A Grandson and Grandmother together in The Living End, A Memoir of Forgiving and Forgetting.
A Different Kind of Alzheimer’s Book
May 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
When Love Wins Out
April 23, 2013 By 2 Comments
For Donald D’Haene, April 15th hit both ends of the emotion spectrum. In the dark hours immediately following the horrific events at the Boston Marathon, his family experienced a miracle that proved, in the end, love wins.
NBA All-Star Dwayne Wade Is About Much More Than Basketball
March 10, 2013 By 1 Comment
Regardless of your opinion of the basketball player, Dwayne Wade the man deserves some respect
Loving Black Men: A Personal History
February 4, 2013 By 2 Comments
Johnathan Fields recalls the course of his life so far, as measured by black men he has loved.
The Illuminated Lives of Gay Trans Men
December 23, 2012 By 2 Comments
The Good Men Project sits down with Dylan Edwards, graphic novelist, to talk about his book, “Transposes,” which tells the stories of seven gay transgender men.
Daddy’s Top Ten Childbirth Freak-Outs (pt. 2 of 2)
October 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
“The biggest sadness I think I have for you about all of this,” my friend and mentor, Doc, said to me, “is that you’re not jumping up and down with joy.” He’s right; I’m not.
Daddy’s Top-Ten Childbirth Freak-Outs (pt. 1 of 2)
October 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
“What’s your greatest fear about having another baby?”
I don’t think Amy was just goading me when she asked me this back in the early stages of impending double fatherhood, but she knows we’re both pretty good worriers (though I’d argue she’s better at it than I am, and since I’m the one writing this book, we’ll assume she’d agree with me).
Benjamin Anastas on Crying, Failure, and Too Good to Be True
October 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
An interview with award-winning author Benjamin Anastas, author of the new memoir Too Good to Be True, about fatherhood, failure, and accepting imperfection.
Useful Pretensions
October 6, 2012 By 10 Comments
Single fatherhood, poverty, and “girl talk” all helped clarify Greg Correll’s true values.
Racing Through The Dark: Prologue
August 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
“And then, my guts in sudden free fall, I recognize where I am, the bare walls, the rough blanket, the hanging lightbulb. I am in a French police cell, below Biarritz town hall, in an empty basement.” — David Millar
Washing John
February 8, 2012 By 2 Comments
When it comes to abuse and neglect, a shower may never be the solution, but it can certainly help.
55 Years in School
October 11, 2011 By 25 Comments
From now until the end of the school year, Carl Bosch will be chronicling his final year as a teacher.
I Almost Died That Night
August 30, 2011 By 2 Comments
Daniel Barrett was near death once, but he didn’t have a near-death experience.
Caged: Memoirs of a Cage-Fighting Poet (an excerpt)
August 28, 2011 By 11 Comments
I could smell the alcohol on her breath mixing with the sweetness of her perfume. “I’m sorry,” she whispered softly into my ear. “I can’t find my room key. I hope that’s okay with you.”
Books: “Sugar” Ray Leonard at LA’s Eso Won This Saturday
June 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
“There is a push for women to be their most genuine selves, and yet now there is makeup for men!?”
This is a comment by Cameron Brown on the post “Makeup for Men? Why?”