Stream of Consciousness

Robbie Pardlo Cause of Death? Inside the Tragic End of the ‘City High’ Star
At just 46 years old, Robbie Pardlo, founding member and lead voice of the Grammy-nominated R&B trio City High, passed away on July 17, 2025, in Willingboro, New Jersey. While the official cause of death remains unconfirmed, family insiders suggest he experienced complications related to heart failure after a brief hospital stay earlier in the week.
By Bevy Osuosabout a year ago in Humans
The Dictionary of Forgotten Sounds
The tape recorder arrived on a Tuesday, wrapped in yellowed newspaper and smelling of attic dust. I’d ordered it off eBay—a 1973 Sony TC-55, olive-green with chrome accents—because the listing said "Includes mysterious cassette." Grief makes fools of us all.
By Ziafat Ullahabout a year ago in Humans
Before You Give Up, Read This
Let me guess. You’re exhausted. Not “I need a nap” tired—soul tired. Like... everything just feels too much right now. You keep trying.
By Umar Aminabout a year ago in Humans
10 Mindset Shifts I Wish I Knew Sooner
I used to think mindset was just about “thinking positive.” You know, plastering on a smile, manifesting good vibes, pretending everything’s fine when inside… you feel like a half-sunk boat.
By Umar Aminabout a year ago in Humans
Stop Doing This If You Want Peace
You know that feeling? When your brain just won’t shut up. You’re lying in bed—lights off, room quiet—but your mind? Loud as hell.
By Umar Aminabout a year ago in Humans
Callie the Highland Cow Part Two
Hey there guys! Callie the highland cow here! I just want to say thank you for all the support that my human companion got in her last article. She cried writing it and then cried even harder when she saw the comments. Happy tears of course. Felt like I had to clarify.
By Jessie Lynn Nelsonabout a year ago in Humans
Tech CEO Andy Byron’s Marriage in Trouble After Kiss Cam Clip Goes Viral
When Coldplay took the stage for a sold-out show in San Diego last weekend, fans expected music, lights, and maybe a few tears. But no one expected one of the night’s biggest moments to come not from the band, but from a stolen kiss in the crowd that’s now breaking the internet.
By Bevy Osuosabout a year ago in Humans
The Weight of Love
Years had passed… but everyday felt kinda same. That old man, messy hair, wrinkled tired face, wearing same dirty old shirt… and with him was this thin lil dog.
By Usamaabout a year ago in Humans
Small But Strong
I used to think the only way to grow was to go big. You know what I mean—quit your job, start over, move to a new city, cut your hair, get a journal, hit the gym every morning at 5 a.m., eat nothing but green things, and suddenly become “that person” who has it all figured out.
By Umar Aminabout a year ago in Humans
Wake-Up Moments
I didn’t plan to wake up. And I don’t mean with coffee or an alarm clock. I mean really wake up—like, snap out of the fog, take a long, unflinching look at your life, and whisper to yourself: “This isn’t it.
By Umar Aminabout a year ago in Humans
Choose Yourself
There wasn’t a breakdown. No public meltdown. No explosive argument. No dramatic moment that screamed, “This is it!” It was quiet. Unremarkable. Just... there.
By Umar Aminabout a year ago in Humans
The Unraveling
*The Unraveling* How a tangled skein of yarn taught me to knit my life back together. The blue-green skein of merino wool sat in my lap like a sleeping dragon—beautiful, complex, and utterly chaotic. I’d bought it on impulse three months ago, back when "new hobbies" felt like lifelines. Learn to knit, the internet promised, it’s therapeutic. What the tutorials didn’t mention was how a single dropped stitch could unravel your entire sense of sanity.
By Ziafat Ullahabout a year ago in Humans