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May 2014
The Godsmack
He gets this look on his face sometimes. My son who is nearly six.
It looks almost like panic.
I…
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The Single Dad Writer — A Tipsy Lit Guest Post
My son is gone half the time.
But he’s really gone more than that. Because he attends school or daycare…
The Moments
It was a slow death.
Not a major trauma—like a shooting or stabbing—that killed the marriage.
More like a terminal…
Too Many Spiders, Vol. 2
I am afraid.
I am afraid a lot. It’s because I scare easily.
Not over things I’d consider irrational.
Horror…
Unfit for Fatherhood
The baby wouldn’t come.
Push.
My wife was in pain. There was a large audience of doctors and nurses. I…
The Heaviest Laundry
I pulled the sexy underwear from the dryer.
Black.
Lace.
Hot.
It had been months since I’d touched her. But…
Check Yourself Before You Autocorrect Yourself
“Hey! What’s the name of that HBO show you keep telling me to watch?”
“A song of boners.”
“A song…
The Storm
My phone made a sound I’d never heard before.
I picked it up and looked at the screen. Tornado warning.…
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Many aspects of the human experience unite us.
Commonalities. Things we all share. Our DNA is similar. Our biology and…
The 95 Percent
“Hey, Matt! Why are you always talking about divorce!?!?”
Because next to things like air and food and water, I…
