Judey Kalchik

Joined February 2021

518 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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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
I thought I signed up For a meal train to help you But no: LuLaRoe. ~ This is for the Vocal Snafu Senryu Challenge. I have a passel o'poems here that you may also enjoy.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
Poem for Those That Reply to All
There once was a group most absurd That delighted in just being heard But with all the chatter What they said did not matter
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
For Shirah’s Neighbor
I’m pretty sure no paratrooper will drop into my backyard and take me hostage. - I’ve not lost sleep that our yearly splurge
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
Aparecium
"Aparecium! Aparecium! APARECIUM!" Ginger took a deep breath and opened her eyes to peer intently at the opened pages of her mother's journal, waiting for the message she was sure they contained to become visible to her.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Fiction
Awareness is a Good Start
‘I need a mental health day.’ I’ve said it. I’ve heard it. Sometimes I’ve even taken it. Today is World Mental Health Day. It’s a day for mental health awareness, education, and advocacy.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Psyche
Passing Seasons
I am grateful for the resting places of Fall. Held close between Summer and Winter I can draw a breath in the calm of the season.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
Ghost Cat
In kitchen a cat yowls. Keening. Gives me shivers. Our cat is a dog. - This is an entry in the Vocal+ Assist Challenge.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
Laundry Love. Top Story - October 2023.
My heart still lifts and my shoulders relax When you tell me you love me. I hope those words never stop. - I smile in the morning when I see my coffee cup
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
Today's the Day
You normally sit so still. Seeing you worry away at your thumbnail as you polish it over and over with the inside of your index finger is frightening me more than what we are going to do.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Fiction
Bullshit
blowing smoke baseless flattery outright lies ‘It’s my favorite!’ ‘Have you lost weight?’ baloney - ‘It will be different this time’
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
What in the World is Blowing up my Notifications?!
One morning, so far from home- ‘Notifications ‘showed poem after poem! It wasn’t tricks ‘’Twas just limericks! And a challenge met from dear Mother Combs.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
Morals of the Story
Toastmasters International is a group devoted to increasing communication skills, boosting the confidence of people learning to hone their public speaking skills. Meetings emphasize both listening and speaking skills, and newcomers work through lessons to assist them in creating their speeches.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Chapters