humanity
For better or for worse, relationships reveal the core of the human condition.
Worth the Risk
Rust asks his blind date across the diner table, “you have to see the worst in people?” Janae answers, “you have to be able to imagine the worst in the people, because if you can’t then you risk being naive to what they are capable of.” She works security. “My coworkers think I’m paranoid.
By Alejandro Fernandez5 years ago in Humans
NOT WHAT I THOUGHT
NOT WHAT I THOUGHT I’ve been warned to stay off Marketplace. Wife. Daughter. My own conscience. There’s just so much stuff there that I find I need. And it’s not like I’m paying full price or anything. I’m just a sucker for a good deal. No fault there right? I’m sure psychologically it’s filling a void in my soul that would otherwise be filled with drugs and booze or hot Krispy Kreme donuts so that used portable grill I bought today goes in the win column as far as I’m concerned. New never used for $15! Right? I mean, yeah, I already got one but who can’t use a second portable grill?
By Mark Manche5 years ago in Humans
Phases of Style...
Now that I am twenty-five, there are many things about my life now that I never would have known that I had been when I was say about sixteen years' old. I have been through my own teenaged phases and stages and personalities and styles throughout the years and honestly, where I am now seems like the one I am going to stick with for the rest of my life. I am happy here with this stage of my style and personality. It is nothing over the top, it is nothing invisible but it feels authentically me.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Humans
The cliff edge
The wind raged about her, tearing at her clothes and whipping hair into haunted eyes. She was not sure if it was the rain that made her wet or the torrent of tears streaming down her face. It didn’t matter now. She knelt on the rocks and checked the bag beside her. Satisfied everything was in order, she zipped it shut and stepped away. Redemption, so long overdue, was finally at hand. She closed her eyes and stepped out, feeling free for the first time in years.
By Jessica St Mart5 years ago in Humans
The Celadon Tomb
It had been a year of unstable realizations – or perhaps more apt, a year of realizing instability. Everything that had seemed settled suddenly was not. Four moves inside of a calendar year, family health drama – the mental kind, which had been underwritten for years with shallow and misguided “solutions” that had ultimately compounded further the fractures in need of repair. Then there was the breakup. The longest, and arguably the most successful relationship he had ever managed, however, boundaries had never been a strong suit, especially, when in love. The third move to the shabby sublet on the west side of town proved to be the final straw, and whatever was left between them disintegrated – this rented house, was not a home. Finally, as the summer wore on and the necessity to move a fourth time forced itself into the astral assortment, he was dismissed from his job, just as the ink was drying on the latest lease agreement.
By Michael Smith5 years ago in Humans
The little black notebook
It was a rainy day. Some raindrops slid down the window faster than others. There were no people walking on the street and the few cars driving were just enough to light up that grayish afternoon. The pier streetlights from Amelia’s window seemed to be closer but they were about two miles apart.
By Rubén Moreno5 years ago in Humans
Our Little Foxes
Note: For those of you who watch Turner Classic Movies, this story has nothing to do with the 1941 Southern potboiler starring Bette Davis called Little Foxes. I highly recommend this awesome flick, especially if you’re into watching greedy family members tear each other apart.
By Sherry McGuinn5 years ago in Humans
The Economic Value and Social Benefits of Volunteer Work
Volunteer work is generally considered to be any unpaid work. Volunteers help with a variety of social issues, and without them, the world would be much worse off. Volunteers help people and pets in need. They help build homes, provide food, and more. These services add so much economic and social value to society, and yet they're sadly overlooked.
By Daniel Goldman5 years ago in Humans
