Who Will be Legacy Magazine’s ‘MDI Man of the Year 2025’?
Since 2014, Legacy Magazine has crowned one man – a man deemed by his peers to be truly living the mission of MDI – as
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Legacy Magazine
November 2026
Me, Then & Now...
What Would I Say?
And Would He Listen?
Chris Christopher’s valedictory column as he prepares for
the peaceful transfer
of power.
Elders, even as they recede, lend weight and
mass to the impact of the waves
that follow.
Want to be a locksmith’s apprentice? Or just to install a new door lock? Either way,
follow these steps.
A young man walked past ‘teams’ without understanding.
Now, he knows a team
when he sees one.
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Articles, Columns & Features
About Us: The Masthead, November 2026
The ‘Masthead’ lists the publisher, editorial staff, and all other contributors to the operations and publication of MDI Legacy Magazine.
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Letters To the Editor…November 2026
Letters of 300 words or less are welcomed and may be submitted on any topic. Letters may be edited for length, accuracy, and clarity. Personal aspersions and/or other inappropriate language may be removed.
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Nominations are Open!
Coming Soon!!! The first MDI Legacy Podcasts!
We’ve created a high-production podcast series for the enjoyment and edification of MDI’s men. But the larger purpose is to bring what we do, what we’ve learned, and how we hold mature masculinity, to men from outside MDI. Watch this space for the first pods, currently in post-production. They will also be available on You Tube.
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Deadbolt! Installing a Locksmith’s Apprentice.
This time it’s technical…. but if you need a lock installed on one of your doors, here’s your primer. A list of tools, some step-by-step instructions, and presto! You’re a locksmith’s apprentice.
Matt Coddington
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No ‘Me’ in Team
Can one understand the true context of ‘team’ without having actually been part of one? For the author, at least, the answer was a simple ‘no.’ He cannot reach back to the past to instruct him nor can he, when all else fails, sing him his only song.
Michael 'Burnsie' Burns
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The Waves of Man
Yesterday my daughter asked, “Daddy, if hydrogen and oxygen are light enough to float, why is water so heavy?” I opened my mouth to answer
Dan Kempner
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Firepit Chat: The Finale!
In this, his valedictory column, the MDI president lays out his vision of the journey MDI can and must provide: the path to mature masculinity.
Chris Christopher
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The Good Stuff, Sooner
There’s so much our younger selves don’t know. We could get them to the good stuff quicker with a few choice morsels from our own experience. About girls, for example…
Mark Gofstein
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Dear Me,
A heartfelt note of advice to you – then – from the hard-earned lessons of one who knows you best: you, now.
Matthew Biswas
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If Only I, as a Young Man…
A man gets married too soon, and to the wrong woman. A conversation back in 2012 — before the fact — might have averted disaster. But alas, without the benefit of time travel, he was on his own.
Mathew Valdes
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Cheap Bastard in The Coops
A young hustler finds a way on the mean streets of Toronto. But when he brings his hustle to Jamaica the Mounties… well, they think they have their man.
Ron MacDonald
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