Adrian Spratt

Stories, Essays and Commentary.

  • Home
  • Blog
  • Stories
  • Essays
  • My novel Caroline
  • Contact me
You are here: Home / Archives for empathy

Empathy

Justice in a Time of Coronavirus

October 30, 2020 Tags: empathy, Life in the COVID era, morality and justice

A friend of mine committed a crime and is now confined in a so-called "minimum security federal prison camp" that is experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak. My friend's crime was failing to file certain disclosure documents with the Securities and

Empathy

July 17, 2020 Tags: disability, empathy, literature

Thursday evening two weeks ago, I had an upsetting experience with my writers' group. No one said anything deliberately hurtful, and there was no horrible argument. The members are generous in spirit and with their constructive comments. I didn't

The First Stone

April 29, 2020 Tags: empathy, Life in the COVID era

On Easter Sunday, a neighbor sent me the following email: Just wanted to let you know that [my husband] came down with little sniffles yesterday. We thought it may be just allergies, but it didn’t go away after he took his allergy meds. He doesn’t

Party Quandaries

February 6, 2020 Tags: charity, disability, empathy, friendship, people in my life

To his surprise, my friend Neil was recently invited to a former neighbor's housewarming party at her new home. Neil's vision, never great, has deteriorated in recent years. He took a taxi there and was greeted at the door by the host, his former

Garden of Remembrance

October 24, 2019 Tags: empathy, history, memory, New York City

I got pushback against my claim in last week's post that much of the nation hijacked the September 11 tragedy that befell Manhattan's Financial District. Superficially, the historical record supports the pushbacker view. Everyone around the country

A Flawed Teacher’s Elegant Legacy

December 15, 2016 Tags: empathy, history, literature, memoir, morality and justice, people in my life

Can a teacher who is deficient at her subject be a lasting positive influence? We’ve all encountered experts who do harm. I had two science teachers who were knowledgeable in their field but who taught so badly, one even sadistically, that I still

More Posts

  • Previous PagePrevious
  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Page 4
  • Page 5
  • Next

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Comments Policy

I am delighted when visitors leave comments, whether observations, criticisms or praise. Requests to withhold identifying information will be honored, but in that case, please give yourself a pseudonym to use in case you leave other comments in the future.

Disclaimer

A lawyer can hardly resist an opportunity for a disclaimer or two. No statement on this website constitutes or is intended as legal advice. Also, resemblance of any person, living or otherwise, to any of my fictional characters is strictly coincidental. Even in my nonfiction, names have been changed and biographical details altered, and often traits of several people are combined into a single character. The exceptions, apart from myself, are inescapably my parents and brother, and I can only hope I’ve done them justice. Any other exceptions are noted.
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Stories
  • Essays
  • My novel Caroline
  • Contact me

Social Media

  • facebook iconFacebook
  • instagram iconInstagram

Copyright © 2025 Adrian Spratt · All Rights Reserved