» the history of human desire is done by leah creates. i am a photographer, web designer, and mixed media artist. i have gotten my heart broken a lot the last few years. i am currently in crazy frustrating love with a boy who is both my perfect half and my polar opposite. we live in ferndale, michigan.

» unless otherwise specified, all words and photos belong to me. i like to share, though, so get in touch if you want something.

» new stories are posted every sunday.

» the title of this website comes from richard siken’s poem litany in which certain things are crossed out.

the entire history of human desire takes about seventy minutes to tell.
unfortunately, we don’t have that kind of time.

» this project began as a joint endeavor with the amazing cassandra warren. the first eleven stories are hers and, as such, are no longer available on this site. if you miss them, please email for more information.

» this site was strongly inspired by the brilliant work at i wrote this for you.
they are an incredibly talented team, and their site definitely deserves a spot in your rss reader at least as much as this one does. (please know that i received permission before launching this similar-seeming endeavor.)