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Radical Pleasure

Announcing the Winner of Age of Empathy’s Radical Pleasure Prompt

Announcing the Winner of Age of Empathy’s Radical Pleasure Prompt

And other delectable personal essays you won’t want to miss
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Danielle Loewen
Floating in the Ocean at Malibu Beach Was the Moment I Knew I Had Finally Healed

Floating in the Ocean at Malibu Beach Was the Moment I Knew I Had Finally Healed

On strawberries, sunshine, and saltwater
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Kitty Williams
Simple Pleasure Amongst The Trees

Simple Pleasure Amongst The Trees

With life experience comes the life lesson that simple pleasures are sublime and moving.
Go to the profile of Lindsay Soberano Wilson
Lindsay Soberano Wilson
How I Learned to Love Apricots

How I Learned to Love Apricots

A tortured history of learning languages and the quiet pleasure of letting it go.
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Ellis Brooks
A Thousand Hair Follicles All Singing Hallelujah

A Thousand Hair Follicles All Singing Hallelujah

Radical pleasure prompt: a brush through your hair
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Betsy Denson
Nostalgia Can Feel Like a Gut-Punch but the Pleasure Makes It Worthwhile

Nostalgia Can Feel Like a Gut-Punch but the Pleasure Makes It Worthwhile

A deep sigh, some tears, and a whole lot of smiles
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Preeti
As Simple as Sunshine After Too Many Rainy Days

As Simple as Sunshine After Too Many Rainy Days

Radical doesn’t have to mean complex
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Jessie Waddell
His Fingers Through My Hair Are the Pleasure Equivalent to a Nuclear Bomb

His Fingers Through My Hair Are the Pleasure Equivalent to a Nuclear Bomb

My arsenal has no tools to counteract this onslaught
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Jenny Mundy-Castle
Transcending the Stigma of Finding Human Connection Beyond Our Race

Transcending the Stigma of Finding Human Connection Beyond Our Race

When star-crossed souls resonate from crossing paths, why question it?
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BJ Dawson
Finding Comfort (and Joy) in the Places You Would Least Expect

Finding Comfort (and Joy) in the Places You Would Least Expect

A four-step plan that may work only for me
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Paul Combs
How My Grandma's Marmalade Sandwich Started My Long History of Food Memories

How My Grandma's Marmalade Sandwich Started My Long History of Food Memories

A story of food, safety and comfort
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John Walter 📣Therapy and creativity
The Secret Ingredient to Learning When to Shout a Brazen “Yes!”

The Secret Ingredient to Learning When to Shout a Brazen “Yes!”

The trip that taught me how not to miss a moment of pleasure
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Danielle Loewen
A Full Body Massage From an Online Stranger Tested The Limits of My Vulnerability

A Full Body Massage From an Online Stranger Tested The Limits of My Vulnerability

An experiment in healing through pleasure
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Anne Shark
I Miss Getting Naked With Other Women

I Miss Getting Naked With Other Women

Japanese onsens are a sensual delight with or without company
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Mary DeVries
I Met My First Lover in a Basement Cafeteria and What Ensued Was a Bold and Robust Affair

I Met My First Lover in a Basement Cafeteria and What Ensued Was a Bold and Robust Affair

A true story
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Judy Walker
I’m Learning the Value of Getting It Wrong

I’m Learning the Value of Getting It Wrong

Studying a new language is reminding me of the pleasure of improving through our errors
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Elle Beau ❇︎
In The Fresh Market, I Become My Best Self

In The Fresh Market, I Become My Best Self

And so, it seems, does everybody else
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Amanda Kay Oaks
Falling in Love With the Most Enchanting and Sensuous Musical Instrument in Existence

Falling in Love With the Most Enchanting and Sensuous Musical Instrument in Existence

Freeing the music stirring and yearning for expression is intoxicating
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Sheryll James
Cook Us Up A Feast for All Our Senses

Cook Us Up A Feast for All Our Senses

Announcing the February/March Age of Empathy prompt challenge
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Danielle Loewen
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