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- Top Story - September 2017
Noel Leon and Uldouz Wallace Answer All Your Questions
Noel and I collaborate a lot on Instagram - we laugh, we pose, and then we laugh some more! We get interviewed a lot, so we decided to ask each other some tough questions: what our love lives are like, which celebrities turn us on, and who the hell Elon Musk is...
Uldouz WallacePublished 7 years ago in Humans Santiago
I had been waiting my entire life for a moment to come along that I thought would change who I was. I wanted something inspiring. Something that made me think: This is why I am here. This is what I want to work for. I was able to grasp that moment this summer.
Maddi MartinPublished 7 years ago in HumansInner Demons
Mark couldn’t believe he was here, surrounded by many people he didn’t know. He shuffled through the crowd and took a seat on the side of the room assigned to him. He whipped out his flask and embraced the burn of whiskey as he took a gulp. He closed his eyes and took a deep, calculating breath. The day the invitation arrived in his mailbox was a surprise to him. The ivory paper and gold lining made it known that again, there was a wedding happening, and again, he was a guest. He sat on his couch for an hour deciding if he was going to RSVP and spent another hour deciding whether or not he was bringing a date. Finally, he responded, bought a gift, and drove to the wedding. Here he was, sitting at the wedding of his ex-girlfriend from a few years back. He hadn’t seen her for over 3 years, yet here he was. As thoughts flooded his brain, the muttering in the room stopped as a violin pierced the air with its notes signaling the room to take a seat. The audience turned to see a handsome man strut down the isle, his nervousness apparent on his face. After a few moments, the notes changed and the room eagerly turned to await the arrival of the bride. She appeared in the doorway, her white gown caressing her every curve. Her smile was as white as her dress and her eyes were bright as she took the practiced steps down the isle towards the groom.
Gina melraePublished 7 years ago in HumansIs It Time for a Dating Attitude Makeover?
Are you really sick and tired of dating right now? Are things constantly not working out for you and pissing you off big time?
Susan McCordPublished 7 years ago in HumansEmotionally Unemotional
It's always something small. Your spouse, your parents, a friend, literally anyone you love says or does the littlest thing. Even though you know it's ridiculous for such a little thing to hurt your feelings, it still does. But, knowing it's ridiculous doesn't make the pain stop, instead you feel your heart cracking into a million little pieces. It's a physical pain, one that can almost feel like you're dying, but at the same time is incredibly easy to hide from the world.
Vanna JamesPublished 7 years ago in HumansCrappy Relationship
Has anyone ever been in a relationship where the other person didn't appreciate you...? Well I have and I'm going to tell you about it but I'm not gonna bore you with the details in between. It started when a girl told me that she liked me but at this point I didn't feel the same until a couple weeks before school. A couple days into school we started dating and this was a mistake because I rushed into the relationship and there was still a lot to learn about her, and for me to see if I could see myself having a long-term relationship with this girl. The worst part about this relationship was that we hung out twice from when we started dating in September till we broke up in January. After two weeks everyone was telling me that I should dump her but I didn’t want to because I still had hope. We argued a bit usually after I would talk to her and try and reassure her that I still want to be in the relationship. One problem was that whenever I had a problem with her instead of talking to her I usually consulted my friends, and even though it was wrong they gave me very helpful advice. When my boy Ziggy found out we were together he was kinda mad because he knew I could do better and my friends at school said the same thing but I didn't listen because I really liked her. But the feelings would slowly diminish whenever I asked her to come to the crib and she said no. She was somehow always busy on weekends and PD days😩. The first time we hung out was amazing but the second time was so bad. Around Christmas time I got her two of her favorite things (fuzzy socks and a flannel) and my friends were saying that I’m too good for her because she’s probably not going to buy me anything.
Kwabena AsantePublished 7 years ago in HumansHow a Long-Distance Relationship Helped Me Find Myself
I never wanted a long-distance relationship. It wasn’t even a possibility to me. “Distance makes the heart grow fonder,” yeah, right. Left and right you hear about failed long-distance relationships that “just didn’t work out” or “were too hard to keep up.” I always thought a long-distance relationship was an entrée of loneliness with a side of bullshit. A recipe for disaster.
