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https://vocal.media/challenges/the-life-extending-conundrum
The Life-Extending Conundrum | Challenges | Vocal
Imagine an invention that extends life and redefines humanity, unveiling unforeseen consequences.
life extendingchallenges vocalconundrum
https://vocal.media/challenges/instructions-for-disappearing
Instructions for Disappearing | Challenges | Vocal
Write a poem in the form of a guide for vanishing.
challenges vocalinstructionsdisappearing
https://vocal.media/challenges/represented
Represented | Challenges | Vocal
Write about a moment when you saw yourself represented in media, pop culture, or literature, and explore how that experience influenced your sense of identity...
challenges vocalrepresented
https://vocal.media/challenges/the-forgotten-room
The Forgotten Room | Challenges | Vocal
Write a story that centers on a room that hasn’t been entered in years.
challenges vocalforgottenroom
https://vocal.media/challenges/instructions-for-a-feeling
Instructions for a Feeling | Challenges | Vocal
Write a poem that gives instructions for how to experience, create, or avoid a feeling.
challenges vocalinstructionsfeeling
https://vocal.media/challenges/the-rule-everyone-knows
The Rule Everyone Knows | Challenges | Vocal
Write a story centered on an unspoken rule that everyone in the story understands and follows, allowing the rule to emerge through behavior.
everyone knowschallenges vocalrule
https://vocal.media/challenges/what-the-myth-gets-wrong
What the Myth Gets Wrong | Challenges | Vocal
Write a story set in a world where a well-known myth exists that focuses on a detail the myth simplifies, ignores, or distorts.
gets wrongchallenges vocalmyth
https://vocal.media/challenges/500-word-shockwave
500 Word Shockwave | Challenges | Vocal
Write exactly 500 words of flash fiction culminating in a shocking twist that upends everything.
500 wordchallenges vocalshockwave
https://vocal.media/challenges/a-knock-at-the-door
A Knock at the Door | Challenges | Vocal
Write a story that begins with an unexpected knock at the door and unravels from there.
challenges vocalknockdoor
https://vocal.media/challenges/the-summer-that-wasn-t
The Summer That Wasn’t | Challenges | Vocal
Write a story about a summer that never turned out the way it was supposed to.
challenges vocalsummer
https://vocal.media/challenges/the-shape-of-the-thing
The Shape of the Thing | Challenges | Vocal
Write a story where something unreal still has real impact.
challenges vocalshapething
https://vocal.media/challenges/the-unnecessary-line
The Unnecessary Line | Challenges | Vocal
Write a poem that includes one line that does not strictly belong and let the tension it creates remain unresolved.
challenges vocalunnecessaryline
https://vocal.media/challenges/love-letters-through-time
Love Letters Through Time | Challenges | Vocal
Write a historical love letter or exchange of letters set in a distinct time period.
love letterschallenges vocaltime
https://vocal.media/challenges/say-it-plainly
Say It Plainly | Challenges | Vocal
Write a poem that states its central concern directly without metaphor, indirection, or symbolic substitution.
challenges vocalsayplainly
https://vocal.media/challenges/craft-over-catharsis
Craft Over Catharsis | Challenges | Vocal
Write a story that prioritizes structure, technique, or form over emotional release.
challenges vocalcraftcatharsis
https://vocal.media/challenges/echoes-of-the-years-lessons
Echoes of the Year’s Lessons | Challenges | Vocal
Reflect on the past year and share a story that reveals a profound lesson or insight that stayed with you.
challenges vocalechoeslessons
https://vocal.media/challenges/through-the-keyhole
Through the Keyhole | Challenges | Vocal
Write a story that begins with someone peering through a keyhole or modern equivalent.
challenges vocalkeyhole
https://vocal.media/challenges/tales-of-hearth
Tales of Hearth | Challenges | Vocal
Write a story that embodies the warmth, comfort, and joy found during winter’s coldest moments.
challenges vocaltaleshearth
https://vocal.media/challenges/letters-to-the-moon
Letters to the Moon | Challenges | Vocal
Write your poem as a letter or direct address to the moon.
