Achievements

“I Tried Automating AI News for a Year It Nearly Destroyed My Reputation”
Spoiler: the easiest money on the internet usually costs you your reputation first. Last November, I opened my email and saw the subject line:
By abualyaanart19 days ago in Writers
The Old Way: Random Scripts, Random Wins
Not because I learned some secret library — but because I stopped treating Python like a collection of tricks. The turning point was a pull request review with a single comment from my tech lead:
By abualyaanart19 days ago in Writers
How I Used to “Be a Writer”
How building a tiny, repeatable system for short stories did more for my writing than three abandoned novels ever did The email subject line said: “We loved this — can we pay you $150 to publish it?”
By abualyaanart19 days ago in Writers
I Feel I Am No Longer Part Of Vocal
Introduction I didn't want to write this, but it has been bugging me a lot so I will get it out now. Why I Feel Like This
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 20 days ago in Writers
Digital Graveyard Confessions
I used to pour my morning coffee, open my laptop, and genuinely trust the words staring back at me. Now, I sip my brew with a heavy dose of suspicion. I am being haunted. Not by spirits, but by soulless algorithms masquerading as articles written by ChatGPT otherwise referred as journalists that often name me in them for ranking. I am featured rich, poor, an aggresor or a victim depending who has written it.
By Narghiza Ergashova21 days ago in Writers
Why Landscape Rock Is Quietly Transforming Modern Outdoor Design
There was a time when a “beautiful yard” meant one thing: a wide stretch of perfectly trimmed green grass. It looked clean, natural, and familiar.
By sammmy21 days ago in Writers
Why Are All Writing Achievements Not Created Equal?
During the first three months of 2026, I can honestly say that I've completed several writing projects that I'm proud of, yet I've noticed that all achievements are really not created equal.
By Justiss Goode22 days ago in Writers
The Benefits Of Reviving Your Old Stories On Vocal
Introduction This is just a short piece about the benefits of reviving old stories (if you consider five years old in my case). I do treasure most of my Vocal writing and am disappointed when the Vocal Story fails to load. While I have the original text, I can't always remember the videos, pictures, links and other ephemera that I included. Also, I don't want to recreate the stories in case Vocal do get their act together and restore the failing stories.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 24 days ago in Writers
Which Religious Belief Forbade Yoga?
As a Caregiver, for years, as I age, I began to experience lower back pain. I don’t like pain, nor do I like taking pain medication. #Iintend2Survive, so I must find a way to help myself and live.
By Annelise Lords 24 days ago in Writers
Readers are Leaders
I used to think reading was just a hobby—a quiet escape from the chaos of life. But one rainy afternoon, curled up with a book I barely understood, I realized something that shook me: readers aren’t just dreamers. We’re leaders.
By John Smith25 days ago in Writers
John and Paul's Three-Word Haiku/Senryu Unofficial Challenge - The Results!
Well, fuck. That was every bit as impressive as I was sure it would be when we set this devious challenge. From this point forward it is worth noting that all the bracketed bits will be John's words, and the non-bracketed are mine.
By Paul Stewart26 days ago in Writers
Edit Yourself Into Print. Top Story - March 2026.
How is your work in progress (WIP) coming along? Are you an aspiring author working on your first project / manuscript? Or are you a seasoned author struggling to finish that ending of your latest novel?
By Elizabeth Woods26 days ago in Writers