I started to meditate in my early 20s when I had this unidentified illness that had me bedridden for weeks at a time. Some weird form of chronic fatigue syndrome.
Recovery, Memoir, and Truth-Telling
There are a shit-ton of recovery memoirs out there of various quality. Remember that one of the characteristics of our disease is denial.
There are a shit-ton of recovery memoirs out there of various quality. Remember that one of the characteristics of our disease is denial.
Bobby Fisher, Queen’s Gambit, Magnus Carlsen, the Botez Sisters and Why Chess Is Cool Again
A very old game is making a resurgence in interest both in art and real life.
A very old game is making a resurgence in interest both in art and real life.
COVID Was the Best Thing (and Worst Thing) That Has Ever Happened to Sobriety
The story of the Never Alone Again Group -- The disease of alcoholism wants us alone and dead.
The story of the Never Alone Again Group — The disease of alcoholism wants us alone and dead.
Are Women Addicted to Beauty?
Tom Matlack asked 12 women about their understanding of women’s relationship with beauty. Why did he hear almost nothing in response?
The Ugly Duckling as a Gender-Neutral Beauty Ideal
‘The Ugly Duckling’ provides a lesson in beauty and acceptance for everyone, regardless of gender.
What Does it Mean to Have ‘Enough’?
Tom Matlack reflects on the world buzzing around him and wonders why there is the seemingly unquenchable thirst for “more”.
David Carr and a Beach in St. Barts
Tom Matlack reflects on David Carr’s book The Night of the Gun, and recognizes too much of himself in it.
A Dark Road
Tom Matlack gives a very personal account of Civil Rights in a time and place where not much was civil–Mississipi, 1964
What’s a Guy to Do?
In terms of the thought leadership on gender men are getting a raw deal.
Cousins Talk God
Why do boys sometimes have an easier time being direct about the tough questions than grown men?
The Sports Guy (And so much more)
Sometimes you meet a guy you just instantly like.
The Hero in Each of Us
There comes a moment when our very manhood is up for grabs.
She’s the One
Tom Matlack talks to married men to find out when they knew their wife was “the one.”
When A Divorce Makes a Better Dad
GMP founder Tom Matlack reflects on the trials and triumphs of divorce on fatherhood
First, Let’s Kill All the Blue Screens
It could be me on my annual New Year’s rant against the electronic world getting all 19th century on your ass. But I don’t think so.