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Paging Doctor Amazon!
Every trip to the Emergency Room with my mother, age 95, has deepened my appreciation for our undervalued nurses and support staff while confirming how broken the medical system has become. The Trump administration's cut in educational funding that targets nursing and other medical programs is demoralizing female students of color who are starting to drop out of school.
By Lisa Suhay2 minutes ago in Humans
Angela White Has Changed Her Life For The Better. Content Warning.
Black Chyna, known as Angela White, is glowing differently these days. A year after removing facial fillers, getting a breast reduction, and dissolving her BBL, Angela looks noticeably healthier, happier, and more at peace.
By Levi Omekeabout 2 hours ago in Humans
Please Take a Number
The first thing they gave my father wasn’t a diagnosis. It was a number. Printed in black ink on thin white paper, slightly curled at the edges, handed to him with neutral politeness. “Please wait to be called.” The waiting room was bright, organized, calm in the way that institutions are calm when they have decided that calm is a design feature. Chairs arranged in obedient rows. A mounted screen blinking forward in disciplined sequence. A102. A103. A104. Order. Process. Fairness. My father sat beside me with his hands folded over his knees, breathing carefully, as if even the act of taking air required correct timing. He believed in systems. He paid his bills early. He followed instructions precisely. If the screen said wait, he waited.
By Melissa about 2 hours ago in Humans
Democracy is in Permanent Beta. AI-Generated.
Elections are just poorly implemented patch notes Every few years, we get what looks like a major update. Campaigns roll out like release notes:
By Joshua Estrinabout 2 hours ago in Humans
Dear Diary, I want to tell you about how I learned to understand perception.
In an earlier story, I told you about how I stopped wearing a hijab. Now I want to back up a bit to tell you about how I began wearing it and my experience with it, as it was all a bit unconventional.
By Diary of Some Girlabout 3 hours ago in Humans
Dear Diary, I want to tell you about February 2022.
Four years ago this month, I closed the door on my old life and locked it. The anniversary of coming out to my parents and deciding they didn’t belong in my life anymore. Woof.
By Diary of Some Girlabout 3 hours ago in Humans
You Didn’t Fall Out of Love — You Stopped Paying Attention. AI-Generated.
Most people don’t wake up one morning and decide they’re done. It happens slower than that. You still share a bed. You still discuss logistics.
By Fault Linesabout 3 hours ago in Humans
The System That Never Sleeps
The first time I noticed it, it didn’t feel like a failure. It felt like motivation. My phone had started showing me a small number every Sunday evening — a report of how many hours I had spent on it that week. The number glowed faintly beneath a graph that rose and fell like a pulse.
By Melissa about 4 hours ago in Humans
Winter on Main
The slush on Main Street was the color of old memories — gray, trampled, stubborn. It clung to the curb like it had nowhere else to go.
By Luna Vaniabout 4 hours ago in Humans
After the Applause
The applause arrived like weather. It rolled in waves beneath the stage lights, warm and thunderous, striking the body before the mind could name it. From the lip of the stage, the crowd was a single living organism—breathing, rising, dissolving into brightness. Hands clapped. Feet struck the floor. Someone shouted her name.
By luna hartabout 4 hours ago in Humans
The Toxic Feminine and the Divine Feminine: What They Are and What They Are Not
The words “feminine” and “womanhood” are often used as if they mean the same thing, but they do not. Feminine energy is not limited to gender. It is a universal force found in all people, just as masculine energy is. The problem begins when the feminine is twisted into something manipulative, fearful, or self‑erasing. That twisted version is what many people call the toxic feminine. It is not the same as the divine feminine, which is the healthy, grounded, and life‑giving expression of feminine energy found in spiritual traditions around the world. Understanding the difference helps us see that the issue is not femininity itself, but the systems and beliefs that distort it.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warriorabout 6 hours ago in Humans
Toxic Patriarchy and Divine Masculinity: Understanding the Difference
The words “masculinity” and “patriarchy” get used so often that people sometimes forget they are not the same thing. Masculinity itself is not harmful. It is a natural expression of strength, protection, clarity, and grounded presence. The problem begins when masculinity is twisted into something controlling, fearful, or dominating. That twisted version is what many people call toxic patriarchy. It is not the same as divine masculinity, which is the healthy, balanced, and life‑giving expression of masculine energy found in spiritual traditions around the world. Understanding the difference helps us see that the issue is not men or masculinity itself, but the systems and beliefs that distort it.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warriorabout 6 hours ago in Humans