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Reflections On The Year That Was 2024
2024 is almost over, and thank god it is. To say that this year was rough would be an understatement of epic proportions. The year 2024 brought many things along with it, but most notably, it brought fear, misery, pain, suffering, and death. But what has this year taught as it progresses to 2025?
By Jason Ray Morton about a year ago in Humans
Letter to My Father
Thank you, Denise E Lindquist for inspiring me with Rupi Kaur: Rupi Kaur’s Relationship Writing Prompts — If you could go back in time and meet your father a year before you were born, what would you say to him?
By Shirley Belkabout a year ago in Humans
Has The Music Industry Let Us Down?
Maybe, kinda, if I have to think about it, in a way...ya. I have to say ya, music as an industry as we used to know it has let the future down at least.
By Canuck Scriber Lisa Lachapelleabout a year ago in Humans
The Instinct of Collection
Humans can be funny and predictable creatures. I was reminded of that fact strongly when I went to the Renaissance faire at the end of the summer season. I have friends among some of the entertainers; I like to see them perform live, support them, then wander around to check out other performers I think I may like.
By Meredith Harmonabout a year ago in Humans
You're Simply the Best
Dear Everyone, Bear with me. I want to give you some background context. I have epilepsy. The seizures that I have had since 2019 wipe my memory, blur my focus, and dim my ability to concentrate.
By Lightning Bolt ⚡about a year ago in Humans
Coping With Fear
Fear. It’s not a fun state to possess, but all of us do from time to time. From that dreadful tingling in your bones when you’re trapped somewhere to the long-term anxieties of finding a stable living situation when things go out of whack, fear can present itself in multiple different ways.
By Snarky Lisaabout a year ago in Humans
Holiday Safety.... Content Warning.
Prologue: So I wrote the below. And contrary to the normal, I'm not asking you to read it. It's hard to read. I wrote it 24 hours ago, it's had 4 likes and 1 read and 1 comment which is long and beautifully poignant. But I suspect it won't have very many reads because we all want to think about the good things that can happen over the holidays not the bad. I have 74 subscribers, and it I think this speaks to statistics. 1 out of 74 can read this. I'm not trying to guilt anyone. The fact I can write this at all means I feel very safe in this space. So just read this prologue, you don't have to read the rest. But if you do, know I'm proud of you.
By ᔕᗩᗰ ᕼᗩᖇTYabout a year ago in Humans
Sweet Kellie,
How long has it been? Eight years, if memory serves. Seven years longer than I knew you. Seven years: long enough for some cells to become new. I'm thankful for the steadfastness of my cerebral cortex at this moment. I am grateful for the memories I have with you, however brief.
By kpabout a year ago in Humans
To My Sunshine. Content Warning.
I was not prepared when I found out that I was going to be your mother. I was 18 years old, barely out of high school and no were near an adult in my mind. As you grew inside of my womb, I was overwhelmed with fear and anxiety, but also with love for you. Your birth was not easy on me, because you were too afraid to come out into the world. 48 hours of labor and a c-section later, you were here and my life was never the same again.
By Luna Verityabout a year ago in Humans
A Token Of Gratitude
To the members of Sleep Token (Vessel, II, III, and IV), At the risk of sounding like an over-excited fan, I felt compelled to write this message.
By Jaye Ruggiero-Cashabout a year ago in Humans
To Know Thyself
The challenges we face, are not meant to break us, they are opportunities to be welcomed, for under the pressure of these challenges it brings out the most primal part of ourselves, which can be on many occasions, the side of ourselves, that we may not have even known was there, and if we were un aware of such a side to our own individual uniqueness, than it stands to reason that others would most likely not be privy to the knowledge that such a side of us exists.
By Kaylon Forsythabout a year ago in Humans
To Tektal and Fellow Creators!
To Tektal and many others, It may seem strange to address a letter of gratitude to someone, like yourself, Tektal, who until September 2023, did not exist. As merely an extraterrestrial figment of my imagination, you provided me with one of the most important moments of my writing career—an actual bona fide win in Vocal's Extraterrestrial Challenge.
By Paul Stewartabout a year ago in Humans