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Age of Empathy News and Boost Gallery: June 2025 Edition

Age of Empathy News and Boost Gallery: June 2025 Edition

Easing into summer…
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Sally Prag
Age of Empathy June Prompt: Transformation

Age of Empathy June Prompt: Transformation

Share with us your stories of powerful change
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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
Here’s What We Are Actually Looking For at Age of Empathy

Here’s What We Are Actually Looking For at Age of Empathy

Some clarity around ‘personal essays’; what we mean by ‘creative nonfiction’ and ‘personal narrative’, and how a personal essay differs…
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Sally Prag
June Prompt: Transformation
Transformation of the River and Myself

Transformation of the River and Myself

The river flows ceaselessly, yet the water is never the same
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Hiroyoshi Kamijo
I Was a Confident Girl Until Life Said, ‘Plot Twist!’

I Was a Confident Girl Until Life Said, ‘Plot Twist!’

How moving cities, losing my sparkle, and fighting my way back taught me the meaning of real transformation
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Shradhanjali Parida
I said no. He ignored me.

I said no. He ignored me.

I used to date this guy named Theodore (not his real name). It was never serious, and it ended on friendly terms. We went our separate…
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Grief Casseroles by Danielle
Becoming A Scientist And What It Has Taught Me About Living Beyond Others’ Expectations

Becoming A Scientist And What It Has Taught Me About Living Beyond Others’ Expectations

A Scientist’s Rebellion Against the Script
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The Ordinary Scientist
When I Thought as a Child

When I Thought as a Child

Some childish things should never get put away
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Terry Barr
Comparison Is Normal, But I’m Choosing Something Better

Comparison Is Normal, But I’m Choosing Something Better

Because we’re all just a bunch of skeletons, anyway
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Carly Newberg
I Ghosted My Body for Years

I Ghosted My Body for Years

Here’s what happened when I finally picked up the call
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Julia Mickiewicz
The Fear of Losing My Daughter’s Love Transformed My Life

The Fear of Losing My Daughter’s Love Transformed My Life

The words that tried to break me became my silver lining
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Parul
In the Aftermath of a Divorce Lives a Place Pregnant With Possibilities

In the Aftermath of a Divorce Lives a Place Pregnant With Possibilities

Turning the labor of divorce into a rebirth
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kasey sparks
Forsythia Reminds Me I Can’t Will Myself Into Equanimity

Forsythia Reminds Me I Can’t Will Myself Into Equanimity

Blossoms, Spring, death, change — the perpetual transitions
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Stephanie Wilson
On Becoming a More Becoming Me

On Becoming a More Becoming Me

The long, hard slog towards being who I always was
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Simply Sophia
My Hammock is My Cocoon.

My Hammock is My Cocoon.

A transforming experience on my deck
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Nicole (AKA NewFound Girl)
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