I WAS SCROLLING Instagram one day when I came across the question, “Does your empathy come with conditions?” It struck me forcibly, and when I shared it on LinkedIn, others had the same reaction.

IT WAS Bridgetown as we’d never seen it before—a uniquely literary view of this centuries-old city. The signature event of Bim LitFest 2014, the Bridgetown Literary Tour took participants on a journey through Barbados' cultural history while celebrating the work of twelve of the island’s writers. Some of these writers have been widely celebrated; others have sunk into near obscurity. All had informative insights into the city at the heart of Barbados.