Just like the pieces of glass that make up a mosaic, each human being is part of God's creation. We may not look alike, dress alike, talk alike, or think alike, but it's our commonalities that bring the varying degrees of color and light together and allow us to see that we are not so different after all. How many of us have wept over the loss of a loved one or faced depression and anxiety or suffered through abuse, toxic relationships, or trauma? How many of us have clung to hope, have ma...

To say "life isn't fair" is an understatement. As human beings, we endure grief and hardships that nearly take our breath away, and there are so many moments where we cannot begin to understand the why behind our suffering. To face loss, toxic relationships, addiction, insecurity, exhaustion, aging, and the ugliness of the world around us may shake our faith and weaken our resolve, but in the end, we are a resilient lot and somehow find strength through nature, laughter, and our own fierce...

As human beings, we often search for ways to describe ourselves: our emotions, our thoughts, our deepest feelings, and fears. We want to put words to our pain, but we don't know how. The Human Side gives us those words. It gives us the connections we so desperately seek--lets us know we are not alone. Through free verse, traditional, and haibun poetry, we can see intimate reflections of ourselves or people we love as we deal with the complex yet common human struggles of addiction, grief, ...