Here’s the Bad News, Son

Posted by admin on May 29th, 2010 and filed under essay anthology | 3 Comments »

Steve Almond’s reflections on having a baby boy, after a lifetime of trying to deal with aggression. “Im trolling YouTube for old boxing matches, street brawls, ultimate fighting—the of the bullied.” And in the process trying to figure out what it means to be a good man.

The Good Men Project: Real Stories from the Front Lines of Modern Manhood, is a collection of stories about what it means to be a man in America today from Pulitzer winners and Poet Laureates to ex-cons, Pro Football Hall of Famers and just regular guys. On sale now, at Amazon: http://bit.ly/BuyGoodMenBook

Music by Stidiek

Excerpt from Book: “I work hard in college to convince the world Ive outgrown savagery. I quit the soccer team. I rally for nuclear disarmament. I adopt the prevailing feminist spellings; women becomes womyn. But when my girlfriend makes an offhand joke questioning my manhood, I punch a hole in her bedroom wall.”

All proceeds from the book go to organizations that help men and boys at risk.

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3 Responses

  1. markXmassacre Says:

    lol @ excerpt.
    lol @ excerpt.

  2. TheFlashFrame Says:

    …?
    …?

  3. dalefrybread Says:

    that guy almost …
    that guy almost looks like charlie sheen :D

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