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Style Is a Difference, a Way of Doing It, a Way of Being Done
Charles Bukowski: “To do a dangerous thing with style is what I call art.” the bartender slides me a beer it runs down the bar like an Olympic sprinter, from FANTAVIOUS FRITZ on Vimeo. Credits: Words...
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Can Drinking Unlock Male Creativity?
Joseph Nowinski, Ph.D, addresses the idea that drinking alcohol can make you smarter. In May of this year the New York Daily News published an article titled Beer Makes Men Smarter, which got a lot of...
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The Poet as Archetype
The difference between being a male poet and being a gay man is that it has become increasingly acceptable to come out as gay. This was previously published on Bravado. Being a poet, and a male, is...
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Cheeky Online Dating Advice For Separated Men
A wishful thought: we’re all just one click away from a hot date. Newly separated? You immediately think Online Dating. An easy way back in, right? No strings, no attachments. Be who you want,...
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The Good Men Playlist: ‘The White Album’
Do you remember sitting on the floor of your bedroom with your buddy, listening to records and talking about life? Let’s do that, me and you. Right now. What’s it like to crawl so deeply inside an...
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When’s A Guy Good Enough?
A cab driver presents a rhetorical question and warns us about the dangers of higher education for men. ___ I heard a moving story from a taxi driver this week. When a public bus failed to arrive...
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There’s No Crying in Poetry
Bill Yarrow writes a surreal and humorous take on poetry, tears, and gender. — There’s No Crying in Poetry *** Read more of Bill Yarrow’s poetry. Interested in submitting poetry to The Good Men...
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Bukowski’s Scream
Embed from Getty Images — … but as a young man I know that he got me through the factories, past the whores, lifted me high through the night and put me down in a better place.—Charles Bukowski,...
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I Slept With Charles Bukowski and He Saved My Life
Embed from Getty Images I did. I really did sleep with Charles Bukowski. What? Don’t look at me like that. At least hear me out. You’re so cynical. Charles is too, but he’s not as bad as you. Look, it...
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Poetry, Therapy, and Becoming a Good Man
Poetry Editor Charlie Bondhus writes about poetry, problem-solving, and how writing well can help you become a better man. — Much has been written about the efficacy of poetry therapy–a process by...
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Walking, and Writing, Through the Fire
What matters most is how well you walk through the fire. ~ Charles Bukowski I discovered Charles Bukowski amidst my divorce. I was in my late 30’s and reading like a fiend to distract, fill time,...
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Radical Acceptance in the Face of Adversity
The 1920s shat out a polarizing individual. He was a gambler, whoremonger, cheater, abuser, thief, and a drunk. And while being a disgusting and repulsive man on the surface, he actually had more depth...
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What Matters Most Is How You Walk Through the Fire
Last year our beloved cat Skye enjoyed a spoonful of cream, sauntered into my son’s room, and dropped dead. He was only a year old Maine Coon, but apparently, the breed is prone to underlying heart...
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