Kristine Levine in Human Parts

Jan 17, 2019

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What Poverty Taught Me About Being ‘Too Generous’

Using the hunger I experienced as a kid to teach…

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84K

408 responses

Kristen Roupenian in Human Parts

Jan 3, 2019

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The Good Guy: A Story from the Author of ‘Cat Person’

Sometimes Ted would lie awake at night imagining…

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18.2K

83 responses

Christen O'Brien in Human Parts

Jan 17, 2019

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What It Felt Like to Almost Die

My near-death experience taught me not to fear those final moments

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31K

193 responses

Arah Iloabugichukwu in Human Parts

Jan 29, 2019

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Stop Mistaking Shared Trauma for Compatibility

You can’t build a healthy relationship on an unstable…

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5.3K

30 responses

Shannon Page in Human Parts

Jan 2, 2019

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I Was a Trophy Wife

It was a joke. The kind of joke that’s actually true, but you laugh about it in…

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9.2K

53 responses

Eugene Costello in Human Parts

Jan 11, 2019

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Where Does Your Mind Go When Your Body Is Near Death?

In deep delirium after a catastrophic heart…

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7.5K

41 responses

Ms Danielle in Human Parts

Jan 12, 2019

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My Past, Present, and Future as a Mom

Losing my baby taught me just how resilient I am

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1.2K

5 responses

Emily J. Smith in Human Parts

Jan 18, 2019

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The Choice of Childlessness

When the image of your future self collides with the reality of now

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6.3K

60 responses

Benjamin Sledge in Human Parts

Jan 31, 2019

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Sometimes, I Miss War

Civilians often confuse war with combat — but for veterans returning home, it’s…

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10K

61 responses

Shannon Ashley in Human Parts

Jan 23, 2019

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Who’s Afraid of Their Big Bad O?

Growing up in strict purity culture screwed up my sex life

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4.2K

21 responses

These were the top 10 stories published by Human Parts in January of 2019. You can also dive into daily archives for January of 2019 by using the calendar at the top of this page.