An Ordinary Disaster

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I know, I know, I stated off the year with some new writing—and then… some things happened.

Today’s essay is part of a seventh series by a group of men writing here on Substack including myself, , , , , and .

I fell into a trap with AI-assisted writing earlier this year.

This is part of a new series on addiction and intuition called The Intuitive Mirror.

This is part of a new series on addiction and intuition called The Intuitive Mirror.

This is part of a new series on addiction and intuition called The Intuitive Mirror.

I was getting ready to take the dog to the beach and I thought, I could stop and get a coffee on the way, that sure would be nice.

Today’s essay is part of a sixth series by a group of men writing here on Substack including myself, , , , , and .

Today’s essay is part of a fifth series by a group of men writing here on Substack including myself, , , , , and .

Once in a while I get a really nice, crisp, clear message.

Today’s essay is part of a fourth series by six men writing here on Substack including myself, , , , , and .

This is a follow-up to the series on “recovery” that and I did earlier this year.

This is part of the third writing series by a group of men writing on Substack that includes myself,, ,, , and .

photo by the author On the cusp of the new year I find myself feeling that I have less to say.

This conversation is part of an ongoing series of conversations with fellow writers, including several on Substack such as and Sex at Dawn author as well as others including addiction expert Dr.

For a stronger piece covering my thoughts on “Recovery,” please check out Against Recovery, which I wrote as a follow up a few months after this post.

This conversation is part of an ongoing series of conversations with fellow writers including several on Substack such as and Sex at Dawn author as well as others including addiction expert Dr.

Inspired by recent conversations about growth, an upcoming exchange with and one of her posts, I felt to explore the subject of change and growth a bit further.