your earnings, your balance will be transferred to your Stripe account. No headaches–just connect and let the money flow.
By Judey Kalchik 3 years ago in Resources