by Fred Boyles | Jun 29, 2020 | Grieving, What Works on a Men's Team?
Fred Boyles MDI Contributor I have been on a men’s team for 31 years, and it has never gotten any easier when a man hides out. I’ve repeatedly told men via phone and texts that if they ever disappear, hide away or go into their proverbial...
by Craig Jones | Jun 1, 2020 | Confronting your Barriers, Craig Jones Notebook, Features, Uncategorized
Craig Jones Columnist My mom had dreams of being a published writer, and she always through the years referred to “The Writing,” rather than “My Writing.” I hadn’t thought of that until recently though it was there, hiding in plain sight....
by Dan Kempner | Apr 29, 2020 | Facing Your Fear, The Kempner Column
Dan Kempner Legacy Columnist I’m a New York Jew, which automatically makes me a little neurotic. It’s in the contract when you join that particular club. New York has a bad reputation, true, but on the other hand, if you could not say, “Oh yeah, I’ve been mugged three...
by Craig Jones | Apr 29, 2020 | Craig Jones Notebook, Facing Your Fear
Craig Jones Columnist I’m turning 67 this month and still don’t know if I might really be a coward. John Berryman My deepest and darkest fear is that, when it will most be needed, the courage vault will be empty. Indeed, the poet John Berryman once said...
by Dylan Stewart | Apr 25, 2020 | Facing Your Fear, North Star Man
Dylan Stewart Columnist I had just tucked my 12-year-old son into bed and come out to the living room to finish my writing when I heard his bedroom door creak open. I looked up and he was standing there. A strained look on his face. An unusual quiver in his body. I...
by Fred Boyles | Apr 25, 2020 | Facing Your Fear, What Works on a Men's Team?
Fred Boyles Guest Contributor Well, I am 73 with chronic bronchitis, diabetes, and other rotten things. My body type stores fat under my stomach muscles. The older I get, the easier it is to gain weight. The fat presses on my stomach and squeezes gastric gases into...
