stories that last

Category: Fatherhood

Cottage Night

May 26—2026

aging, family, Fatherhood, making ends meet, marriage, poetry, Recovery, Sobriety

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like breathing

May 24—2026

aging, family, Fatherhood, journaling, marriage, middle class life, nature, Recovery, Sobriety, writers on writing

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harsh elements

Oct 4—2025

aging, Anxiety, change of seasons, family, Fatherhood, marriage, parenting, Recovery

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circling 50

Sep 1—2025

aging, family, Fatherhood, friendship, journaling, marriage, Sobriety

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undetected

Aug 30—2025

childhood, family, Fatherhood, journaling, memories, short stories

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power and energy

Aug 12—2025

Creative Writing, Fatherhood, memories, middle class life, Parenthood, short stories

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a little about “burying mr. beasley”

Jun 11—2025

Being a dad, daughters, family life, Fatherhood, grief, life and death, literary fiction, Parenthood, Pets, raising kids, Recovery

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too simple to explain

Apr 30—2024

addiction, Alcoholism, Anxiety, Creative Writing, family life, Fatherhood, making ends meet, marriage, middle class life, parenting, Recovery, small town life, Sobriety, Writing

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you got this

Apr 25—2023

aging, Anxiety, family, Fatherhood, making ends meet, marriage, middle class life, parenting, Recovery, Sobriety, Writing

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debts of regret

Feb 11—2023

Alcoholism, Anxiety, Depression, Faith, family, Fatherhood, marriage, middle class life, parenting, raising kids, Recovery, Sobriety

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the more

Jan 2—2023

Alcoholism, family, Fatherhood, making ends meet, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, Sobriety, Writing

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winter swimming

Dec 8—2022

Alcoholism, Anxiety, Depression, Fatherhood, marriage, michigan poets, middle class life, Parenthood, Recovery, Sobriety

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Thanksgiving Morning, 2022

Nov 24—2022

Alcoholism, Anxiety, Depression, Fatherhood, holidays, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, Sobriety, writing blogs

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to the kids, from Dad

Nov 10—2022

Alcoholism, Anxiety, family, Fatherhood, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, Recovery, Sobriety

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our new home

Nov 5—2022

family, Fatherhood, making ends meet, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, Recovery, Relationships, Sobriety

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the drinking brain after 1 year and 10 months of sobriety

Sep 4—2022

Alcoholism, Anxiety, Depression, family, Fatherhood, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, Recovery, Relationships, Sobriety

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morning at the lake

Jul 3—2022

Anxiety, family, Fatherhood, marriage, middle class life, Pets, Recovery, Sobriety, summer vacation

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The Dad Job

May 11—2022

family, Fatherhood, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, parenting, raising kids, Recovery, Relationships

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waking slow

May 4—2022

Alcoholism, Anxiety, Depression, family, Fatherhood, marriage, middle class life, parenting, raising kids, Sobriety

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into another day

Apr 22—2022

Anxiety, Depression, family, Fatherhood, marriage, middle class life, Parenthood, Recovery, Relationships, Sobriety

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