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Human Parts

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This Happened To Me

Bret Itskowitch in Human Parts

I Remember

But I don’t know who my father is.

Paul Dermody in Human Parts

Quiet Aches That Happen in Your Thirties

Silent, heavy burdens no one admits.

David Lee Condrey in Human Parts

An arrangement of dissection tools, including 2 scalpels, 2 pairs of tongs, and a pair of scissors.

The VA Destroyed My Body — And No One Will Help Me

How a Routine Surgery Stole My Identity, My Health…

Phenny Mwaisaka in Human Parts

Big Girl Diaries

If it’s free, you’re probably the product.

Fedeminozzi in Human Parts

Close-up of a fir branch.

How I stopped apologizing for existing and learned to take up space

A newborn love, a pandemic, a…

Marlane Ainsworth in Human Parts

Old-fashioned bi-plane with propeller flying against blue sky. Pilot’s head visible.

I Flew By the Seat of My Pants

And survived!

Bindu John in Human Parts

On the left is a woman holding a six-month-old baby. On the right is the same woman with her son, now 3 years old.

Taking Baby Steps with My Baby

A love story with a twist

Fedeminozzi in Human Parts

A concrete floor traversed by a crack.

A Ghost Tale

A love story that didn’t work, in a town that crumbled down

Jurgen Manuel in Human Parts

Psychedelic picture featuring a dog, a tree, and who knows what…

FROM THE HOLLER

Your Love Was Made Of Loud Colors

We were so high

Bridget Klein in Human Parts

To Reach the Top of the Ice Hill

A harrowing journey on the ice that led to a reminder of the power of…