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I'm Here To Tell The Truth
An Ordinary Disaster: My entire book-length memoir, serialized as a work in progress right here on Substack
Oct 11, 2023
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I'd love to get a coffee
Deconstructing the tanhā of coffee
Jan 17
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We all need our own philosophy
How a dream of "Drepa's Shirt" illustrates my personal philosophy and mythology
Dec 18, 2024
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Nothing said “home” to me more than an empty house
Home is about walking what’s real—and not away—or alone.
Sep 18, 2024
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Say everything
Speaking freely, self expression—and saying it with love
Jul 16, 2024
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Staying sane with research notes, citations, end notes, and a real bibliography
Oct 4, 2023
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It's Not a Struggle to Find Good Male Role Models
Aug 12, 2023
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Why I No Longer Cringe at Being Called a "Kitesurfer"
Aug 18, 2022
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We Need Wild Fathers
Sep 20, 2023
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How trust emerges naturally from self-awareness—and eating well
Wayfinding and social adventure in Sardinia
Jun 26, 2024
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Against Recovery
Recovery still carries a lot of cultural weight, but to me it's a ghost river, pouring dust.
Apr 27, 2024
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Earning my bread
On work, money, and escaping the machine from the inside
Mar 27, 2024
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An Ordinary Disaster in 2024
Prepare yourself, create options—or just walk.
Dec 31, 2023
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"We get good at what we do."
Bowen Dwelle in conversation with Donna McArthur of The Bright Life
Dec 20, 2023
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Learning to ride
The three-mile circuit around the docks where my floating home is tied up takes about an hour. I make my way up to the end of each one and wheel around…
Dec 13, 2023
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“We all need our own philosophy”
Bowen Dwelle in conversation with Latham Turner of Get Real, Man on writing to explore, how “adventure doesn’t happen by accident,” writing as men and…
Dec 6, 2023
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Writing from experience on men, money, love, and addiction from a former teenage boozehound, entrepreneur, and adventure guide. I'm here to tell the truth.
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