family
Family unites us; but it's also a challenge. All about fighting to stay together, and loving every moment of it.
The System That Calls Itself Care
The System That Calls Itself Care There is a system that calls itself care. It is efficient. It is praised. It is framed in polite language and neutral tones. It has policies, procedures, intake forms, escalation paths. It has waiting rooms and hotlines and performance metrics. It has mission statements printed in calming colors.
By Flower InBloom8 months ago in Humans
Unemployment Crisis in Gaza: 80% Joblessness in 2026
More than two years of ongoing war on the Gaza Strip have created a distorted economic situation, leading to unprecedented increases in household spending rates, in exchange for goods and services whose value is much lower than those rates. According to experts and analysts, money in the Gaza Strip has lost a large part of its real value due to the war, adding significant burdens on citizens. Large spending
By Real content8 months ago in Humans
Friendship Fossilised. Content Warning.
Introduction This has been inspired by the fact that I often include old stories of mine, to expand or enhance new stories, and also to make sure that I am not repeating myself too much. It is OK for some repetition to give emphasis to some points, but I don't want a virtual repeat of any old stories.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 8 months ago in Humans
Head Space / Body Space / Shared Space
🔹 Series Introduction We do not live inside circumstances. We live inside structures. This trilogy explores the architecture of perception — how head spaces shape body spaces, and how both silently construct the shared environments we call relationships, rooms, and culture. Alignment is not intensity. It is design.
By Flower InBloom8 months ago in Humans
You’re Not Lonely — You’re Unmet. AI-Generated.
Loneliness isn’t always about being alone. Sometimes it shows up in a full house. In a long-term relationship. In a group chat that never stops buzzing. In a family dinner where everyone is talking and you feel miles away.
By Fault Lines8 months ago in Humans
The Voucher Program
Tennessee's Education Savings Account program was introduced to the legislature in 2023 with a specific image attached to it. A poor child in a failing school whose parents finally have the power to do something about it. That image did most of the political work. The bill passed. The program launched. And then the data started coming in, and the data described a different child entirely.
By Tim Carmichael8 months ago in Humans
33 and a Light Breeze
Expect today's high to rise to 33 degrees Fahrenheit with a light breeze. A light breeze, my ahs. The flags in the front circle are flapping in a stiff wind in today's breeze. It's great for anyone walking from the north side of the hill to the south, but the return trip makes the eyes water and the nose hairs freeze.
By Mack D. Ames8 months ago in Humans
Orthodontia and Other Means of Correction. Runner-Up in A System That Isn’t Working Challenge. Top Story - February 2026.
I drag the toe of my dress shoe along the sidewalk in front of the field house. It makes a pffffffft sound with each drag. To my right, a colony of ants swarms a discarded piece of someone’s sandwich. I study them so I don’t have to look my English teacher in the face.
By Aubrey Rebecca8 months ago in Humans
