Letters to Z

Letters to Z

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The day I learned to pray again
letters from the front
dozens of phone numbers by heart
I am a standard-issue homo sapien, with a brain that has a memory bank and a capacity for attention that eclipses every other known being that has ever…
on your second birthday
notes from the edge
leaving rivers
just a moment
may you be able to hold the suffering of others
When we witness others in pain, we make a choice: we open, or close.
Engaging Fatherhood
where men become fathers, and grandfathers.
On Surrender
almost too much. almost not enough.
on being male
and other quandaries
a simple exercise in class privilege
“It’s okay to receive food stamps, just so long as you feel bad about it.”
tears on the bus
although you are of me, you are not mine. I am here to help you make it to adulthood in a good way (and alive!), and to support you as far as I am able…
Is fatherhood necessary?
and other promising thoughts
on death and friendship
how to know what’s right but to listen when it is quiet, and to feel what’s underneath
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