Latest Stories
Most recently published stories in Humans.
The Story Of Me and Then the Story Of Us
They say middle school is always the worst, kids who were innocent leave with sailor mouths and bad breath, kids who thought hot wheels were cool leave with resin on their lips, kids who used to care leave dissociated. I left with knowing what a little piece of metal felt like and the reality of moving away from any of the people that would be intuitive enough to pull my sleeves up.
By Anonymous Local8 years ago in Humans
What the Most Hurtful Relationship of My Life Taught Me
I was 18 and so he. We met at a local metal show and I was there to see someone I was currently crushing on perform. His band went first in the show and he sat at the drums like a ship’s captain facing dark skies at the helm of his vessel. I was immediately caught off guard by how beautiful this person was. There was this shine in his eyes reminding me of kindness and warmth. In November’s cold, he illuminated the hollowed out parts of me caused by months of denying any feeling at all for another human. Essentially, upon meeting him, I knew things would be different for a while.
By Hollyann Jagodzinski8 years ago in Humans
Short Story: Paula
Paula fell deeply in love with David the first time they met in that tiny church in Roanoke, Virginia. Neither of them wished to be there. Paula's stern, pious grandmother and David's preacher father had caused them years of lost Sundays in back breaking pews, kneeling uncomfortably on plaid carpets as they spent more time pondering the gothic architecture of the church than listening to David's fathers stultifying sermons. When they weren't pondering the carpets or the cast iron spires and strange, almost chiaroscuro lighting, they were bonding over their mutual distaste for most other forms of life.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Humans
Traditional Marriage
#TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE What is "Traditional Marriage?" Some would have you believe it is when a man and woman wed in holy matrimony, when two members of the opposite sex fall madly in love and want to give away the rights of half their possessions to someone they met in Wetherspoons when they were off their face. I too had this perception that marriage is reserved for the holiest of Wetherspoon fréquentées — but then I realized that I had been preprogrammed to think in such a way that I had been taught that traditional marriage was about love and heterosexual love — but it isn't. It so isn't, or at least it never traditionally use to be — so let's visit the tradition of marriage from its creation to the present and then I'll invite you to ask yourselves how traditional your own marriage is and how important do you think tradition is when it comes to marriage...
By Cordayne Wander8 years ago in Humans
An Open Letter to My Cheating (Ex?) Husband
In every fairytale, there’s always the evil step-mother or the big bad witch that comes between Prince Charming and the naive simple girl bound to fall in love. In our fairytale, you were charming and I was certainly naive in every sense and fashion to the point of believing every sweet, fib-tainted word uttered into my ear late at night. That fairytale was my dream, my plan, my hope... as it turns out, it wasn’t a fairytale at all. It was just another lie you told me.
By Kellen Kearns8 years ago in Humans
The Fire Sparked: Part 1
Five years later and I never thought I would be where I am or with whom I am. It all started back in November 2012; one night I was out with friends and I met Him. Now, just like every relationship it is never a fairy tale. Even if it was like a Disney love story there is still always sadness. Now, as we all know, the start of a relationship is always so fun and exciting. The adventure we all look for and with all of the dreams to come with it. But does it ever truly happen?
By Dani Keegan8 years ago in Humans
