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I'd love to get a coffee
Deconstructing the tanhā of coffee
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We all need our own philosophy
How a dream of "Drepa's Shirt" illustrates my personal philosophy and mythology
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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.
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How trust emerges naturally from self-awareness—and eating well
Wayfinding and social adventure in Sardinia
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Against Recovery
Recovery still carries a lot of cultural weight, but to me it's a ghost river, pouring dust.
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Earning my bread
On work, money, and escaping the machine from the inside
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Life As A Goat
That thing up there, on top of your body—it's is not for thinking.
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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.
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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.
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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
, and 
Joshua Doležal
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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
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Anxious Masculinity—How Things Fall Apart
Deconstructing the habit of anxiety—and "failing" as a man to make space for something new.
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How physical fitness supports my creativity and my work as a writer
How physical fitness at age 53 supports my creativity and my work as a writer—with pilates, body weight conditioning, calisthenics, trail running, and…
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