Top Stories

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

Sam, She Is. Top Story - August 2026.
How do I describe Sam? A woman so non-categorical. I’ll start with what I noticed first, though this story isn’t about me, and these are observations anyone paying attention could make.
By Jesse Lee2 months ago in Humans
"Don't contact your patients". Top Story - August 2026.
She was the first Haitian I had ever gotten to know. She and the other nurses helped our large and diverse household so much through months of terminal illness, hospice, and the death of a loved one.
By PK Colleran3 months ago in Humans
The Architecture of Wisdom . Top Story - July 2026.
The most terrifying thing about the future isn't wealth inequality, but the inequality of wisdom. Frankly, two types of people will emerge in the future.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing3 months ago in Humans
That’s Because you have a daughter.. Top Story - July 2026.
I’ve been trying to write this for ages but it’s never flowed from me the way I wanted it to. A while back I was having a conversation about women and how men treat them. My ex friend suddenly said in the midst of our conversation
By WrittenWritRalf3 months ago in Humans
Stephanie Thomas. Top Story - July 2026.
There are people who walk beside us for only a chapter of our lives. And then there are those who become part of our hearts forever. Stephanie was both to me.
By Christian Bass3 months ago in Humans
A Note on The Death of a Friendship. Top Story - July 2026.
Some friendships don't end with a fight. There is no betrayal. No screaming match. No dramatic goodbye. No final text that makes it clear you'll never speak again.
By Li-Li 📓3 months ago in Humans
Isabel: More Than Meets the Eye. Top Story - July 2026.
The photo I used to head this story is of my mom in 1964. She was 27 years old. She was preparing to let me hold my baby sister. I was one month shy of five.
By Rick Henry Christopher 4 months ago in Humans
Moments in Time. Top Story - June 2026.
Our world is beautiful, but most people dismiss their surroundings because you see it every day. Sometimes, it takes a stranger to give you a different perspective.
By Elizabeth Woods4 months ago in Humans
The Climb. Top Story - June 2026.
Knobby tires resembling the massive gears that resided inside the machines that worked the steel to produce the heavy vehicle they carried crunched the small bits of rocky rubble strewn about down into the frozen earth. The layer of clean snow that had fallen a week earlier was brushed aside, sprinkling across the icy layer that sat over the land like a pie crust.
By Brier4 months ago in Humans
memes as messenger. Top Story - June 2026.
i am mostly grateful that i am alive, and when i’m not, i remember this life i’m living doesn’t last long. as such, i tend not to rush around anymore,
By stone petoskey 5 months ago in Humans
She Sat There. Top Story - June 2026.
She sat there that night, knowing it could be her last. She wasn’t sure its finality was destined, and she knew there were slim to zero chances of her getting seriously injured or dying. But those thoughts were of little comfort when she knew far too well everything she once ruled over was far out of her reach now.
By Snarky Lisa5 months ago in Humans
Plan B. Top Story - May 2026.
I’m not sure where I first heard the phrase, “Always have a plan B,” but whether it was on a television show or from an older adult, the axiom is how I’ve built my life. When I was in grammar school and didn’t want to do my homework, my favorite plan B was to go to the teacher before class started and explain that I tried to do the assignment, but I just wasn’t getting it, and could they please explain it to me again? This excuse was so much better than, “My dog ate my homework.”
By Mark Gagnon5 months ago in Humans