An Ordinary Disaster

Home
Memoir
In Depth
Interviews
Intuition
Tools
Bookshop
Guide Service
Archive
About
New
Top
Discussion
Fatherhoodlessness?
Or, simply a non-father on fatherhood.
Published on Of a Sober Mind • 
The Scripts We Carry
And how fathers leave an indelible mark on them
Published on Just Enough to Get Me in Trouble • 
The boy is father to the man
What I learned about fatherhood as a child
Published on The Recovering Academic • 
It's not about me
Lessons from my father and my son
Published on Get Real, Man • 
We Need Wild Fathers
We don’t need fathers to keep quiet. We need them to speak up, and to be more themselves than ever. We need them to be caring, but less careful.
 • 
Bowen Dwelle
24
Fatherhood Series Essay: Nature and Character
My Father Versus Me
Published on Michael Mohr's Sincere American Writing • 
Six Men Writing about Fatherhood
A group exploration of a topic core to every man's experience, whether or not they have children of their own.
 • 
Bowen Dwelle
, 
Lyle McKeany
, 
Michael Mohr
, 
Latham Turner
, 
Dee Rambeau
, and 
Joshua Doležal
9
I wanted to be a clam
a poem
 • 
Bowen Dwelle
4
How "love" often leaves out the truth
“The love that is trapped in men’s hearts is the most underutilized resource in the entire world.” — Lucas Krump
 • 
Bowen Dwelle
4
Inspiration & entertainment from Summer 2023
Annie Lalla, Haruki Murakami, M. Wylie Blanchet, Bernard Moitessier, Meghan Daum, Michael Meade, and more
6
Highlights from two dozen Brothers and Teachers
Twenty-four good people on truth, creativity, identity, writing, performing, meditation, addiction, abstinence, transcendental moments, the infinite…
August 2023
How Well Is Your Wheel Rolling?
Using the Wheel of Life to identify the areas that need the most attention
4
© 2023 Bowen Dwelle
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start WritingGet the app
Substack is the home for great writing