challenges vocallettersmoon
https://vocal.media/challenges/tattoo-this-line
Tattoo This Line | Challenges | Vocal
Write a short poem or micro-prose piece with a line so unforgettable, someone would want it tattooed.
challenges vocaltattooline
https://vocal.media/challenges/this-is-how-i-remember-it
This Is How I Remember It | Challenges | Vocal
Write a poem built from a memory that won’t let go.
challenges vocalremember
https://vocal.media/challenges/small-heat
Small Heat | Challenges | Vocal
Write a haiku about a small source of warmth during winter.
heat challengessmallvocal
https://vocal.media/challenges/everyone-is-acting-normally
Everyone Is Acting Normally | Challenges | Vocal
Write a story in which something is clearly wrong but all characters behave as if everything is normal.
challenges vocaleveryoneactingnormally
https://vocal.media/challenges/parallel-lives
Parallel Lives | Challenges | Vocal
Tell a story in which two versions of the same character exist in parallel.
challenges vocalparallellives
https://vocal.media/challenges/somewhere-between-here-and-there
Somewhere Between Here and There | Challenges | Vocal
Write a poem that takes place mid-thought, mid-walk, or mid-sentence.
challenges vocalsomewhere
https://vocal.media/challenges
Challenges | Vocal
Vocal is a platform for supporting, discovering and rewarding creators.
challenges vocal
https://vocal.media/challenges/future-fragments
Future Fragments | Challenges | Vocal
Imagine the world in 2050 and create a story that explores hope, innovation, or the unexpected future.
future fragmentschallenges vocal
https://vocal.media/challenges/after-the-parade
After the Parade | Challenges | Vocal
Write a poem reflecting on the world and your place in it.
challenges vocalparade
https://vocal.media/challenges/haunted-echoes
Haunted Echoes | Challenges | Vocal
Write a spooky or eerie haiku that distills fear or mystery into just three lines.
challenges vocalhauntedechoes
https://vocal.media/challenges/after-it-s-gone
After It’s Gone | Challenges | Vocal
Write an elegy poem that mourns a person, place, time, or idea that has been lost.
challenges vocalgone
https://vocal.media/challenges/the-last-flame
The Last Flame | Challenges | Vocal
Write a poem on endings, using flame or fire as your central image.
last flamechallenges vocal
https://vocal.media/challenges/leave-the-light-on
Leave the Light On | Challenges | Vocal
Write a story that unfolds over the course of one night.
challenges vocalleavelight
https://vocal.media/challenges/stay-a-while
Stay a While | Challenges | Vocal
Write a slasher-inspired horror story set in an isolated location where a group begins to realize they are not alone.
challenges vocalstay
https://vocal.media/challenges/mismatch
Mismatch | Challenges | Vocal
Write a story that blends two contrasting genres, such as horror and romance, science fiction and western, or fantasy and noir.
challenges vocalmismatch
https://vocal.media/challenges/absurdist-awakening
Absurdist Awakening | Challenges | Vocal
Craft a surreal absurdist tale in which a routine event escalates into an outrageously comical adventure.
challenges vocalabsurdistawakening
https://vocal.media/challenges/l-pogram
L*pogram | Challenges | Vocal
Write a lipogram story that does not contain any words with the letter 'i'.
challenges vocal
https://vocal.media/challenges/i-resign-from
I Resign From… | Challenges | Vocal
Write a first-person resignation letter. Make it defiant, funny, tragic, or freeing.
challenges vocalresign
https://vocal.media/challenges/a-taste-of-home
A Taste of Home | Challenges | Vocal
Write about a dish that holds deep personal or cultural significance and share the story behind it—including the recipe.
challenges vocaltaste
https://vocal.media/resources/tag/challenges
Challenges | Resources | Vocal
Vocal is a platform for supporting, discovering and rewarding creators.
challenges resourcesvocal
https://vocal.media/resources/a-transparent-look-at-vocal-challenges-and-top-stories
A Transparent Look at Vocal Challenges and Top Stories | Vocal
A look at how challenges work on Vocal and an invitation to help shape what comes next.
top storiestransparentlookvocalchallenges