We all have some weird sexual fantasies and preferences. If you say you don’t, you’d be a liar. I had sexual fantasies about Austin Powers as a child. That could definitely be categorized as hella strange. Oftentimes it’s wrong to shame people for having different sexual preferences than you. Some people are furies, some people like […] More
America’s views on mental health and the surrounding institutions have never been very accepting. Yet, so many of us struggle with our own mental health on a day to day basis. For many, we just try to sweep our problems under the rug and hope to get on with our lives, for better or worse, […] More
War can break people. It disrupts families and environments and one’s mental health no matter what side a person falls on. For soldiers, witnessing all of the devastating rubble and death is just another day while deployed, but when they return home, the nightmare of war lingers on. For some soldiers, it’s the loss of […] More
Joining the military is an incredibly honorable profession. You are putting yourself at risk to protect your country, and your bravery saves countless lives. But combat isn’t the only risk in the military. Many people, men and women, suffer through sexual harassment and sexual assault. And unfortunately, women in the military have it worse. It’s […] More
It takes a certain kind of person to want to examine dead bodies all day — especially when the causes of death are disturbing AF. Death by decapitation from a wood chipper, anyone? Medical practitioners, examiners, morgue workers, and the like have to be prepared for anything. You never think you’ll have to piece three bodies […] More
Yeah, sometimes the Government does some things we don’t agree with, but it’s hard to imagine that they would do anything completely atrocious or inhumane. Whether they are taking part in projects that harm it’s citizens, or hiding information that people have a right to know about, all Governments have taken part in some shady […] More
We all make mistakes, it’s part of being human. But are your mistakes innocent, or are they the kind of mistakes that could ruin your life, as well as the lives of the people around you? Surely most of us look back at one mistake we made that we wish we could take back. Maybe […] More
Finding out that you don’t have a full life ahead of you is a devastating shot to the gut. All of your future plans seem to drift further and further away into a realm of unattainable dreams as your mind, body, and soul starts deteriorating. What do you do with your time? How do you cope? […] More
In high school, your hormones are raging, it seems like the entire world is against you, and you never quite know what life is going to throw your way. You have to worry about grades, parents, social circles, sex, and whether or not your crush even notices you. Teens have it tough. But what happens when […] More
When you’re young, you think that all adults are there to help and nurture and teach you. But as you get older, you realize that adults can be very, very wrong — even your teachers. That teacher from 3rd grade, who you thought was just doing their job, who stood in the bathroom and watched you […] More
When I have a bad day, it usually involves a spilled milkshake and my boss telling me I have to work over the weekend. For cops, their bad days include dealing with some of the most repugnant, evil, and disgusting criminals that you could ever imagine — literal scum of the earth. These criminals take evil to […] More
There are some things in life that one can never prepare themselves for. You never imagine a soul-crushing event happening to you, but then it does, and your whole world breaks into a million little pieces. Maybe it’s a crazy and abusive ex who broke into your house and tried to kill you. Or you witnessed […] More
