Latest Stories
Most recently published stories in Humans.
Friends of a Certain Age
Friends can be found at any age, at any time, if only your heart is open. Throughout the years, I have struggled maintaining jobs, maintaining my marriage, maintain myself. But one thing that has never faded is my love of storytelling. My imagination has never failed me, and in pursuit of this happiness I found my way into a local writing group.
By Ashmo Sant8 years ago in Humans
Cut the Relationshit
Valentine's Day is coming around the corner and so many people are doing what any person would do right before Valentine's Day...Make sure they stay booed up. So that they don't be that girl or boy strolling through a timeline of "Happy Valentine's Day Bae" posts while they are home alone. Yet, most people forget that toxic relationships are not worth "hanging in there" no matter the day or special event. Here are some signs you are in a toxic relationship A.K.A relationshit. Don't leave now! If you are scared to keep reading you probably already know and this is your tenth time asking your higher power to send you a sign, well here it is! Ten signs you are in a lovely relationshit...
By Moye Light8 years ago in Humans
Electric Feel
So much has happened. So many hours have gone by. So many laughs have been had between us, so many tears shed. We have grown closer. I am closer to you than I have been with anyone else. There have been times when I have almost given up. On us. On me. On everything I've worked for and striven for my whole life. And there have been times when I've felt I have finally made it. I have finally found all I am meant to find in another person, and I never need to worry about being alone again. I have finally won.
By C.G. Remmet8 years ago in Humans
The Relationship
I've been given different advice through the years as is comes to a lasting relationship. The counsel given ranges from newly committed to half- century with one spouse. Each pointer or tip, if you will, given was slightly different from the other. I can respect that for multiple reasons. I’ll give you two good ones. ONE: obviously every kinship is different because no two relationships are exactly the same; similar, maybe, but never identical. TWO: people are just at different stages in life as well as the relationship they are involved in.
By Anthony Crudup8 years ago in Humans
When an Ex Should Stay an Ex
Two years ago, you had a relationship and it was perfect. He was your best friend, your rock, your Netflix and sex buddy, but most importantly... The love of your life. He showed you strength, individuality, and held your hand while you are on the way to bettering yourself. He helped you grow, blossom, and taught you that not every guy you met will hurt you, physically or emotionally. You made memories that will forever float like pretty melodies in your mind... first kiss... first time you said I love you... first time you heard him play your guitar... getting tattoos and piercings... teenage memories. It was a fun filled few months of dizzy dates, getting serious, being drunk, doing things you should not. All up to that one summer.
By Rachael Pike8 years ago in Humans
The All Too Familiar Tale of Two Lovers
It’s Friday night. You’re off work and your friends have all planned a night out on the town. You’re dressed in the latest fashion and everyone takes a Snapchat selfie before they leave in the Uber to let everyone know “what’s up.” You get to the bar/concert/event or whatever it is, have a couple drinks and some fun and maybe even meet someone worth talking to for more than 5 minutes. He’s cute, he’s in a band, studying at a top university and is extremely well read. You hit it off so well that you end up going on a couple more dates the following weeks and you may even end up sleeping together a few times. After a few weeks maybe even months of seeing each other you start expressing how happy he makes you and how you love spending time together, and he may even return these feelings. Then weird things start to happen... he starts hitting you with "no replies" or maybe he’s seemingly always busy. You've been ghosted. He made you feel like things were going well and the sex was great! Now he doesn’t even have the balls to tell you how he really feels... so you have get over how great you imagined a relationship could be with someone you finally thought you connected with, and move on.
By Carrie Smurl8 years ago in Humans
We Talked About Rocks...
I guess you could say that I was feeling quite excited about this date. We have been texting for quite a while and we seemed to be hitting it off pretty well. So when he invited me to go hiking and see the fall foliage, I was pretty pumped. I got ready and put on my best looking pair of work out pants, the ones that made my booty look very nice, and a cute black t-shirt and my new grey and black sneakers. I pulled my hair up into a tight ponytail and grabbed my black Nike drawstring bag, I was ready.
By Maya Camren8 years ago in Humans
Lobster and Chocolate Liqueur
On this particular date, my birthday had just passed and my fiancé and I were celebrating. He took me into Norman, Oklahoma to eat Red Lobster, shop, and just have fun. We had gotten into town right about the time that Red Lobster opened, so that was awesome. I hate being in crowded restaurants. So we are seated and I ordered, for the first time in my life, lobster and shrimp. I had never had a whole lobster before so I was excited! The waiter then took our menus and we were left to sit in romantic lighting, talking and stuffing our faces with delicious biscuits. I picked up the alcohol pamphlet they leave at your table and I was really studying when our waiter came, and he asked us if we wanted an alcoholic beverage to go with our dinner. I'm all like "eh, why not?" And I guess I forgot what I ordered...I have no idea why in the world I would do such a thing, but I did it. I ordered a freaking mudslide; chocolate liqueur and kaluha. It looked so yummy on the paper...but I was wrong. So, so dumb.
By Danica Shardae8 years ago in Humans
Josephine's Dead
They found her on the floor in the morning. She was lying there looking quite dead, and yet she was still breathing. It simply felt, looked, even smelled like there was no longer something inside her. I mean her body was intact and functioning, her face was in place, maybe a little swollen, maybe a little pale. But there was no substance inside the wrapper. Like the feelings melted and the soul slipped away.
By Clara Malaussène8 years ago in Humans
I Won’t Be Eaten by the Monster of Love (Again…)
I've made up my mind on the matter. I've had just about enough of this nonsense. Years and years I spent anxiously awaiting its arrival. For hours, I would daydream about "the one"... the one that would finally come along and steal my heart away. He would have kind eyes, a nice smile, and would take my breath away. I never imagined grand gestures or flowers or an astounding wedding. What I fantasized about was a person that understood me like no one else. Someone I could confide in, and who felt they could confide in me. Someone I could always count on, someone that would be there through thick and thin. Someone who loved all of me. The insecure, the broken, the weak, the scared... they saw it all, and they dove in head first. Of course, I would reciprocate all of this. That was the love that I couldn't wait for. But, somehow, I left out any trace of heartbreak.
By C.G. Remmet8 years ago in Humans
