Tag: kindness
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“Outsider Unfriendliness” in Appalachia…
by Patra Minocha, ©2026 (Jun. 28, 2026) — Isolated. Alone. Unaccepted. On my own.Always excluded. Never invited.Neighbors are absent or abusive…Unsupportive and personally divisive. No random acts of kindness or generosity. Buckets of abandonment and social neglect. No gratitude or reciprocity… and no respect. I give, give, give…generously. Strive to bless.They take, take, take what I offer,…
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The Kindness of Strangers
“THIS IS WHAT AMERICA IS ALL ABOUT” by Joan Swirsky, ©2013 (Jan. 14, 2013) — When Sandy hit, my husband Steve and daughter Karen and I spent day after day after day freezing in our ordinarily-cozy home, unable even to leave the premises, as police tape cordoned off every means of egress to protect all the…