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The Sleepers
Sleep-deprivation, Walt Whitman, and ICE.
Feb 13
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Men are the fruit of women.
Dear Valor: Letters to My Son (#6)
Jan 20
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"You are always enough, beloved."
Dear Me 2025: A Letter to Ourselves (Year 3)
Dec 31, 2025
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Dear Me 2025
An annual community ritual of reflection
Dec 17, 2025
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Andrew Forsthoefel
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Annual Appeal 2025
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Dec 9, 2025
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40 postpartum tips for my bros
Apr 16, 2025
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Childbirth emasculates toxic masculinity
May 11, 2025
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Dec 4, 2024
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The Long Journey Home
Aug 17, 2023
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The Unmasked Face of God
My nine-month old is teaching me how to see.
Nov 11, 2025
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But who's face?
Oh, Man: Excepts (Part 9)
Oct 29, 2025
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Andrew Forsthoefel
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Resistance isn’t enough.
What we need is transformation.
Oct 8, 2025
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Andrew Forsthoefel
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High School Lockdown
How did it feel when they told you a shooter might be in the building?
Sep 19, 2025
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Andrew Forsthoefel
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Field Notes from the Zombie Apocalypse
Forgetting who we really are is the virus of our times.
Sep 4, 2025
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Andrew Forsthoefel
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Wrestling is for girls.
Oh, Man: Excerpts (Part 8)
Aug 20, 2025
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A Difficult Trip
Self-loathing needs love, that's all.
Aug 4, 2025
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Ekleipsis
A poem.
Jul 15, 2025
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We've gotta stop bombing each other.
A prayer.
Jul 3, 2025
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