Madeleine Kearns

contributing writer @thefp; email [email protected]

[Madeleine Kearns @madeleinekearns]

"It is hard to convey what extraordinary courage it must have taken to venture out into the world as often as he did. With his absolute reliance on medical equipment, it was basically the equivalent of any one of us walking on the moon."

My tribute to Dovie Eisner—The Bravest Man We Ever Knew https://t.co/Fu7kY3NAyV

[Adam Rubenstein @RubensteinAdam]

https://t.co/tLXvXK7Et4

[Kathryn Jean Lopez @kathrynlopez]

If you are in the NYC area tomorrow, please join some of us for a Mass for the repose of the soul of Dovie Eisner at St. Vincent Ferrer on 66th & Lexington at 9:30 am https://t.co/a15hHWuJjL

[Kathryn Jean Lopez @kathrynlopez]

a Mass for Dovie next week in NYC https://t.co/dXUxbKVI9L

[Madeleine Kearns @madeleinekearns]

Best take yet on the Cornell 7 from @CaitlinPacific in @TheFP.

“One thing that would help a lot of these young women is growing up in ‘a more sheltered household.’ They would know the horrible from the good.”

https://t.co/lZYZHLOjr7

[Madeleine Kearns @madeleinekearns]

I sat down for two drinks with @RepMGP for @TheFP.

We talked about being a mom in rural America, why Blue Dogs overperform in elections, and how speaking publicly about her miscarriages made her feel “naked”—and much more.

https://t.co/ZGP6oiH4K7

[Oliver Wiseman @ollywiseman]

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez had two (very on brand) IPAs with @madeleinekearns.

https://t.co/hGFJntgsYk

[Madeleine Kearns @madeleinekearns]

Again, it seems to me that you’re presuming things that go beyond what she actually said. She even wrote a song about the fact she had a sexual history before marriage— something she described as “mistakes,” fwiw.

I just think, when in doubt, go with the more charitable interpretation. Or at least don’t publicise as fact what is actually speculation.

[Madeleine Kearns @madeleinekearns]

@BMcGrewvy @ConvincedO I disagree. I think your interpretation presumes beyond the available evidence. Personally, I’d prefer to give the benefit of the doubt than to risk rash judgement.

[Madeleine Kearns @madeleinekearns]

This past interview was news to me, but I still think “open marriage” is the wrong descriptor. The framing of “giving in” to “temptation” implies an expectation of monogamy, which her later denials of sexual infidelity reinforce.

Also, some of her references really are ambiguous— affairs of the heart versus actual sex. Not a smoking gun in the way you suggest.

[The Free Press @TheFP]

One in four pastors use AI to help prepare or outline their sermons.

Read @writes__code's piece, "The Gospel According to Claude," here: https://t.co/MnwslWrPlz

[Mazelit Airaksinen 🎗🇺🇸 🇮🇱 @Mazelit_]

Last week, Dovie Eisner — one of my best friends since college — passed away. His death didn't come as a surprise, but the outpouring of love for him that I've seen is astonishing.

I've seen probably 150+ people claim they were friends with him, and by no means am I casting doubt on that. It's a testament to how social he was.

Dovie was mostly housebound due to the disease called nemaline myopathy, reliant on a wheelchair.

But his phone provided a much needed window into the outside world. He could not work—but he could debate you, serve as a sounding board, as a confidant, a friend, a mentor, a spiritual advisor, and more.

He probably "spoke" (texted) with 50-70 people a week. Dovie really cared about everyone.

Dovie and I first met in Brooklyn in 2016 or 2017 and became close friends immediately. He wasn't just a friend, he was a confidant.

He once confided in me that he felt "useless" due to his disability, but nothing is further from the truth.

He befriended so many people online, and in doing so: saved so many lives. Despite his own struggles, he was always a kind sounding board for those who were struggling.

For nearly a decade, we texted daily, often for hours. When I was alone and recovering from anorexia, he would talk to me for HOURS and HOURS just because I needed someone to talk to. He provided me so much support over the past few years that I don't think I would be alive right now without him.

Dovie was a good guy.
May he rest in peace.
He cared about me more than I cared about myself during that dark period of my life. And he never gave up on me, always signing off with "let's talk tomorrow."

Until one day, he didn't answer his phone.

Read about Dovie's life on FP by @madeleinekearns
https://t.co/dPg9B5gHWh

[Madeleine Kearns @madeleinekearns]

Something striking about @eminietfeld's cartoonishly bad faith profile of @emlwaters —other than the many snide and irrelevant comments about her appearance, home etc.,—is how little Waters is actually quoted.

Why even bother interviewing someone if you’re going to spend the profile speaking for her?

[Chris DeRose | Housing, History, Hotels @chrisderose]

Farewell, Dovie. In honor of my friend please read @madeleinekearns's soaring tribute to a brilliant young man who left us too soon:

https://t.co/JTPwJ6f4VM

[Jack Fowler @jackfowler]

Wonderful of you @madeleinekearns to tell the story of this decent and brave man.

[Kayla Bartsch @BartschKayla]

I only ever met Dovie in the digital realm, but it is clear that his life was an immeasurable gift to all who knew him.

thank you for this full and moving piece @madeleinekearns @TheFP

https://t.co/tWUbQte88O

[Kathryn Jean Lopez @kathrynlopez]

I cried reading this just now. So beautiful. Dovie loved @madeleinekearns & @nicholastomaino greatly. https://t.co/irpheDATIX

[Josh Code @writes__code]

Beautiful and heartbreaking tribute by @madeleinekearns

[The Free Press @TheFP]

My friend Dovie argued that the logic of assisted suicide assumes some lives are not worth living. His very being was a rebuke to that idea, writes Madeleine Kearns. https://t.co/BY4W7qzgff