Carrying a Hanky Is a Gesture of Active Kindness

Don’t leave home without one

Ross McCammon
Forge
Published in
3 min readNov 16, 2019

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A white handkerchief on a white background
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There will be blood. There may also be cheese.

The first time I ever offered someone a handkerchief, I was at a party, on a first date with my now-wife, and she bit into some sort of fried cheese hors-d’oeuvre. The molten cheese exploded down her chin.

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Ross McCammon
Forge
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