How Can Medium Writers Tackle Kindness?

Dropping a kindness bomb.

Shannon Ashley
4 min readApr 3, 2019

Earlier this week, Jun Wu asked some fellow Medium writers if they were interested in tackling the topic of kindness, particularly in relationship to bullying.

This has always been an interesting area for me, and I've wondered often about the best way to respond to toxic behavior. Jun and I are happy to drop this "kindness bomb" today, and celebrate each other's work!

1. Jun Wu - The Kindness Wave

"As writers, we all have a voice. This voice can be quiet, from one person. This voice can be loud, from a hundred people."

2. Tesia Blake - I'm Adopting Cinderella's Motto

"Being kind is taking risks. Kindness is like a beacon that attracts all kinds of people, from good friends to those who won’t hesitate to take advantage of you. That’s where courage comes in: to make you strong enough to stand up for yourself and take no bullshit, to help you make clear that your kindness doesn’t make you a…

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Shannon Ashley

It's not about being flawless, it's about being honest. Calling out vipers since 2018 🍵 https://ko-fi.com/shannonashley 📧 truthurts.substack.com