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May Writing Prompt at Age of Empathy: Kindness

It’s those random acts that we really want to hear about

Sally Prag

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

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Sally Prag

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May Prompt: Kindness

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Louise Foerster

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Reflections on Kindness Experienced on the Train

The nature of kindness

Hiroyoshi Kamijo

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Living in Color

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Karen Hoffman

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Repaying Kindness at the Goodwill

When a door opens…

Terry Barr

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Age of Empathy

We publish high-quality personal essays, humor essays, and writer interviews. Our goal is to provide a place for experienced writers to share authentic stories and connect with others, collectively celebrating a common passion, striving toward an age of empathy.

Age of Empathy Newsletter: May 2025 Edition

May Writing Prompt at Age of Empathy: Kindness

Submission Guidelines

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

I Need to Meet New Dogs

Reflections on Kindness Experienced on the Train

Living in Color

Repaying Kindness at the Goodwill

I Ghosted My Body for Years

Mexican Lives Matter

A Boy Threw A Chair At My Daughter In Class

I Swore I Wouldn’t Get a Dog. Then I Met Ginger

Where Home Is

The Squid That Changed Everything

Bad Eyes

Momhood Is Such A Gift— Too Bad The World Doesn’t Have A Mom

Turning 60 This Year

The Changing Scene at My Favorite Dairy Queen

My Mom’s Legacy is a Gift with Purchase

Our Dog Dutchie and How She Saved Us

The Eclipse Season

Life In Suitcases

She Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’

The Songs That Knew Me Before I Knew Them

Can You Live Your Dream Now Instead Of Later?

Dust & Guns

About Parades and Ferries and the Women Who Halt Them

Goodbye, Jane — You Mattered, Today Matters, Let’s Live Life

I Went Searching for a Missing Baby Gorilla and Found My Family Instead

Healing After Estrangement and The Mother Wound

Life In A Hut

It Smells Like Dead Grandfather in Here

Gratitude: The Key to Unlocking Joy in a World of Abundance