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Stories in Humans that you’ll love, handpicked by our team.

Traditions. Honorable Mention in The Ritual of Winter Challenge.
I was never much of a fan of christmas, the death of family members and funerals leaks over all the memories. I was young when it happened, nobody taught me how to grieve. It was always just a "they're with god now," and "my condolences." It's not like I was close with my grandparents, they lived far away and I rarely ever saw them. My dad's mom left us on my brother’s birthday and her funeral was December 24th, that was my first ever green christmas. Five years later, my mom’s dad passed away on December 24th. So, as I said before, death and funerals were my biggest memory about christmas, since I was quite young.
By Tanya Lei2 months ago in Humans
Echoes of Missing Men
“Whatsoever I've feared has come to life And whatsoever I've fought off became my life Just when every day seemed to greet me with a smile Sunspots have faded, now I'm doing time” - Soundgarden, "Fell on Black Days"
By Carl J. Petersen2 months ago in Humans
Winter Was Storytime Growing Up As A Child . Honorable Mention in The Ritual of Winter Challenge.
While growing up in my family, there were lots and lots of stories. Stories from children's books were read, mostly at bedtime, and there were stories told year-round. Stories that weren't written. Stories that were very old and taught a lesson or told of why things are the way they are.
By Denise E Lindquist2 months ago in Humans
Soul in distress
Sometimes, every now and then, you just need to step away. Leave everything behind for a while and disconnect. Life is tough. Life is confusing and often doesn’t make sense. Those are the times you need to re-evaluate choices made and paths you’ve taken. It’s not because you’re mad, or sad, it’s because something inside just feels “off.”
By Gail S.2 months ago in Humans
Lani’s Acorn
When I was young and Christmas rolled around I would watch “It’s a wonderful Life”. They would pretty much give it in every channel and I would end up seeing it multiple times. It’s a great movie with a heartwarming message of our own value. Or at least the value we have and don’t even know.
By WrittenWritRalf2 months ago in Humans
Never The Same Again
How many times have you gone somewhere one month or one year apart and seen that things have changed? How many people have you seen change in a small lapse of time? I know you’ve seen many. Some people don’t want to believe that change can happen fast because it has never happened to them. let me say that it’s normal; not everyone wants or needs change in their life.
By Semra Laureen Hill Jean2 months ago in Humans
Giving Thanks in 2025
My Thanksgiving began at 3:44 AM. Not because there were things to prepare for dinner, etc. but because one of my dogs needed desperately to go outside. I got out of our cozy, warm bed, slipped my jeans and shoes on and out we went into the 28-degree morning.
By Dana Crandell2 months ago in Humans
Perfect. Runner-Up in Maps of the Self Challenge. Content Warning.
In a perfect world I would never have been born. My maternal grandmother would never have been raped by her ex-husband and thus wouldn’t have fallen pregnant with her eleventh child: My mother. The girl would have grown up having girl-friends and would have been looked after by her older brothers and sisters. They would have warned her about the red flags that her highschool sweetheart was waving on full display: how he would say that he’d pick her up for a date and instead would blow her off to go drinking with his friends; how he was possessive and jealous whenever she was out of the house or out of his sight; how he bragged that he dated the girl with the best ass on the track team.
By Elizabeth Kaye Daugherty2 months ago in Humans
The Topography of a Third Date. Winner in Maps of the Self Challenge.
We are lying in bed—tangled sheets, sweaty hair. He runs a finger along the scar in the center of my forehead. I always forget it is there.
By Aubrey Rebecca2 months ago in Humans
Strength In Solitude
Sometimes it takes losing nearly everyone you love to realize how precious life truly is. All too often we take for granted those who are sitting right next to us, we bury our face in our phones, or preoccupy ourselves with things that mean little compared to those we love. I told my wife years ago, prior to her passing "In The End I Stand Alone".
By Kaylon Forsyth2 months ago in Humans
Creatrix
As a creator of many mediums, sometimes I need a break from it all. Writing poetry has been my longest form of art, the one that's stuck with me through the years.
By Tanya Lei2 months ago in Humans
Call of the Child
The notification popped up on my phone, like it does every Monday around mid-morning. "Your screen time was up 14% last week, for an average of 4 hours, 18 minutes per day."
By Joe O’Connor2 months ago in Humans