I cannot think of much other than the earthquake. Who can as the images and first hand reports come in? We are reminded we are one. When one part suffers so do all. The impulse to reach out and to help, a trait intrinsic to humans, and many other creatures made obvious today. more »

Forwarded calls for help These are posts forwarded from the weblog Dispatches from a Fragile Islandhttp://haititales.wordpress.com/ more »

My point of view is simple. I must love and present all my characters with empathy, even the potential killer in my final creative writing course. (That started quite a reaction and I have yet to deal with all the red marks and get it into reading form.) more »