Megan JonesPublished 7 years ago in HumansHard to Love
As a woman, I was put at a large disadvantage when my family left the clean, inviting air of metropolitan Omaha, Nebraska and landed in the barren, rustic air of southeastern Ohio. Six-year-old Caitlin cheered as we passed the “Welcome to Ohio” sign on the highway, boxes rubbing against my legs and my cat’s cries booming through the holes on his pet taxi. I was always up for new adventures at that point in my life, but it wasn’t long before I found that the woodland creatures in my backyard could not speak to me, and probably wouldn’t even if they could. Living there was like being a bird with a broken wing and stuffed into a cardboard box with a few holes in it, like the excessive amount of trees lining the area served to block any view of the rest of the world. The sweet Nebraska plains were not nearly so stifling. My eyes could see so far into the wide when the wind wasn’t forcing them shut. There wasn’t much to see, but I could see it. In my new home, the abandoned dirt roads were our busy sidewalks, the moos of cows were our honking horns, and the churches were our skyscrapers.
Caitlin CookPublished 7 years ago in HumansMe and Jack
What can I say about me and Jack…He is the cheese to my macaroni! My best friend, partner in crime, sidekick, lover, confidant, and the coolest person I know. He makes me laugh til I literally pee my pants. Unfortunately, most people don’t get to see the side of Jack that I do. I say unfortunately because it's unfortunate for them. He’s very quiet and reserved— the total opposite of me. He normally doesn’t say a whole lot and gets embarrassed easily and my most favorite thing to do to him is embarrass him to no end— but mostly at home, rarely in public, for he would never forgive me. Well... he probably would eventually but no time soon, so I try to keep the shenanigans limited to our private realm. Although, I did pinch his nipple one time at Lowe’s and caused him to yelp like a seal in the middle of the paint section, or the time I ran my hand up his shorts at an auction and almost caused him to bid on something entirely out of our price range. Sometimes, I’ll catch him engrossed in something on TV and give him a wet willy or try to stick my finger in his nose or just lick him in the face. It’s not that I really want to stick my finger in his nose, because I’ve never been actually successful. It's just the dramatic reaction I get from him that is so entirely hilarious, I can’t help myself. His favorite, though (not really), is when I catch him bent over and run up behind him and start humping on him like a dog. “Please stop fucking me with your phantom dick, Vanessa!” he yells at me. Of course, I am dying laughing at this point and cannot breath because after 2 years together he should know, by now, not to bend over in front of me because I will try to check his oil every time, if you know what I mean.
Vanessa HamptonPublished 7 years ago in HumansDating After 40
So I lost my soulmate last year on June 11th. He died suddenly, and I was not only heartbroken, but regrettably tossed back into the ugly and awkward world of dating.
Rose WilderPublished 7 years ago in HumansThings People Don't Want to Hear from Their Single Friends
I’m sad.I’m lonely.I’m not depressed. Depression is medical; I’m just sad. When someone in a committed long-term relationship says they are sad or lonely, it is their partner’s problem. The public perception is, if this person is sad, it is because their partner isn’t living up to their “end of the deal.” If this person is lonely, it is because their partner is working long hours or emotionally distant. But the perception of a single person who is sad and lonely is that they have put themselves in that position. They have chosen to be single (or choosey) and those choices have led to their unhappiness and loneliness. But sometimes it’s not that simple.
D. Gabrielle JensenPublished 7 years ago in HumansI Think I Lost My Best Friend
In life, we are constantly evolving. From one event and emotional disruption to the next, we are ever changing. A week ago, I had this wonderful plan to write this fantastic article about friendship. I was going to showcase my friendship with this woman I have known since we were freshmen in high school. I was going to talk about all these funny stories about our friendship and use these stories to explain what I believe true friendship means. Today, I find myself asking the same questions from an entirely different perspective. I also find myself asking a question whose answer has the potential to alter my writing career forever. How honest should I be here? How much should I divulge to you, my reader? I see you as a friend. I tell you these stories in hopes they will stir emotion, elicit passion, and maybe even bring you some enlightenment. How can I do that if I don’t tell you everything? So, here it goes.
Amanda WashburnPublished 7 years ago in Humans