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fathers day

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How I Learned to Hope Again

  • Abraham A. Joven
  • June 14, 2018
And in order to hope, I have to once more believe—in the midst of unrelenting dark—that light exists even if I cannot see it.
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  • Marissa Korbel
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The Thread: The Masked Man

  • Marissa Korbel
  • June 12, 2018
What I know and don’t know about men matters. What men know and don’t know about themselves matters more.
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What to Read When Everyone Is Celebrating Dads

  • The Rumpus
  • June 16, 2017
Whether you are celebrating your father or cursing his name this Father's Day, here's a list of very good books about fathers from writers we love.
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  • Allyson McCabe
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Wanted/Needed/Loved: Brendan Canty’s Vintage Drums

  • Allyson McCabe and Esme Blegvad
  • June 15, 2017
I just remember when I first started playing that set how beautiful and perfect it was. Having a real instrument really made a difference. I started really playing!
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The Storming Bohemian Punks the Muse #31: Pulling the Trigger on Father’s Day

  • Charles Kruger
  • June 2, 2017
June is an ambivalent month for me. As a child it meant the start of summer vacation, and weeks spent at my grandparent’s beautiful beach home in Hyannisport. This was…
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Weekend Rumpus Roundup

  • Max Gray
  • June 20, 2016
First, the irreverent Eaton Hamilton recounts her history with pulmonary illness in gripping detail in the Saturday Essay. Hamilton, an aspiring animal researcher, discards her educational goals when the reality of…
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Fathers, and Stories, and Father’s Day Stories from the Sunday Rumpus

  • Martha Bayne
  • June 19, 2016
This time last year I sat for days with my father in his room at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle, recording his voice as he narrated the story of his…
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Awful (Fictional) Fathers

  • Victor Luo
  • June 16, 2016
With Father’s Day just around the corner, we’re tasked with remembering all the good things about our fathers, which can be difficult. What might help? Remembering just how bad other…
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The Saturday Rumpus Essay: Stepfatherhood

  • Sharon Harrigan
  • June 20, 2015
“He was my real dad,” she says. “I just happened to have two.”
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Dads

  • Lisa Dusenbery
  • June 15, 2012
In honor of Father’s Day, artists Jon Cotner and Claire Hamilton photograph dads and record the memorable moments of their fatherhood. “Theo’s favorite book is Freight Train. The first time…
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