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- "We get good at what we do."Bowen Dwelle in conversation with Donna McArthur of The Bright Life Read more »
- Learning to rideThe three-mile circuit around the docks where my floating home is tied up takes about an hour. I make my way up to the end of each one and wheel around to the next, sucking in the salt air and the winter light that slants in over the headlands, checking the minus tide, the mud exposed in the flats, listening to the birds out searching for grub, giving each neighbor a nod and a smile… Read more »
- “We all need our own philosophy”Bowen Dwelle in conversation with Latham Turner of Get Real, Man on writing to explore, how “adventure doesn’t happen by accident,” writing as men and the transition into being an older man, using research in storytelling, how “we all need our own philosophy,” the challenge of positive confrontation and “the Goat Work,” how we relate to our immediate geography, long-distance walking, wayfinding, personal spirituality, and the gods we’re praying as. Read more »
- Acquiring the skills of growthChange can seem entirely impossible—and, it can be normal, and easy. Read more »
- Inspiration from Fall 2023—and a reader survey!Sophie Strand, Ben McGrath, John and Monica Chapman, Jessica Carew Kraft, Kendra Atleework, Paul Kingsnorth, Stewart Brand, Holly Payne, Bari Weiss, Scott Galloway, Richard V. Reeves, Scott Lyons Read more »
- Let’s kill 'content,' and reclaim "growth", OK?And, this is the house where they're giving out full MFA's Read more »
- Salvational or "a series of compulsions"?Bowen Dwelle in conversation with Sam Kahn of Castalia Read more »
- I'm Here To Tell The TruthAn Ordinary Disaster: My entire book-length memoir, serialized as a work in progress right here on Substack Read more »
- Staying sane with research notes, citations, end notes, and a real bibliographyUsing Scrivener, a good pencil, Zotero, and Obsidian together as a system Read more »
- We Need Wild FathersWe don’t need fathers to keep quiet. We need them to speak up, and to be more themselves than ever. We need them to be caring, but less careful. Read more »
- Six Men Writing about FatherhoodA group exploration of a topic core to every man's experience, whether or not they have children of their own. Read more »
- How "love" often leaves out the truth“The love that is trapped in men’s hearts is the most underutilized resource in the entire world.” — Lucas Krump Read more »
- Inspiration & entertainment from Summer 2023Annie Lalla, Haruki Murakami, M. Wylie Blanchet, Bernard Moitessier, Meghan Daum, Michael Meade, and more Read more »
- Highlights from two dozen Brothers and TeachersTwenty-four good people on truth, creativity, identity, writing, performing, meditation, addiction, abstinence, transcendental moments, the infinite game, positive confrontation, and... patriarchy. Read more »
- How Well Is Your Wheel Rolling?Using the Wheel of Life to identify the areas that need the most attention Read more »