In this excerpt from the Family of Choice webcast (01/14/2009), author and children’s attorney Andrew Vachss answers a reader’s question, “Your website, The Zero, has a great list of authors that you like. Any chance you could get ten of those to write a new short story for an anthology that you’ll edit?” [Q36]
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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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Stuart Horwitz’s story of making a buck on the streets singing with his daughter, and learning what it means to be a father in the process. Part of The Good Men Project, 31 stories that are sparking the discussion on what it actually means to be a man in America today. On sale now: http://bit.ly/BuyTGMP – All proceeds from the book go towards organizations that help men and boys at risk.
Excerpt from the book: There were times when we would be walking to our spot, and one of us would freak out a little and ask, “Why are we doing this again?” And the other one would respond with what became our mantra: “To face our fears!”
Music “Life in a Cave” by Ben’s Imaginary Band
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A collection of stories and poems, created by members of the Published Authors Forum on the world wide web, reflecting the bond of friendship between writers from all over the world. Forever Friends is a celebration of the power of friendship and human relationships.
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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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“No One Saw a Thing” by Jeffrey K. Wallace. Music “2 percenter” by Williamson.
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
“Parenthood has a way of repeatedly pulling this kind of thing on you. Won’t there ever come a day when I see it coming? Maybe a red flag in the yard, so I know to keep on driving?”
All proceeds from the book go to organizations that help men and boys at risk.
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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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Pulitzer Prize winner Charlie LeDuff describes being a stay-at-home dad. In such a case, is the five day-a-week working man “the most envied creature in all of manhood?”
“The go-to-work man loves his baby too, of course, sometimes more than his job. He loves the little one from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and during the Saturday trip to the petting zoo. My wife reminds me that if I had kept my power job, I would be watching the little one grow up through pictures on my cell phone.”
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. The book is on sale now at Createspace: http://bit.ly/BuyGoodMenDirect
– All proceeds from the book go towards organizations that help men and boys at risk.
Music: “Triste” by Ondrej Kapov De Triste
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