There are a lot of things I'm not qualified to write about (of course,
this has never stopped writers before). But one of the things I feel
I'm eminently qualified to do is write about love. I've been in love
more than once. I've been in too many relationships to count. Some of
them have been horrendous slogs, others ephemeral + dramatic flare-ups, +
quite a few fell somewhere in between. Either way, one thing I'm good
at is connected to one thing I believe in wholeheartedly, which is the
capacity for humans to love + the redemptive place that love can play in
our culture. My life would have no value without it. My best writing
comes from a place of love (of characters, places, experiences,
languages, ideas, etc., etc.). My best relationships are overflowing
with that stuff too. Anyway, this time I wrote a lyrical essay about my relationship with LB, which the Good Men Project was
happy to publish because they love it when men talk about love. If you
have time, I hope you'll read it + tell me what you think about my
piece, "How to Stay in Love."Lyrical Essay about Staying in Love Published at the Good Men Project
There are a lot of things I'm not qualified to write about (of course,
this has never stopped writers before). But one of the things I feel
I'm eminently qualified to do is write about love. I've been in love
more than once. I've been in too many relationships to count. Some of
them have been horrendous slogs, others ephemeral + dramatic flare-ups, +
quite a few fell somewhere in between. Either way, one thing I'm good
at is connected to one thing I believe in wholeheartedly, which is the
capacity for humans to love + the redemptive place that love can play in
our culture. My life would have no value without it. My best writing
comes from a place of love (of characters, places, experiences,
languages, ideas, etc., etc.). My best relationships are overflowing
with that stuff too. Anyway, this time I wrote a lyrical essay about my relationship with LB, which the Good Men Project was
happy to publish because they love it when men talk about love. If you
have time, I hope you'll read it + tell me what you think about my
piece, "How to Stay in Love."