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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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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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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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Bowen Dwelle
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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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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
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Chris Ryan
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Bowen Dwelle
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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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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Sex is Better Sober ...and 23 other reasons why Alcohol is Obsolete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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Bowen Dwelle
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How AI "writing" supercharged an addictive pattern
...alchemized into a healing crisis
Mar 14
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Bowen Dwelle
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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
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Bowen Dwelle
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Lyle McKeany
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Michael Mohr
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Latham Turner
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Dee Rambeau
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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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We'd all do well to "grow a spiritual pair"
Bowen Dwelle in conversation with Michael Mohr
Aug 26, 2023
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Michael Mohr
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Bowen Dwelle
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