Latest Stories

Most recently published stories in Humans.

Love Me Highly
Love me mildly, Times passes and I revised it- Now I could love you highly. I require miracles and fancy rings Like our favorite song,
By Lebogang Bogatsu9 years ago in Humans
Give Yourself the Chance of Being Alone
Some people can't handle loneliness and other people were meant to be alone. I am part of the second group of people. Don’t take me wrong, I have friends and I sincerely appreciate them, but I like to be lonely. Loneliness is not the bad guy as we were taught, it can actually help us to understand aspects of the problems we have and the struggles we face throughout our lives.
By Kelle C Rosa9 years ago in Humans
Planning a Gay Stag-Do
If you live in a country that has embraced marriage equality, there will probably come a point in your life when it seems that suddenly all of your gay friends are getting married.
By Gareth Johnson9 years ago in Humans
Love Me Mildly
Love me mildly I don't require miracles And fancy rings, Wasted ten mile runs No poetry lines Or stars in the galaxy named after me.
By Lebogang Bogatsu9 years ago in Humans
A World With No Rules
Human beings have existed for a long time. We started as primitive creatures merely seeking survival over all other life forms and now, we reached heights in intelligence and technology that would seem strange and alien to people that lived in the 20th century let alone cave men.
By Mo Darasi9 years ago in Humans
Signs Your Friends Are Too Judgmental
There are few things worse than feeling shame or judgment. Being judged makes us feel uncomfortable, wrong, and desperate for acceptance. It's just a bad vibe that makes us question ourselves - even if we're usually very calm and confident.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart9 years ago in Humans
A Love So Deep
I want a love so deep that the earth feels compelled to let it lay its roots on her bosom so that she may water it with the essence of a woman. That its growth may multiply from within her and rise from the ground to catch its breath and take in the warmth of the sunlight above her.
By Lebogang Bogatsu9 years ago in Humans
Being Me
There's something that's been bothering me for a while now. A stigma forced upon me by society's expectations, crushing my self worth and causing my heart to drop to the bottom of my stomach, while I nervously force back tears. For what seems to come so naturally, so effortlessly for the majority of people, has passed me by.
By Ange S9 years ago in Humans
Hot Tea
To my husband: The hot tea is sitting on my nightstand. It always tastes better when you make it. You know just how I like it: Yorkshire tea, milk, and two Splendas. There is something very comforting in that fact. That you always know what I need before I need it. How you can see the signs and you do everything in your power to help.
By Allison Saia9 years ago in Humans
Untitled III
Then the time came when my laugh was his favorite sound And no amount of time spent in his arms could ever be enough Lovers start it together at a, b, c
By Lebogang Bogatsu9 years ago in Humans
Settled Status
Even though we live in the 21st century, society still validates individuals according to their marital status. Barry Manilow coming out as homosexual at the age of seventy four, shows how we still judge people according to marital status.
By Mayapee Chowdhury9 years ago in Humans
How Far Can Love Travel?
Long distance relationship, or LDR, is a bitch. But, she's a bitch that you would want to be friends with. I've been in an 8-year relationship that ended because of long distance, or so I thought. It's not something I regret though, because LDR taught me a lot of things. Some of it I probably already knew, but had to re-learn in a harder way. Here's some of it:
By Cil Borlaza9 years ago in Humans