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26 September 2018|
by MarshallHow God Provided in My Midlife Loneliness
by MarshallHow God Provided in My Midlife LonelinessArriving at my new house, I found no one there to greet me. I knew where my new housemates hid the key, so I let myself in. My emotions were almost more than I could take: fear, loneliness, and confusion.
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21 September 2018|
by TomI’m Still Ashamed to Talk About My Sexuality
by TomI’m Still Ashamed to Talk About My SexualityJust because I'm "out" doesn't mean I'm always going out of my way to talk about sexuality. Outside my closest friendships, I still don't feel comfortable sharing. I still feel ashamed of my sexuality. Even after all this time. All these stories, written or otherwise.
18 September 2018|
by RyanMy Battle with Male Body Image
by RyanMy Battle with Male Body ImageI remember being envious of the other boys who seemed so free in their bodies, so free with their bodies. I remember being envious of their slenderness, and later on, their muscles. I remember lying in bed wishing so hard that I could wake up and be miraculously thin. I remember knowing that I shouldn't hate my body but having no idea how to stop.
12 September 2018|
by Guest AuthorComing Out at College
by Guest AuthorComing Out at CollegeCollege held the hope for a fresh start. Home meant the weight of my double-life: the pain of lying about porn and "everything is okay" all the time; the great friendships that never felt deep or authentic enough for my broken self.
07 September 2018| by Guest AuthorA Personal, Vulnerable Conversation
by Guest AuthorA Personal, Vulnerable ConversationHenry and I had a great, heartfelt talk. But a realization hit me as we were talking: I don't want to share this conversation with anyone else. What we talked about that day was personal. Vulnerable.
04 September 2018| by Guest AuthorSingleness in a Silhouette
by Guest AuthorSingleness in a SilhouetteWe finished the day by taking silhouette pictures with the blazing orange-and-pink sky as our backdrop. My siblings lovingly kissed their spouses and lifted them up in the air as some of the most romantic and precious images I'd ever witnessed. I stayed to watch for a little while, knowing that no one would ask me if I wanted any pictures by myself. That would have been absurd, right? It didn't take long for me to reach the end of what I could handle with my family. So, I ran away.
01 September 2018|
by YOBOur New Bonus Podcast: The YOBALOGUE
by YOBOur New Bonus Podcast: The YOBALOGUEWe just launched our brand new monthly bonus podcast, The YOBALOGUE: it's sort of an "epilogue" to our regular show and a continuing dialogue with you, our faithful followers, featuring listener calls, comment feedback, cut content, and more.
30 August 2018| by MarshallMy Midlife Move 3,000 Miles Away
by MarshallMy Midlife Move 3,000 Miles AwayI was single with no children, free from almost all responsibility, and I realized I could move anywhere in the country and totally start over if I wanted it. The idea appealed to me the more I thought about it.
24 August 2018|
by MattFighting With My Best Friend
by MattFighting With My Best FriendI felt sick to my stomach that one complicated situation made me lash against someone who was very dear to my best friend's heart. I felt the whole situation was my fault, and I couldn't do anything to make it better.