There are Always Carrots… Serving Soup in Potato Country
Andrew HingstonGuest Writer Sooner or later who we are comes to the surface. It follows us like a shadow, and like a shadow it shows
31 December 2025
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An Open Page and a Pen… The Launch of an MDI Writers’ Team
Nicolas FisherGuest Writer Ever since middle school I’ve known I wanted to be a writer. I devoured books, lived inside stories, and began creating my
31 December 2025
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My LFMVTM (Least Favorite, Most Valuable Teammate)
Michael ‘Burnsie’ BurnsColumnist Every men’s team I’ve been on over the past 40 years has had one teammate who was my least favorite (LFTM). The
1 December 2025
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The Common Dominator
Matthew BiswasGuest Writer Look around your weekly Men’s circle and you’ll see a disparate group of personalities. It’s not surprising. Typically, the men on an
1 December 2025
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Brick by Brick
Robert MunafoGuest Writer Some years ago I worked for a while as a chimney repair technician. I rode shotgun in a white commercial van with
1 December 2025
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Leaving All My Homes
Matt CoddingtonGuest Writer Leaving home has to do with a number of things. My father was a certain home. My mother was a certain home,
1 November 2025
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Adrift
Khai NguyenGuest Writer I left home the first time on a boat. It was a small boat my dad built with no sails and no
1 November 2025
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Turning the Crank
Phil BundmanGuest Writer A continuation of our ongoing series on Why Men Leave MDI. Phil Bundman is the former D.C. of Backbone Division in the
1 November 2025
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Exodus Revisited
Michael ‘Burnsie’ BurnsColumnist PART I: Ha Eretz. It means Israel. I was born to Jewish parents, but saying our family had assimilated is an understatement:
1 November 2025
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Experiencing A True Right of Passage
A ‘Firepit Chat’ with Chris ChristopherPresident: Mentor, Discover, Inspire This month we consider men and rites of passage. As I think about my life these past
30 September 2025
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“No Explanation Was Given.”
Tom McCarterGuest Writer When I was growing up we moved several times and I was often the new kid in school. I would make a
30 September 2025
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Sacred Lessons of Initiation
Michael BurnsColumnist Initiation is sacred to me. It is when I peel away another layer of externally imposed identity to uncover more of who I
30 September 2025
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Manhood… A Slow, Quiet Process
Sandy PeisnerGuest Writer What is this? What are we doing? What in God’s name are we doing? What kind of lives are these? We’re like
30 September 2025
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To Need and Have Not
Vidal BudhuGuest Writer My name is Vidal Budhu. I have been a member of MDI1 since April 2024. I enjoy every meeting and the support
1 September 2025
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Live, Love, Lose, and Learn: Restarting Intimacy After 40 Years and a 15-Year Dry Spell
Jeffrey CravenGuest Writer I didn’t plan on a 15-year dry spell in my marriage. It’s not something I put on the calendar or penciled in
1 September 2025
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