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Staying sane with research notes, citations, end notes, and a real bibliography
Using Scrivener, a good pencil, Zotero, and Obsidian together as a system
Oct 4, 2023 • 
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Staying sane with research notes, citations, end notes, and a real bibliography
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It's Not a Struggle to Find Good Male Role Models
And, it’s time we got our heads screwed on straight about the ”patriarchy.”
Aug 12, 2023 • 
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It's Not a Struggle to Find Good Male Role Models
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Why I No Longer Cringe at Being Called a "Kitesurfer"
...and how I've gotten to be OK with playing outdoors
Aug 18, 2022 • 
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Why I No Longer Cringe at Being Called a "Kitesurfer"
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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.
Sep 20, 2023 • 
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We Need Wild Fathers
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Let’s kill 'content,' and reclaim "growth", OK?
And, this is the house where they're giving out full MFA's
Oct 26, 2023 • 
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Let’s kill 'content,' and reclaim "growth", OK?
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E13 / Coming Out and Letting Go with Chris Ryan
Stopping drinking alcohol, suffering from a lack of trauma, facing the fire of coming out, choosing not to have children, the constancy of grief, and…
Dec 26, 2022 • 
Chris Ryan
 and 
Bowen Dwelle
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An Ordinary Disaster in 2024
Prepare yourself, create options—or just walk.
Dec 31, 2023 • 
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Sex is Better Sober ...and 23 other reasons why Alcohol is Obsolete
From depression and alcohol to spontaneous sobriety
Apr 18, 2023 • 
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Sex is Better Sober ...and 23 other reasons why Alcohol is Obsolete
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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.
Sep 19, 2023 • 
Bowen Dwelle
, 
Lyle McKeany
, 
Michael Mohr
, 
Latham Turner
, 
Dee Rambeau
, and 
Joshua Doležal
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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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Against Recovery
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We'd all do well to "grow a spiritual pair"
Bowen Dwelle in conversation with Michael Mohr
Aug 26, 2023 • 
Michael Mohr
 and 
Bowen Dwelle
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We'd all do well to "grow a spiritual pair"
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I almost became an AI sex slave
My brief deep dive into AI porn addiction
Mar 14 • 
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I almost became an AI sex slave
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