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Stories in Humans that you'll love, handpicked by our team.

Not Quite How Dad Planned It . Top Story - November 2025.
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-Amsden12 months ago in Humans
Trigger Warning. Top Story - November 2025. 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 Harmon12 months ago in Humans
Sharing The Spotlight. Top Story - November 2025.
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 Wilson12 months ago in Humans
Doubting Democrats. Top Story - November 2025.
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 PPUL12 months ago in Humans
Please Hold for a Moment of Girl Talk. Top Story - November 2025.
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 📓12 months ago in Humans
INVISIBLE IN OUR OWN COUNTRY. Top Story - October 2025.
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 Bass12 months ago in Humans
Are You Searching for Peace?. Top Story - October 2025.
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 Woods12 months ago in Humans
Who Hung the Stars?. Top Story - October 2025.
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 Belk12 months ago in Humans
The Backrooms of the Author's Mind. Winner in Maps of the Self Challenge. Top Story - October 2025.
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 Gladeabout a year ago in Humans
A Map of What Stays. Top Story - October 2025.
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 Kamabout a year ago in Humans
The Written Writ. Top Story - October 2025.
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 Cadmaabout a year ago in Humans
Farewell to KJ. Top Story - October 2025.
March 18, 2025. 2:20 AM. Text Message: "Kathy is now in the arms of Jesus." It's mid-October 2025, and I sit in my classroom across the hall from where Kathy used to sit every day. We used to wave to each other, and she would come over to my room for a brief chat, a cup of coffee, or both. She was hired to fill a teacher opening that had been unfilled for more than two years, and she took up her duties with great enthusiasm. We became friends quickly, but in late 2023, we had a dust-up that injured feelings and caused us to be estranged for several months. When I finally came to my senses and sought to make peace, she was more than ready to forgive, and I'm so glad we did.
By Mack D. Amesabout a year ago in Humans