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Issue 003 · June 21, 2026

I Didn't Get Here Alone

A garter snake, a pond full of kids off their screens, and a Father's Day reckoning with the simple truth that none of us got here alone.

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Say It Out Loud

Why so many men go quiet when life gets heavy, the cost of carrying it alone, and the case for picking up the phone and saying the thing out loud before it hardens.

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A year ago I T-boned a car and broke three bones in one bad day. What the comeback taught me about the slow work of feeling safe again, and why I flew to Spain to climb a mountain before I was anywhere close to ready.

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I Didn't Get Here Alone

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