masculinity

The Fear Inside of Me

The Fear Inside of Me

I’m going to come clean right up front and admit that this blog post about fear has been very difficult for me to write and has brought me to tears more than a few times.  The emotion of fear is so complicated and personal to me that I really struggled to turn my thoughts into words that would make any sense. 

Real Men Eat Pink Donuts with Sprinkles

Real Men Eat Pink Donuts with Sprinkles

I first met my friend Mike during my junior year in high school.  I had just switched from a Catholic private school to a public school and a longtime friend introduced me to him.  Mike was a quiet and shy guy on the surface and seemed a little mysterious to me.