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Orange
I've always thought about maps in terms of their colours. The relationship I have with my best friend is orange. Orange, to me, is a mix of colours. We all know the yellow and the red. But the orange that I think of when I think of my best friend is peachy. Maybe a yellow and pink, rather than a yellow and red mix?
By Jaimie2 months ago in Humans
Not Quite How Dad Planned It
MAPS I HOLD ON TO *** I think I would like to start over, I believe that I made some wrong turns. Stuck in these messed up adventures of my life, seems to tell me I still got so much to learn. Things you're certain that you'd never forget, begin to fade like an old pair of jeans. I guess I neglected to remember to care for the map that you instilled in me.
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsden2 months ago in Humans
Trigger Warning. Content Warning.
I want some of my words back. I love some words, I love saying them, but… I do not love the legacy of pain and suffering that come with them.
By Meredith Harmon2 months ago in Humans
Sharing The Spotlight
Welcome to part two of my series, "Sharing the Spotlight"! If you're new here, I decided to write this series to give other writers a little bit more of a spotlight (not that mine is very big in the first place, but that doesn't matter.)
By Sara Wilson2 months ago in Humans
Doubting Democrats
In the former United States of America people were taught since childhood that 'Democracy was the most enlightened ideal and highest aspiration of all humanity, for all time.'
By We the PPUL2 months ago in Humans
Please Hold for a Moment of Girl Talk
I think there's something so special about girl friendships - the relationships that just feel so fruitful, the ones that refresh you and don't drain you, and the friendships that can pick up right where they left off, even if you're not physically close. These are the ones to hold on to and to really nourish. These are the types of friendships I'm intentional about giving my time and energy to.
By Li-Li 📓2 months ago in Humans
INVISIBLE IN OUR OWN COUNTRY
Today, I would like to talk about an issue that concerns us all, even though we too often overlook it: homelessness. In recent weeks, a statement by Chancellor Friedrich Merz has caused quite a stir, when he said that “we still have this problem in the cityscape” – clearly referring to migrants. A remark that not only divides people but also distracts in a fatal way. For while we debate the outward appearance of our cities, about people who supposedly “change” the cityscape, we overlook what is truly shocking: that more and more people have no home at all. That the real problem is not what people look like, but their invisibility – their disappearance from the safety of ordinary life, from the heart of our society.
By Christian Bass3 months ago in Humans
Are You Searching for Peace?
Are you longing for peace in our troubled world? Most of us do. Our world is fractured and breaking down in many places. Most of them are caused by humans. There is so much hatred and animosity amid pollution and natural disasters. What's happened to us?
By Elizabeth Woods3 months ago in Humans
Who Hung the Stars?
They say, “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts” That statement always stumped me, confused me, and made me question. Maybe because math wasn't my forte? So, I looked at it through the lens of language which translated to "amalgamation." The definitions and examples I found of that term turned out to be so sterile and business-like, even from a cultural standpoint, though. I wasn't satisfied.
By Shirley Belk3 months ago in Humans
The Backrooms of the Author's Mind. Winner in Maps of the Self Challenge.
Okay, okay, here me out. I want you to picture yourself like you in the screening room of a 1960’s big picture show executive preview. The one who gets the final say on greenlighting the project. The velvet curtains part and there’s color, but not too much color because it’s old film. You’re silhouetted and you take off your hat and hand it to the silhouette next to you.
By Amos Glade3 months ago in Humans
A Map of What Stays
There isn’t a map for leaving home. Not really. There are directions, sure—interstates and flight paths, the kind of routes that pull you away from everything familiar—but no one tells you how to find your way back, not to the place, but to the person you were when you left.
By Kam3 months ago in Humans
The Written Writ
At Bitten Apple TV, our premise has always been simple: give people a bite of the apple! A chance to explore something meaningful, creative, and honest. Life has been a whirlwind lately, and while I’ve had to step back and handle personal matters, my incredible business partner, The Written Writ (Ralf), has gracefully taken the reins and continued to carry the heart of our company forward.
By Cadma3 months ago in Humans