Divorce

The Man in the Mirror
I see him every morning when I step out of the shower. We stare at one another again while I’m…
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How Writing Brought Me Back to Life
I died a little the moment my wife told me over dinner she wasn’t sure she loved me anymore. The…
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The One Where Everything’s Different
At 4:37 a.m. Central Time, I turned 35. I’m completely unfazed. I’m less interested and less affected by the occasion…
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The Dream Weaver
As the clock ticked down on my marriage, I was a total wreck of a human being. I faked it…
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Play ‘Til the Ninth Inning
Two horrible things happened to me after turning 30. I lost my job. And I lost my family. In both…
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Nothing Quite Like Home
It’s almost an out-of-body experience. Those moments when you’re somewhere else, seeing something with your own eyes that matters to…
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How to Crowdsource Book-Writing Ideas
I’m going to die. I could be well over halfway to the end as I sit here and type. And…
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An Open Letter to Shitty Husbands, Vol. 6
You think you’re being nice. But you’re not. You think you’re doing her a favor. But you’re not. You think…
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The Greatest Generation
After my parents came back to the house to tell me which one of them I was going to live…
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“Dad! I Have to Show You Something.”
Uh-oh. That can mean so many things. “Daaaad! I have to show you something,” my five-year-old yelled from down the…
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