Judey Kalchik

Joined February 2021

530 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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What?
What am I supposed to do? I've called. Protested. Mailed. Swore. Prayed. Shared. Spoke truth. Exhorted. Cried. Screamed.
By Judey Kalchik 2 days ago in Poets
Here We Go Again
I aim this time to win, not fail take the first step on the scale gulp, then carefully add the note- (track the pounds poured down my throat)
By Judey Kalchik 7 days ago in Poets
I Exist Because
I exist because of... spite defiance hope courage determination orneriness grit ignorance habit I think, therefore I am?
By Judey Kalchik 10 days ago in Poets
Lentils
My social feed is lentils -so many lentils- will I just see them until there's better financials? Not against lentils perse
By Judey Kalchik 13 days ago in Poets
Over the Hill. Top Story - March 2026.
I shouldn't be surprised- it's just like Papa to leave the planning to the last minute. But this? Unbelievable. A person's birthdate doesn't change from year to year, now, does it? Most people have their 60th Event planned years in advance.
By Judey Kalchik 14 days ago in Fiction
75 and Counting
No; this isn't yet another TLC show about a hyper-fecund family that lives in a questionably-jumbled home with no evident source of income except endorsements by far-right Great Replacement shills.
By Judey Kalchik 16 days ago in Writers
I've Lost
I'm done trying. Apologies Crawling on my knees Smiling through the freeze out between us calmly bending with no fuss getting nowhere fast
By Judey Kalchik 22 days ago in Poets
The Interview
It has been raining for 27 miles. Yes, I know that isn't a timeframe, but if Han Solo can use parsec and be understood then I can use a Michigan highway mile to explain that it has been raining for a damned long time.
By Judey Kalchik 22 days ago in Fiction
Awoken
dream fogs dissipate flash fades, then crackling rumble now the rain begins
By Judey Kalchik about a month ago in Poets
What do You Choose?
capsule caught in throat air stops, stars dance, frantic gasp swallowing; I live
By Judey Kalchik about a month ago in Poets
Weekend Adventures. Honorable Mention in Everyone Is Acting Normally Challenge.
"Here you go, and here's your library card. Would you like a bag?" "Yes, please. Do you have one with handles? He'll be able to carry it better with handles. He likes to carry the books he picks out, don't you Zach?"
By Judey Kalchik about a month ago in Fiction
Hair Rules
Gathering my hair with my right hand my left stretches any one of my multitude collection protection array of hair tamers
By Judey Kalchik about a month ago in Poets