Two from HARD TO SAY, by Ethel Rohan

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“An Irish daughter struggles with her relationship with her mother, who drinks, beats, goes blind, loses her sanity. The stories in this aptly titled book are relentless, full of terror, frighteningly true. Ethel Rohan’s rhythms will get inside you.” —Matt Salesses, Good Men Project Fiction Editor

I’ve Been Married for 20 Years, and I Still Don’t Know What I Want to Be When I Grow Up

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Don’t ask Stephen Gosewich to tell you about his dream job. He doesn’t have one.

Our Need for Privacy: The Blueprint of Abuse

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While he used to keep the worst memories stored inside, Yashar Ali has learned to use his memories to move his life forward.

On the Page

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Chris Wiewiora remembers how, no matter where his missionary parents moved, his mother always had a book with her, and how that literary dedication passed on to him.

#7: Pandas

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His heart gave way—but not before he took me to the zoo to see the giant pandas.

The Underwater Room

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“He slides his finger up the shaft to catch the trickle of red sap oozing down the damp inner skin of the bark, studies his finger, then shoves his hand into the crowd for them to see.

Walking Like Superman

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Wolf Pascoe remembers the masculinity of his childhood.

How My Childhood Heroes Led Me to A Life Of Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll

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All hail Marx and Lennon!

A Mother’s Frank Discussion of Sex

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“Mommy, how are babies born?”

Confessions of a Drag Hag

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Elyssa Maxx Goodman recounts her lifelong obsession with drag queens.

Dreams of My Father

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Michael Khoo remembers his father and understands how different he needs to be.

Man-to-Man With John Heard

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Actor John Heard talks love, devotion, honesty, and the privilege of playing a character that embodies all of those traits in a Hollywood world that obfuscates what’s really important.

Act Like a Man

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In the prequel to Ken Solin’s new book, 700 other men help him realize where he’s been, where he is, and where he wants to be.

First Love and Other Obsessions

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Gary Percesepe is in love with love, and that might be a problem.

The Deep End of the Pool

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Jackie Summers recalls how twice he dove into the deep end, and how both times he found himself clawing for the surface.

Why My Nine-Year-Old Is Smarter Than Me

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Wolf Pascoe’s son gives him an intelligence test—with predictable results.