The Surprising Place to Start If You Want to Change the World
Wanting to change the world is one thing. Learning your neighbor’s name is a place to begin.
A place to begin if you want philosophy you can put to use.
Read on SubstackESSAYS · MEMOIR · SPECULATIVE FICTION
What do we
owe each
other?
Writing about the harm we carry, the systems we live in, and the people we choose to become.
A little irreverence. Some difficult questions.
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Everyday ethics
Start close to home
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The four-essay reading guideTHE OVERTHINKING MIND
Erudition and Erosion
A Florida rainstorm. A passing insight. An argument with the part of your brain that thinks it’s a philosopher.
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Empathy Grown in the Darkness of Grief
Grief, lived experience, and the origins of a commitment to empathy.
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THE WRITER
Anthony Curtis
I write personal essays, memoir, and speculative fiction. I keep returning to empathy, responsibility, and the stories we tell ourselves about who we are. Sometimes that involves grief. Sometimes it involves a tentacled alien and a corporate starship.
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