Through her writing, Carol Jeffers blends creative nonfiction and fiction to more fully explore the human condition. Her first book-length manuscript, The Question of Empathy, is a semi-finalist in the 2017 Pirates' Alley William Faulkner Writing Competition (Walter Isaacson, judge). A Professor Emeritus of Art Education, her interest in empathic listening began in the classroom years ago when she and her university students explored works of art that served as personal metaphors. These experiences and related interactions with art, self, and others were the subjects of Carol's academic writing published in refereed journals, edited volumes and a single-author book (Spheres of Possibility: Linking Service-Learning and the Visual Arts) during her university career. More on Carol at www.CarolJeffersWriter.com