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Connections: The Chinese Traveler and the Bus Rider

One morning in a previous era, when international trips and handshakes were still possible, a stranger and I joined forces to assist a traveler from afar.

May 4, 2020 in Writing.

Writing Other People’s Stories, Part III: Getting Out of the Way

Why telling a story in someone else’s voice is perhaps the biggest challenge of all—and the utmost (terrifying) privilege

February 18, 2019 in Books, Essays, Women, Writing.

Writing Other People’s Stories, Part II: All Great Features Are Profiles

When writing a profile, you’ll need to upend your assumptions and tour someone’s inner and outer life with radical openness.

February 11, 2019 in Writing.

Writing Other People’s Stories, Part I: Empathy in First Person

Writing about other people’s lives is an exercise in trust, empathy, self-awareness and humility. We don’t always get it right, but it’s our job to keep trying.

January 24, 2019 in Essays, Women, Writing.

Interview Skills: How to Connect

On the art and science of convincing people to share their stories: It’s about sincerity.

October 31, 2016 in Ideas and Innovations, Writing.

Down and Out in a Piper Apache

Stuck in the air in a wounded airplane, with a crash-landing imminent, a pilot reflects on Orwell’s “power of facing unpleasant facts.”

July 25, 2016 in Essays, Flying, Writing.

What She Wants Me to Know

At the airport, a Syrian doctor starts a casual conversation that becomes something much more than that.

July 12, 2016 in Essays, Women, Writing.

Fear of Flying

When a daughter struggles with self-esteem, a dad quietly boosts her out of the nest.

June 19, 2016 in Essays, Flying, Writing.

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