Stream of Consciousness
Your greatness exists beyond the screen.
We are constantly searching. It’s a natural human impulse, a need to find models, to seek out proof that excellence is achievable, that life can be lived on a grand, shining scale. For many of us, that search leads directly to the pedestals we construct for the famous—the artists, the athletes, the digital personalities, the people whose lives appear curated, flawless, and perpetually exciting. We watch their every move, memorize their quotes, and track their every professional and personal triumph. We call this admiration, but too often, it crosses a vital line into genuine, self-diminishing idolatry.
By William Bower4 months ago in Humans
Why Does Everyone Doubt Love?
There's a quiet hum in our collective conversation, isn't there? It's a low, persistent sound, and if you listen closely, it speaks of disillusionment. It suggests that perhaps the beautiful, enduring, life-altering love we read about, the kind our grandparents promised us, is nothing more than a lovely, antique myth. We glance around at the fleeting connections, the easy exits, the perfectly curated online facades, and we start to nod in agreement with that cynical hum. We become convinced that the genuine, messy, lasting commitment is an impossible standard, a setup for inevitable heartache.
By Sean Korlead4 months ago in Humans
What I Learned From Interviewing My Exes. Top Story - October 2025.
Summer 2025 - The summer that changed it all. I had a mental breakdown and decided to start writing again. My first order of business was to sit down with a bunch of my exes. I asked them a number of questions about our past.
By Gail Fredricks4 months ago in Humans
Seeing Red. Content Warning.
Back when I was a resident in a mental health facility, I had an extreme moment of clarity: like mother, like daughter. My mother had been committed once too. But where my reasons were rooted in pain, hers seemed rooted in performance. She used my life as a prop to gain sympathy, and her act went too far. The psychiatrist decided keep her, to explore her, "I'm fine. No really- I don't need to be here" confession.
By Tennessee Garbage4 months ago in Humans
"Ulenahida". The Lost One.. Runner-Up in Maps of the Self Challenge.
Somewhere within the safety and warmth of the primordial ooze of my mother's womb, I could hear the Eve Tree calling me. It yelled my name, but not the name my parents gave me. I heard other voices too, but they were garbled, as humanity marched and milled around my unborn amniotic sac.
By Novel Allen4 months ago in Humans
The Science of Side Hustles: Why One Extra Skill Can Double Your Income.
We’ve all been there, siting at our desk, watching the clock crawl, thinking there has to be more than this paycheck. For years I felt the same. It wasn’t that my main job was bad; it just felt like I was running on a treadmill. Then I discovered something simple yet powerful: the science behind side hustles. Not the flashy “get rich quick” stories, but real, skill-based experiments that quietly grow into solid income streams.
By Kamran Khan4 months ago in Humans
Raindrops and First Glances
When Eyes First Met John had always believed love was something that grew with time like the steady bloom of a flower in spring. He thought it came after long conversations, shared laughter, and countless little memories. But that belief began to tremble one rainy evening, inside the crowded metal walls of a city train.
By Article Writing Master4 months ago in Humans
It's an "Amazon" Christmas
Ah, the good old Sears catalogs. There was nothing like them back in the day. One of my favorite holiday traditions growing up was flipping through those glossy pages, circling the things I hoped would end up under the tree. I have a vivid memory of my grandma handing me one after school one day when I was about six or seven-years-old.
By Chloe Rose Violet 🌹4 months ago in Humans
