The Empathy Experiment: revisited and rewritten in response to the pandemic
It was August 2019. I had just finished a three-week run of my solo spoken word show, The Empathy Experiment, at the PBH Free Fringe in...
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Rose Condo Writer | Performer | Poet
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Mar 29, 2021
Notes from an empath: Calm seas never
… made a good sailor. That’s how the saying goes. I grew up seeing these words every day in the kitchen, posted up by my mom on the...
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Mar 22, 2021
Notes from an empath: By any other name...
Do you have a nickname? I have had a few. Some are affectionate, some are strange, and some -- that are still used to this day -- are...
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Mar 15, 2021
Notes from an empath: Empty suitcases
I am unable to pack lightly. In the days leading up to taking a trip, I pack with an anxious ‘what if’ approach, conjuring up every...
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Mar 9, 2021
Notes from an empath: Head and Shoulders
Nope, I’m not writing about anti-dandruff shampoo … this week’s blog is about a bit of a bind that I’m in. Let me start by acknowledging...
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Mar 1, 2021
Notes from an empath: Snowflake
Spring is showing signs of her arrival: daylight is longer, daffodils are blooming, and I have finally taken down the paper snowflake...
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Feb 22, 2021
Notes from an empath: Who's there
My partner is a big fan of Doctor Who. I’ve only seen a few episodes. Don't worry, we still manage to get along. I grew up in Canada...
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Feb 15, 2021
Notes from an empath: Mascot of Mean Thoughts
Do you ever get a voice in your head telling you mean things? I’ve started calling mine Trevor. Trevor is not a real person ... he is a...
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Feb 8, 2021
Notes from an empath: I'll call you
Recently I had to make a number of phone calls. I work part time for an arts organisation and I needed to ring a few parents of the young...
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Feb 1, 2021
Notes from an empath: Tree hugger
As the bozillinth week of the pandemic begins, I am really feeling the absence of things I miss. Catching up with pals in the pub. ...
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Jan 30, 2021
Notes from an empath
In 2019, I wrote a show called The Empathy Experiment. I performed it at the Greater Manchester Fringe and the Edinburgh Fringe...
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Jan 14, 2019
Into the blurry unknown...
First day of R&D today for The Empathy Experiment. It feels pretty surreal. Nearly a year ago that I first started applying for Arts...
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