Judey Kalchik
Bio
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.
You can also find me on Medium
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New Orleans Memory. Honorable Mention in Through the Lens Challenge.
"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page"- Saint Augustine of Hippo It was my first time in New Orleans and I was eager to see the Big Easy for myself... and especially it's many bookstores.
By Judey Kalchik about a year ago in Photography
Breaking Through Writer's Block in 2025
I've heard that I was born bossy- I prefer to interpret that as being a born leader. Maybe that's wishful thinking but it is true that I've always enjoyed teaching people new things and watching them use their new knowledge to succeed.
By Judey Kalchik about a year ago in Motivation
Train Tracks of 2024
For twenty-four years the music of Train has comforted, encouraged, and cheered me. Although most of the members have changed the music has never failed to resonate, always touching and influencing my inner monologue to bring back my inner song.
By Judey Kalchik about a year ago in Beat
Lessons. Runner-Up in Echoes of the Year’s Lessons Challenge.
The concrete beneath my feet turns dark as the pee I can no longer hold pools under me and drips down the step, but I will not move. At seven years old, it's been a long time since I peed myself and I am ashamed, but that is a small issue.
By Judey Kalchik about a year ago in Motivation
What Did You Mean to Write?
Time has no idea that there is a calendar... or a five-day work week... or school semesters... or even 24 hours in a day. Time doesn't recognize the shortest day of the year (December 21), which is actually also the longest night of the year (of which Time cares not a whit.)
By Judey Kalchik about a year ago in Motivation
