friendship
C.S Lewis got it right: friendship is born when one person says to another: "What! You too? I thought I was the only one!"
Fishman Chapter Eight
“Hi Bobby!” Sarah smiles at me as if we were still married. From the way she holds me hands and pecks my cheek, makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. I can never bring myself to hate her, even after her betrayal. A part of my soul still lives within her. Seeing her again for the first time in years just makes me want to smile.
By Chloe Gilholy7 years ago in Humans
Golf Course
Fog on the golf course hugged the ground carrying gloom within its billowing movement. Stillness in the night air was seasoned with the secret language of night birds and the dying chirps of the last crickets to survive this late in the New England Autumn.
By Hunter Merrill7 years ago in Humans
The Curse of the Omnivert
For a long time, it was assumed that there were only two types of people. You were either an introvert or an extrovert. To the surprise of no one, like gender, it turns out our personality types are also a spectrum. With the addition of Ambivert and Omnivert as blurred middle grounds, it gives people like me (omnivert) a place that feels a little more familiar.
By Paige Graffunder7 years ago in Humans
Fishman Chapter Five
Ruth wasn’t at home when we knocked on the door, so we called in at my cousin, Annie. She lives in a semi-deserted village called Woodburn. Her house is opposite the small church where she got married. There’s nothing exceptional about the church besides the crooked and lifeless tree standing besides it. The roof of the church is falling apart, and nothing’s grown on that tree since I last came here for her wedding.
By Chloe Gilholy7 years ago in Humans
Making Friends with Benefits Work
The concept of the nuclear family is a relatively new one, but it has taken roots in America in a way that is decidedly opposed to any other relationship dynamic. There has been a recent uptick in acceptance of polyamory, and other "nontraditional" relationship dynamics, which is good to see. However, I have noticed that the topic of friends with benefits is one of those things that most of us has done a time or two, but there really aren't many resources into making those types of arrangements sustainable, or as a replacement for our traditional sense of the relationship paradigm.
By Paige Graffunder7 years ago in Humans
Dealing with Grief for the First Time as a 17 Year Old
Growing up, I had never experienced real loss. I had lost a great-grandma or grandpa every now and then but being that I was so young, it didn’t truly affect me; I didn't feel very much sadness. I had the mindset that nobody that I really loved and cherished would ever pass away or leave me. That mindset transformed for me in the very beginning of my junior year in high school.
By Hope Leighton7 years ago in Humans
When Friends Leave
In the fifth grade, I had only two friends. The three of us were pretty much inseparable. It was like watching Mean Girls in real lifebut we were in elementary school. Every night we'd three way call each other, and everyday we'd have a dress code. Everyone was convinced we'd be lifelong friends, and we couldn't imagine it any other way, until the day it was clear it wouldn't stay that way.
By Jessica Jane7 years ago in Humans
Tunnel Vision
Damn the day I met you! I started a new job, which I was so excited about. I came in to help setup this new store alongside my manager. After a few hours of being there, it was time to introduce ourselves to the team. I go up to the floor and there you were. Out of all the people sitting in the same area, my vision went straight to you. The light happened to be shining its brightest over your big head. You were wearing a light blue button up and what looked like black chinos and your energy looked amazing. Now as I looked at you, in my head I said, "Wow he is cute!!! Ugh but you have a boyfriend, you have a boyfriend!" I had to shake my head and keep it moving. When it was time for you to introduce yourself you mention that your birthday's coming up and you're going to propose to your girlfriend that day, thats when it was a definite no no, "Girl! keep it moving." After this we took a group photo and i stood next to him, not on purpose just to get out of the way, and he says, "You wanna see the picture?" I say "of course" and he proceeds with, "I can send it to you, whats your number?" Now this was all done innocently as O let the thought of his appearance go. I went on to text my boyfriend and let him know about my day and went home.
By Ellie Writer7 years ago in Humans
