Stream of Consciousness
THE OBLITERATED MAN
I was—though I am rapidly ceasing to be—Egbert Craddock Cummins. The name remains, but the man does not. I am still, unhappily, the dramatic critic of the Fiery Cross, though what I shall become soon is uncertain. I write this in confusion and distress, for when a man begins to lose his own identity, even telling his story becomes difficult.
By Malak Faisal12 days ago in Humans
I Wanted to End My Life after Being Publicly Shamed. Content Warning.
“Sometimes we tolerate unacceptable behaviour from others because we don’t know we deserve better.” — Kia Stephens ^ Sitting in the front passenger seat of a packed crew van, on our way to do a ‘quick turnaround’ aircraft clean, the forty-something male colleague, sitting next to me — out of nowhere and loud enough for the other male crew members sitting behind us to hear — unashamedly ridiculed me, in detail, about my genitalia.
By Chantal Christie Weiss12 days ago in Humans
When True Love Never Questions Your Soul. Top Story - February 2026.
“And she’s going to learn that this life will hit you, hard, in the face, wait for you to get back up, just so it can kick you in the stomach but getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.” — Sarah Kay’s Poem — If I Should Have a Daughter
By Chantal Christie Weiss12 days ago in Humans
Right Now, I’m Bittersweet
To someone I won’t ever send this to, Hey. How’s it going? I’ve seen the recent informal press reports on you. The ones where you’ve come in arguing your dubiously constructed points, thinking you could win even when it was blatantly obvious you couldn’t. The ones where you’ve tried to awkwardly fix what was left of that manager role you worked so hard for. Heck, I’ve even seen the ones where you weren’t directly present.
By Snarky Lisa12 days ago in Humans
Beyond Epstein
I didn’t know how to stop watching the news. It started as a quick scroll—just a check-in, like I was being responsible. Then it became a kind of hunger. A need to see the latest twist, the latest headline, the latest detail that made my stomach twist into knots.
By John Smith12 days ago in Humans
The Angry Man in Your House. Top Story - February 2026.
"If you grow up with an angry man in your house, there will always be an angry man in your house" This statement has caused plenty of controversy online, people say its a statement that blames victims while also undermining those who break traumatic cycles to form health relationships... but if I'm honest now that I'm in my 30s it makes more sense to me than ever, and I'd argue that its not just about fathers and uncles.
By S. A. Crawford12 days ago in Humans
Celebrity Deaths of 2026 And Why the World Is Paying Attention, Remembering, and Reflecting
Some news stops you mid-scroll. Not because it’s shocking—but because it feels personal. In 2026, an ongoing list of celebrity deaths has continued to trend across Google searches, news platforms, and social media timelines worldwide. Each announcement ripples through the internet like a sudden hush in a crowded room. Fans pause. Tributes appear. Old interviews resurface. Songs, films, and performances are replayed as if memory itself is pressing rewind.
By Omasanjuwa Ogharandukun13 days ago in Humans
Living in a "Death Space"
I choose to live my life in what I call a “death space.” As a death doula, I talk about death-a lot. That makes some people pause. I’m often aware that this moment, this conversation, this cup of coffee could be the last time I see YOU, whoever that “you” is in that moment. Almost daily, I wonder silently to myself, who in my life will be next. I don’t dwell here, and I don't obsess over it. Most of the time it’s a fleeting thought that leaves as quickly as it comes, but it’s there and makes its presence known. That presence makes me live with open eyes. I know that all things that have life will one day no longer exist. That doesn’t make me sad. Most of the time, it softens me and it changes how I move through the world by slowing down.
By Crystal Potter14 days ago in Humans
The Realisation
Sometimes you just realise things from a distance even if you don’t want to … And I came to this realisation : You never wanted me to- I don’t think that you even liked me for real … you just liked the attention and how I made you feel - and yes there was some kind of an connection but only because on text message - which was honest but now I know a bit to harsh you decided to cut me completely out of your life .. at first I was crying when I realised you blocked me because I didn’t meant it in a petty way but just honest about or situation - not because I was petty ..
By _ lilinana14 days ago in Humans
Reckoning
An interesting thing happened to me the other day, I recalled a memory and a time which I believe I’ve been subconsciously trying to block out of my mind, and the truth of the matter is, I’ve been successful in doing so not because I’ve been unwilling to retell how I lived my life through those times, but because many people have an almost unsworn guarded secrecy to open it up in conversation and talk about what transpired for them during this period, I’m talking about COVID.
By Malachai Hough15 days ago in Humans
