Humanity

What Would Auntie Do?
I would have called my auntie. That's where this story begins. Before trying to make sense of being fired. Before thinking about my licenses, my education, or whether I ever want to give another massage.
By Shannon Lemire5 days ago in Confessions
Four Thousand
Introduction I know people who read this will say "Wow" and similar words but four thousand publictions is something that everyone can do. Probably the AI Slop merchants are way past that number now.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 9 days ago in Confessions
Phantoms
Introduction This is a short series of stories based on stories shared with me by Vocal friends. The sixth one is Phantom of the Lake from Dharrsheena Raja Segarran . I am going to go with the Phantom image with this story.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 10 days ago in Confessions
Entry #7 or Life?
Before we start, can we acknowledge how much you, reader, and I, Dani, both want to smack Dani across the face for pumping out these dramatic, wannabe groundbreaking, and highly clickbaity titles? It's nothing more than Dani's little lost teenage self stuck inside her aging body, finally and painfully exerting her creativity.
By Danielle Silva18 days ago in Confessions
The Things That Creep Me Out . Top Story - October 2026.
Honestly, there isn’t a whole lot that creeps me out. I can hold most bugs in my hand as long as no stingers or pinchers, observing them with curiosity. No problem. Snakes, (the harmless ones of course!) don’t really bother me either. I’m more fascinated by them than anything. Most spiders don’t phase me either. Isn’t their web spinning and craftsmanship fascinating by the way?
By Jasmine Aguilar23 days ago in Confessions
Entry #6 or WhatsApp Stickers
I work with this lady who receives notifications on her phone about every 10 minutes. And every 10 minutes or so, my whole desk vibrates.
By Danielle Silva25 days ago in Confessions
Notes from the Mind Palace.
Listen to Cheated Hearts. by The Yeah Yeah Yeahs. There is a specific, sickening frequency to being done dirty by someone you trusted. It isn’t just a simple disagreement; it is a profound violation that completely rewrites the reality of the space you inhabit.
By Syl De'Vil29 days ago in Confessions
Red Flag Rage
Red Flags lay over the front yard; not sure as to why. The air was still. It welcomed me in with a blank smile. I shrugged it off as I met my mother, who raised me from afar for the first time. She was WARM and BRIGHT. She welcomed me into her arms, just like a long-lost daughter. I had found where I was supposed to be, maybe finding myself for the first time in years. Someone who treated me like her own, though she'd never met me before. She always called me daughter regardless.
By Jessie Lynn Nelsonabout a month ago in Confessions
When I Was Young ......
Introduction Someone said to me that they laiked a particular band "when they wer young" and it made me think of where I am and things I liked as a kid, and the sort of things that catch my attention now.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred about a month ago in Confessions
Act Your Age.. Top Story - October 2026.
In life we all age. That does not mean that we have to let our brains take us where biology say's we should go. Age is but a number!
By Carol Ann Townendabout a month ago in Confessions
Recovery... isn't linear
This last week has been challenging for me and my family. Deadlines are coming up. Questions have been left unanswered. We are still transitioning from a recent change that put us back in survival mode, but we are on our way back to thriving mode.
By Adora Hooperabout a month ago in Confessions
The Mind of a Forgetful
We've all been there at some point in our lives: you walk into the kitchen to get something out of the refrigerator, open the door, and can't remember what you went looking for in the first place. Imagine things like this happening repeatedly on a daily basis. That is my forever problem, and for the life of me, I cannot get used to it.
By ChezaLuna2 months ago in Confessions