NEWSLETTER
Age of Empathy News: August Edition
The latest roundup and a look to the month ahead
A big, warm August HELLO to all of our readers and writers here at Age of Empathy publication.
The last month has blown me away with the number of incredible essays we received and published. I have always thought of the summer months as the quiet months on Medium but July proved me wrong. I guess it was just me being unusually quiet.
We had our Waves prompt which clearly hit home for plenty and inspired many great pieces. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the pub we have hosted some of the best pieces I have read in a long time, with, not surprisingly, a high number of boosted essays.
So, without further ado, let’s dive into the highlights from July!
Waves
Below is a selection of essays written in response to our Waves prompt:
My Love of the Ocean by Edith Gallagher Boyd
With Their Safety Options Fast Fading, They Made Their Plan by Maria Rattray
A Week on the Ocean Waves, The Tale of My First Transatlantic Voyage by Janice Macdonald
Waves Of Grief Wash Over Me by Lynn L. Alexander
Diving Into the Waves of Life by Barbara Carter
My New Husband is Frantically Waving to Me Poolside by Vera-Marie Landi
The Great Divide: What an Aging Parent Wants vs What They Need by Lisa S. Gerard
Surfing Waves of Fulfillment by Saliha
The Bonus Wave’s Important to Me by Laura Lind
Different Kinds Of Waves by MaryClare StFrancis, M.A. (she/her)
What the Waves Teach About Healthy Relationships by Mohita Verma
I Was Too Busy Trying to be Someone Instead of Enjoying Being No One by Sally Prag
How Almost Drowning Made Me Realize I’m a Control Freak by Bernice P.
Getting Tugged Back Into An Old Familiar Pain by kasey sparks
How My Grandmother’s Love Will Be Passed Down the Generations by Monica Ray
Surfing: Life Lessons Taught by Waves by Mad Midori
Other Highlights
Some editors picks from the last month:
What Do We Truly Own? by Stephanie Wilson
Taking the Car Keys Away From Mom by Mary DeVries
I Believed I Could Make a Difference by Catherine Oceano
Depression Sucks: Feeling Like I Just Awoke from A Long Nightmare by JoAnn Ryan
She Split The Check Before Crushing My Soul by Vishnu*s Virtues
All Of My Barbies Were Weird Barbies by Amanda Kay Oaks
Barbie and the Girl Who Never Partied With Her by GB Rogut
I Am The Keeper of My Daughter’s Memory by Jacqueline Dooley
She Banished Them to Coach by Louise Foerster
Meeting Strangers in a Parking Lot After I Posted on Facebook by Julie Hall
Goodbye, My Characters! by Nevena Pascaleva
Essays From Our Editors
My Personalities and Me by KiKi Walter
How Long Does It Take Your Pants to Transform From Fancy Pants to Painting Pants? by Christopher Robin
The Secret Behind My 80-Year-Old Mom Planting a Rambutan Tree For Me by Yana Bostongirl
I Cried Under a Tilt-A-Whirl for All the Loss that Time Sends Our Way by Lindsay Rae Brown
When Detours Lead to Dancing by kasey sparks
Oz Never Did Give Nothing to the Tin Man — That He Didn’t Already Have by Suzanne Pisano
The Beggar Reminded Me That Charity Is Unconditional by Dr. Preeti Singh
To My Trans Aunt, Who I Haven’t Seen Since I Was Twelve by Bernice P.
This is Why I Will Never Be a Bragging Blogger by Michele Maize
I Am Woman, I Am Earth, I Am Magic, But Am I Witch? by Sally Prag
New Month, New Prompt — Feasting!
As ever, we have a new prompt to mark the beginning of a new month. With the abundance of food available in nature during the summer months, I have chosen the theme of Feasting for the month’s inspiration. Below is the prompt article with all the details.
And with that, from myself and the rest of the amazing editorial team here at Age of Empathy, I want to wish you a wonderful month ahead of writing, reading…and feasting, of course.
