“Ever wanted to test your own level of invisibility? Write out your obituary and see how many people you are survived by.” DeathFamilyFriendsIsolationSurvivorsInvisibilityObituaries Book:Find Me Source: Find Me
“This is the problem with the gig economy, I think as I squirm around in the trunk. Everyone is so vulnerable and the rules for what constitutes civilized behavior--well, they're coming apart so quickly I've decided those rules were illusions all along. We have stopped seeing each other as people, as fellow travelers on this dying earth; we just see a gig or an economy.... The system is designed to keep us so depleted that we forget our sense of decency and become so mercenary about our own survival that we have nothing left to contribute to the common good.” WorkEmpathyVulnerabilityIsolationDecencyCommon GoodDepletionFreelancersContractorsGig Economy Book:I Hold a Wolf by the Ears: Stories Source: I Hold a Wolf by the Ears: Stories
“The five scientists from the Brazilian station always sat at their own table, isolated by their tragedy, which I understood. After my parents died, it took me months before I could carry on a conversation with someone who had not known them, who expected me to be young and sparkling and untouched by grief.” DeathLossGriefTragedyMourningIsolationDeath Of A Parent Book:The Isle of Youth: Stories Source: The Isle of Youth: Stories