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New Writer Submissions at Age of Empathy: An Update

New Writer Submissions at Age of Empathy: An Update

We will be taking a break from accepting new writers for the month of June
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Sally Prag
Summer Prompt at Age of Empathy

Summer Prompt at Age of Empathy

It’s all about summer
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Sally Prag
Submission Guidelines

Submission Guidelines

Updated Info for New and Existing Writers: Everything You Need to Know
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KiKi Walter
Summer
Paint Me In Rainbows

Paint Me In Rainbows

It’s not summer until we’re dancing through the subway in rainbow outfits
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Ruby Noir 😈
It’s June All Over Again

It’s June All Over Again

Making new memories, remembering old adventures
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Alex Praytor
When Summer Is A Fading Dream

When Summer Is A Fading Dream

Sweating summer revelations
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Aimée Brown Gramblin
Summer May Be Over For the Farmers But For Me It’s Just Beginning

Summer May Be Over For the Farmers But For Me It’s Just Beginning

Summer has lost its entire meaning for me this year so I’m reinventing it
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Sally Prag
Our Most Recent Essays
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What if We Stopped Trying So Hard To Apply Gratitude To Soften the Hard Things

What if We Stopped Trying So Hard To Apply Gratitude To Soften the Hard Things

It’s okay to admit that life sucks sometimes
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Michelle Marie Warner
Asking My Preschool Wallflower To Dance

Asking My Preschool Wallflower To Dance

What I realized about my own history on the sidelines
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Laura Lind
The Loneliness of Unrequited Friendship

The Loneliness of Unrequited Friendship

When friendship makes you feel even more alone
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Zed Bee
In Defense Of Main Character Syndrome

In Defense Of Main Character Syndrome

And why the hero in this story is you
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Paul S. Marshall
My Best New Year’s Resolution Ever Is In Progress: Here’s How You Can Copy Me

My Best New Year’s Resolution Ever Is In Progress: Here’s How You Can Copy Me

Why didn’t I resolve to do this years ago?
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Gael Cooper
Diapers at the Border

Diapers at the Border

From one sweet infant to thousands of diapers for refugee babies.
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Dan Hanley
When You Need More Compassion Than You Have

When You Need More Compassion Than You Have

When It’s Gone, It’s Gone
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Brian S. Hook
Life With The Warm Fuzzies and Cryptosporidium Practical Jokes

Life With The Warm Fuzzies and Cryptosporidium Practical Jokes

Pivoting to joy from dismal-thought living
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Stephanie Wilson
My Mom’s Friend Was My Friend, Too

My Mom’s Friend Was My Friend, Too

She loved me as a child and remembered me as an adult
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Sawyer Phillips
The Angel’s House

The Angel’s House

It feels nice to be sheltered by a heavenly creature
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Nevena Pascaleva
The Weekend Started With Justin Timberlake and Ended With Losing You

The Weekend Started With Justin Timberlake and Ended With Losing You

Your paw prints will be forever etched in my mind.
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Michele Maize
Infinite Viewpoints Or Just One?

Infinite Viewpoints Or Just One?

Wonders this sentient fragment of the vast unfragmentable
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Ulf Wolf
Sarah Made Her Mother Laugh Before She Could Even Talk and It Was Magic

Sarah Made Her Mother Laugh Before She Could Even Talk and It Was Magic

Making someone laugh seals the deal in the development of attachment
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Martha Manning, Ph.D.
A Homeless Man and His Dog

A Homeless Man and His Dog

I apologize for my assumptions
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Nicole Lee
My Response to a Comment on the Man vs Bear Question

My Response to a Comment on the Man vs Bear Question

It was so silly I couldn’t bear it
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Gaia Kriscak
My Secret Geek Life

My Secret Geek Life

And the lessons I learned
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Maria Shimizu Christensen
My Friend Can Totally Stab Eeyore

My Friend Can Totally Stab Eeyore

Smiling, Dancing, and Being Happy Takes Courage and a Little Music
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Carlos Garbiras
How Was Therapy?

How Was Therapy?

Reflecting on a mother’s love, my grief, and celebration
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Sheri Handel
I Settled My Lawsuit and This is How I Feel About It

I Settled My Lawsuit and This is How I Feel About It

There are many sides to the same box.
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Michael Jai Grant
The Power of Dirt (and How to Heal from Polarization)

The Power of Dirt (and How to Heal from Polarization)

Renewal in a time of division
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Sarah Suzuki
Having the Courage to Do Less in the Face of Suffering

Having the Courage to Do Less in the Face of Suffering

How to do it, and knowing when it's appropriate
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Leo Greenwood
Why I Have Never Written An “About Me”

Why I Have Never Written An “About Me”

About Me — Supritha
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Supritha Kamalanathan
A Year From Now

A Year From Now

And the Changing Seasons of Uncertainty
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Pablo Tovar
Eating Tiger Nuts for the Sake of Your Human Nuts

Eating Tiger Nuts for the Sake of Your Human Nuts

The Constant, Irrational Pursuit of Nutritional Magic Bullets
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Carlos Garbiras
Raise Your Kids & Eat Your Humble Pie

Raise Your Kids & Eat Your Humble Pie

Nothing will humble you more than the journey of parenting
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Melissa Corrigan
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