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.”
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Mark St. Amant’s story “The Not-So-Dolce Vita” reflects on trying to stay married while a newlywed in Italy. It’s a book, it’s a documentary film, and it’s all part of The Good Men Project, which is sparking a national discussion on what it means to be a man today. Get your copy of the book and join the discussion: http://bit.ly/BuyTGMP
Music by Borea “Single Ride”
Excerpt from the book: “Newlywed life abroad was often a fiendish torture that our neighbor Dante would have considered too harsh for his nine circles of Hell. We fought about everything. Tiny decisions became multistage debates. Meals became interminable staring contests. Whatd you do today, honey? Oh, right, I was with you for nine of the past eleven hours. We have nothing to say, and now—no offense, dear—I want to smash your face with this leg of prosciutto.”
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“Plum Island” by Norm Appel, an account of being a father and being an addict. The Good Men Project 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
All proceeds from the book go to organizations that help men and boys at risk.
“I didn’t want children when Wendy and I married. I was afraid I wouldn’t be a good father, and for good reason: Though I kept it secret, I was drinking a lot at the time and taking pharmaceuticals – mixing everything. How could i have another child in the family when I was still a child myself?”
Music: “You Have Been Chosen” by Professor Kliq
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“Silence” by Joseph D’Arrigo. Music by Williamson “Whiffle”
The Good Men Project: Real Stories from Real Men on the front lines of modern manhood. On sale now, at Createspace: http://bit.ly/BuyGoodMenDirect
All proceeds from the book go to organizations that help men and boys at risk.
“Early one morning she leaned over to me, and with tears in her eyes she said, “I love you very much.” We kissed. She wanted to apologize for whatever she thought she might have done wrong in the thirty-five years we spent together. There was nothing to apologize for.”
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Mark St. Amant’s story “The Not-So-Dolce Vita” reflects on trying to stay married while a newlywed in Italy. Part of 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
All proceeds from the book go to organizations that help men and boys at risk.
Excerpt from the book: “Maybe it was because we were loopy on a couple of gallons of Chianti, had recently been swept up in Sopranos mania, or were feeling cocky because New Year’s resolution were, by nature, hypothetical, but by the time we were back home watching the immortal Dick Clark host the Times Square ball drop, we had boldly agreed: Yes, it, we would get married in June, quit our jobs, and move to Italy.”
Music by Josh Woodward “River Went Dry”
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Tom Matlack talks about what it’s like to grow up and grow sober. Part of the national discussion about what it means to be a man in America today. The book is now available, join the discussion: http://bit.ly/BuyTGMP – All proceeds from the book go to organizations that help men and boys at risk.
“We have a remarkable ability to respond instinctively to life-threatening danger. The problem comes after that initial, instinctive response: The body shuts down. A state policeman found me shaking violently on the side of the highway.”
Music: “Dreamscape” by Abscondo.
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“Neon”, by James Houghton, begins: “Furnaces roared and presses clanged in the background…” Thoughts on work, men, and family as part of The Good Men Project. Now on sale: http://bit.ly/BuyTGMP – All proceeds from the book go towards organizations that help men and boys at risk.
Music: “Our Universe” by Professor Kliq
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Sometimes, being a man can simply mean being there. “Being There” by Christopher Koehler
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“We were good candidates to adopt. The decision to have or not to have children includes no compromises; few choices are more starkly binary. I loved my husband more than I feared parenting, so I capitulated. But within months of bringing our son home, I was sunk deep in an emotional swamp.”
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“I had a plan when I was in Iraq. I was going to come back to the States and live on a tree-lined street with this smart, sexy woman I loved. She had an apartment full of sunlight. Our friends and family would be there with us, eating and laughing…But when I got back I felt a certain arrogance washing over me, and a certain anger. I couldnt think about much except getting out again.”Michael Kamber, in his essay “Shooting the Truth”
The Good Men Project: Real Stories from Real Men on the front lines of modern manhood. On sale now, at Amazon: http://bit.ly/BuyGoodMenBook
All proceeds from the book go to organizations that help men and boys at risk.
Music “The Chase” by Krzysztof Kurkowski
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“Desire and war make a recipe for hot, frenzied sex—but not intimacy. In my late teens and early twenties, intimacy was beyond me; my needs were too urgent, too desperate. It had to be obvious to the women I was seeing then that they were a haven for me, shelter from the storm. Maybe that was enough. Maybe I was a haven for them as well.”
Jessie Kornbluth describes his struggles with intimacy and desire in his essay “Sex and Drugs Made Me A Man.” See him discuss his experiences and more on 11/17/09 in NYC: http://thegaycenternycreading.eventbrite.com/
“The Good Men Project: Real Stories from the Front Lines of Modern Manhood,” a collection of 31 first-person stories that ask the question “What does it mean to be good man?” On sale now: http://bit.ly/BuyTGMP
The Good Men Project is a book, a documentary film, a discussion, a charity. Proceeds from the book and film (available on DVD) go to benefit at-risk men and boys.
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