Category Archives: Writing

Learning To Forgive the Man I Don’t Want To Be

Issue 09 of STAND Magazine is officially out in the world, and it includes my essay “Learning To Forgive the Man I Don’t Want To Be.”

Learning To ForgiveThis is the most vulnerable piece of fatherhood writing I’ve done. I dug deep for this one and hope it helps others.

As ever, I deeply appreciate the continuous support of Editor-in-Chief Dwayne D. Hayes and everyone at STAND.

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Learning To Meet a Need

My newest fatherhood reflection, “Learning To Meet a Need” — a.k.a., my love letter to Don Freeman’s classic picture book Corduroy — is now online at STAND Magazine! It’s the next in my series of essays on fatherhood as learning.

As always, a big thank you to STAND Magazine Founder/Managing Editor Dwayne D. Hayes for his solidarity!

“Learning To Smile” now online!

My essay “Learning To Smile” is now online at STAND Magazine! Click through to read it.

“Learning To Smile” first appeared in Issue #8 of STAND and is the second in my series on fatherhood as learning that I’m contributing to the magazine.

As always, I’m grateful to STAND Founder/Managing Editor Dwayne D. Hayes for his belief in my writing.