The Sweetest Sound

I heard noise most of my life--deafening noise that made me do crazy things--until one day I found the music.

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Blindfolded by John Oliver Our Daughter, Kate,

John Oliver was on the front lines in the first Iraq war as a member of the 82nd Airborne. He survived the war but came home to Fort Brag and had to deal with something even more difficult. This ...

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Heart of a Beginner

Andre Tippet, NFL Hall of Famer, writes about growing up in Newark and the role martial arts played in saving his life and making him a football player. This essay is part of THE GOOD MEN PROJECT.

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The Good Men Project Introduction

The introduction to our anthology about being a father, son, husband, and worker. Includes discussion of my visits to prison and sharing the book with my 13 year old son Seamus.

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To the Moon & Back

Why Valentines Day, even for us guys, is a special day.

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Structural Failure

Amin Ahmad's essay contribution to THE GOOD MEN PROJECT about being an Indian-American architect in a bad marriage and finding his only true friend is an African American janitor. Be sure to check...

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The Good Men Project in MS Magazine

A nice little mention in the feminist bible on why men can actually be GOOD!

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My Talk With Nick Flynn

My sit down with Poet and Writer Nick Flynn, author of the new book THE TICKING IS THE BOMB

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Questioning My Faith

Meditations on spirit, religion and the Moon

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Shooting the Truth

On war, manhood, and truth by Pulitzer prize nominated photographer and writer Michael Kamber for THE GOOD MEN PROJECT. Includes his photos and video.

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No One Saw a Thing

Jeffrey Wallace's essay for THE GOOD MEN PROJECT about dealing with his son's autism

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Blood-Spattered

This is Julio Medina's story from our anthology THE GOOD MEN PROJECT. I wrote his story based on interviews we did at his Harlem office of Exodus Transitional Community

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  Ten Men

Ten Good Men

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Work or Love: Did Grey's Anatomy Actually Hit o...

Freud said Work and Love is all there is, but how the hell do you balance both whether your a man or a woman in 2010?

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Poker Face

Why I think Lady GaGa is a powerful force for good...

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Why I Want to Be Elizabeth Gilbert

Why I Want to be Elizabeth Gilbert With the release Elizabeth Gilbert's newest volume of real-woman-realtime narrative I am again reminded of the difference between us guys and you gals. I also fin...

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"THE GOOD MEN PROJECT" - TOM MATLACK

"Crash & Learn" is my first person essay featured in THE GOOD MEN PROJECT, a book of 31 first person stories on manhood by men of all walks of life that I edited. It's available on Amazon: http:/...

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