Not All Lives Matter: The Sum of Empathy for Some – Some Specific Some
On the one hand, you, my friend, are so incredibly exceptional that I don’t even have words to adequately describe your unparalleled one-of-a-kindness.
Empathy Farmer's Almanac
Essays on empathy, intimacy, and related topics by slightly off-kilter Pittsburgh-based writer.
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This Amazing Bod of Mine is Out of Control
I have no control over what my body does.
Himpathy Redux: Are We Misapplying Empathy?
Jack Peterson is a self-described “loser.”
Reflections on a Reflection: An Exercise In Empathy
It’s a cliché, of course, to “take a good look in the mirror.” Not just to check for zits or renegade eyebrow hairs or that bit of spinach left in the teeth after lunch, but to self-examine and grow in self-awareness, see what others see when they see you.
Me Okay
On Empathizing With (And Caring For) Our Future Selves
I ❤️ Hot Dads and Radiate Positivity
On the one hand, on the one day – a mild July Sunday evening, to be precise – I’m strolling the boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland, with my young adult daughter, and we’re seeing Trump t-shirts from here to the hazy ocean horizon.
Left-Handed Cabal
One July morning over coffee, I’m speaking with my friend Quinzel, who goes by “Q.” He’s telling me about Jason, a kindergartener on the basketball team that he coaches through an after school program.
Apparently, Columbine Matters More Than Kosovo
When watching the nightly news inspires the now-simmering question: Why do we feel compassion for some people, but not others?
All I Want for Christmas is This Caucasians T-Shirt
This “Caucasians” t-shirt is all I want for Christmas ...
A 12-Foot Puppet Made Me Cry
A look at what outdoor theater, puppetry, and a throng of smiling people can do for empathic practices and the work for justice.