An ex is calling. Advice?

An ex-boyfriend emailed me this week, after six years of almost no contact. Well, he wasn’t really even a boyfriend.
If you read my book, you might remember Adam. He’s the hot Jewish single dad who works in law enforcement.
In 2002, I’d seen him around the neighborhood. He rode a motorcycle. He was bald. I found [...]

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is engaged in a great struggle.”

Thanks to my former colleague, Dan Pine, for letting me borrow this brilliant line:

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is engaged in a great struggle.”
While I’m sure that Dan would love to take credit for the quote, it actually came from the writings of Philo of Alexandria, the renowned Hellenistic philosopher who lived 2,000 years [...]