Latest Stories

Most recently published stories in Humans.

Books That Celebrate Being Single
Being in a relationship seems to be a societal mandate after a certain age. When you're a teenager, it's okay if you're single. But, when you're 25 or so, people start asking you "why?"
By Ossiana Tepfenhart8 years ago in Humans
The One That Got Away
This is just based on my own experience, and I understand that my advice is not going to help EVERYONE, but it can help some, and that is all that I care about.
By Lotte Heliotrope8 years ago in Humans
Love, Loathing, and Self-Flagellation
How do you love someone so much that it hurts? When does it stop being love, and transition into longing? How do you tell someone who loved you when you weren’t ready — that you hate the waiting knowing they waited for you? How do you remain steady in your own course, when feeling remorse for the love that you lost? Was your own self-preservation worth losing the chance for love so much like your own?
By Amanda Karenina8 years ago in Humans
ASL
When I started college, I expected to just learn my major (Culinary Arts) and get through my classes. I never thought I'd start to learn something I love as much as cooking, American Sign Language.
By Caitlin Cardinal8 years ago in Humans
The Song Remains the Same
"Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, California sunlight Sweet Calcutta rain Honolulu starbright The song remains the same..." No reason, I just had this song in mind when I ventured into this musing...
By Amanda Karenina8 years ago in Humans
My Story
Let me start off by introducing myself. My name is Susan. I'm a 19 year old girl who is currently living in the Holy City. I was born November 27, 1997 on a Thanksgiving morning. I'm adopted into a wonderful family and I'm one of seven kids. I'm here to tell you my story of me finding my place in the world and the struggles it took me to get where I am right now. Are ya'll ready for this adventure?
By Susan Milota8 years ago in Humans
Finding Time to Walk Away
You ever get that gut-wrenching feeling? You know, the one that is telling you it is over... Why do we continue to fight and stay when we are so unhappy? I find myself asking myself this question daily. I probably fight more times with my husband in a week than I can count, and yet I fight to stay. I have been married before and I walked away, and back then it was easy. I was done trying to fight, yet that girl who was able to pick up her life and start over seems to be missing. She is NOWHERE to be found. Hell, even my dreams have become a nightmarish tale of divorce, cheating, and scandal all orchestrated by my husband's self-destruction.
By Kaylynn Young8 years ago in Humans
All It Takes
Early August 2016. The same day I lost faux-love, I found the real thing. I spent four years in a relationship with a guy I fell for my senior year. He taught me how to stand up to one of my fears, and expanded many of my horizons, as I was a very sheltered child. Long story short, we dated four long, strenuous years. A lot was said, and one thing led to another and I was giving him the key to his apartment back saying, "We're done!"
By Quinn Moran8 years ago in Humans
The Art of Long Distance
Growing up, I never really believed in true love. I always wanted to, I mean, what little girl doesn't want their knight in shining armor to save them from the grand evils of the world? But, it was never a realistic goal for me. My dad abandoned my family when I was four and my mom divorced him when I was ten, so "true love" seemed like a fabricated lie that was only found in movies and the suburbs.
By Sarah -8 years ago in Humans
It's Hard to Be Me
When I was three-years-old, my mom bought me a beautiful pink princess dress to dress in for Halloween. I fell in love with that dress and felt so beautiful in it. I remember how confident I felt walking up to people's doors and asking them for candy. I just knew no one would be able to refuse giving candy to such a pretty girl.
By Katrina Pelky8 years ago in Humans
"The One" Myth
If you've ever looked for "the one", you know that it's harder than it looks. There are so many love stories out there, depicting how Romeo find his Juliette, and how they get to have their happily ever after.
By Yumi Yamamoto8 years ago in Humans
The Unexpected
Let me tell you a story about my ex and I. Him and I were together for a pretty long time, on and off mostly, and to be honest, I was definitely in love with him. There was this one time I was at my friends house, and everything was going fine, but then my (ex) boyfriend stop replying to my texts and started to ignore me. I tell my friend to text him and to see if he's busy, or if he's just ignoring me. Well, turns out he was definitely ignoring me. So I text him saying that I know he's ignoring me and that he NEEDS to talk to me since obviously we're in a relationship. Next thing I know, he breaks up with me. Days past and I found out he had actually been cheating on me. I was devastated for days, I could barely get out of bed. After a week or two, I started to feel a little better, but I was definitely a different person. I started hanging out with the wrong crowd, doing stupid things that I shouldn't have been doing. I ended up getting with a guy who I knew I should not have been with. He defiantly got me into some trouble. I was not the little innocent girl I used to be. After about three months, I decided to text my ex because I was so depressed and mad at everyone, so I sent him a message that said, he'd promise to never cheat or break up with me, and I take promises serious. We ended up getting into an argument, which made me feel even worse about myself, but I felt like I needed to confront him about what he has done to me and how he ruined me and how he promised all these things. A few days later, he had texted me asking if I wanted to hangout with him, I of course said no because I was still very mad about what had happened the other night, and I thought 'why the hell would he be inviting me to hangout after we had just got in a fight not even two days ago', but one of my friends texted me and convinced me to go. So I went, I was very nervous and also very agitated. But I don't regret going, because he had brought a friend with me and his friend turned out to be the love of my life and I never expected it.
By Ashley8 years ago in Humans