Issues

Rebuilding Reciprocity
Truth alone can heal what pride has broken. The war between men and women is not natural. It is manufactured by a culture that rewards resentment and mocks responsibility. Men are not the enemy of women, and women are not the enemy of men. The true enemy is the spirit of division that turned cooperation into competition. To rebuild what was lost, both must return to the principle that made civilization possible: reciprocity.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast3 months ago in Men
The Asymmetry of Consequence
A society cannot survive when truth applies to one group but not another. Every civilization that endures is built on shared accountability, equal justice, and balanced consequence. When one group is shielded from correction while another carries the full weight of judgment, corruption takes root. Today, that imbalance has become deeply gendered. Men are punished for failure, while women are protected from it. Men are held to the standard of results, while women are measured by intentions. The scales of consequence are no longer even, and the results are visible everywhere.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast4 months ago in Men
Men Are Not Utilities
Society praises men for what they produce but rarely for who they are. From childhood, men are taught that their value comes from their performance. They are measured by their paycheck, their strength, their endurance, and their ability to provide. They are expected to sacrifice without complaint, to solve problems without emotion, and to keep standing no matter how much weight they carry. What society calls manhood is often servitude disguised as virtue.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast4 months ago in Men
"I Don't Need Another Daughter!"
This story is based on real events that happened in the 1970s in the Soviet Union, before use of the ultrasound became common for pregnancies.
By Lana V Lynx4 months ago in Men
Generations were taught to hide the storm.
For centuries, men were told that feeling is weakness. Women were told the same – and punished for it. Tears, grief, joy, desire: all policed. Women’s hearts were called “too much,” men’s hearts were called “off-limits.”
By THE HONED CRONE4 months ago in Men
The Garden After the War
Across the ages, we’ve played out this wound—the fall from Eden, the wars of gods and lovers, the burning of witches, the crucifixion of truth. But the myths are shifting now. The garden is not lost; it waits within us. Every healed heart is a seed, every honest union a bloom. We are rewriting the story of creation—not from power over, but power with. This is the new genesis.
By THE HONED CRONE4 months ago in Men
FALLS & FOOLS
Somewhere around the time of discovering this platform called Vocal, I dove deep into my collection of journals and texts to dig up anything with enough value to be showcased. Amongst these precious files, a number of them were no-brainers to adapt for publishing, but the same couldn't be said for them all. A handful of the written works were plentiful in significance, yet puny in word count—too puny to stand alone on this website.
By JeRon Baker4 months ago in Men
No Category for Women?
I have been sharing my articles on Vocal for several months now—pieces about the divine feminine, feminine rage, women’s health, cycles, and all the messy, miraculous, chaotic, powerful aspects of womanhood. I expected to select a category and keep writing. I didn’t expect to hit a wall: there is no category for women.
By THE HONED CRONE4 months ago in Men
When Women Hate Men, It’s Called Survival
Spend five minutes online and you’ll see it: a woman says something true about sexism, and suddenly there’s a man in her replies shouting, “That’s misandry!”
By No One’s Daughter4 months ago in Men
“The Day I Lost Everything — and Learned What Really Matters”. AI-Generated.
The Day I Lost Everything — and Learned What Really Matters I didn’t hear the car until it was too late. The sound of shattering glass, twisting metal, and my own heartbeat crashing in my ears — that was all I remembered at first. Then, silence. Not peaceful silence. The kind that rings in your head when the world flips upside down.
By mattia4 months ago in Men
Bill Gates: The Mind That Changed the World
Few names in modern history are as synonymous with innovation, intellect, and influence as Bill Gates. For nearly five decades, his ideas have shaped not only the technology industry but also the way billions of people live, work, and connect. From a restless teenager in Seattle to a global philanthropist, Gates’ journey is one of relentless curiosity, strategic genius, and an evolving understanding of what it means to make a difference.
By Atif khurshaid4 months ago in Men
"Every Twenty Minutes"
My name is Ethan Cole... and every twenty minutes, I wake up in a new world. Not because the world changes — but because I forget.
By Waqas Ahmad4 months ago in Men