Masculinity Stories

Stream of Consciousness Writing to Celebrate & Champion the KLONDIKE GOLDRUSH of The Women's Health Research Movement. Are a Publisher? Excellent. I'm ready receive the Grant Funding from Our Canadian Government. As well, I'm ready to work with a team of Researchers and Documentary Filmmakers to help me compose My Textbook On and For Neurodivergent Women. Oh, Darling, if Telefilm Canada has anything to say about it, it'll be a Knock-Out at TIFF! Health Ministers of Canada? Hi. I see we're quite good at identifying the symptoms and staying prudently reactive to "Mental Health Disorders." Fun. Just out of curiosity, is there any global interest in shifting to Proactive Solutions. Yes, Darling: I've plenty to share and with Several Decades of Life Experience to boot. No. Quite frankly, this is My Research Pilot. I've looked around at the ones available, and, everyone seems to be headstrong on data collection of what's already been done. I'd like to prove Where This Is All Going. Darling, I'm simply in the business of Sourcing for Solutions because we all want to Move Forward. Don't you? Oh! And, to be clear: I'm exceptionally devoted to Ending Violence Against Women Indefinitely. Dear Reader, Did You Know: When we end violence against women, we simultaneously end the men's loneliness epidemic. Mmhmm! And, do you know what is an Exceptionally Likely Consequence of that Scientific Venture? That's right - you guessed it! It's Solving Climate Change! Excellent! So! We're all on board. Who's house are we throwing the party at? Oh, Darling, t'would be quite the House Warming, for sure. Unlike any I've ever hosted. ...Ready For It? *** Mature Content for Adults Only* Those who are Amiable & Adaptable to Change, of course.

He did everything a man was supposed to do. He worked. He provided. He endured. But in the quiet moments, a question haunted him- Was he ever enough? This is not a story about heroes. This is a story about a husband, a father, and the silent weight of expectation. About love that feels uncertain. About worth measured in silence. About the fear of being replaced without ever being told why. Some wounds are not loud. Some battles are fought inside. And sometimes, the hardest question a man can ask is the simplest one: Am I enough?

They used to say that if you heard shouting near the old basketball courts in Riverside Park, it was either a fight-or it was Maeeve Travers and Riley Donnovan in the same place at the same time. They had hated each other since they were seven. It started with a broken swing set and a bloody nose. Maeeve had accused Riley of cutting in line. Riley had accused Maeeve of cheating at tag. From then on, they were rivals in everything-track meets, weightlifting competitions, pickup football games, even who could carry more grocery bags for Mrs. Delaney down the street. And then one night, everything changed.

in a country draped in red, white, and blue, a group of black boys fight to breathe through racism, abuse, addiction, and the silence that was never meant to protect them.

Boy, Unarmored: Things I Don't Say Out Loud is a collection of deeply personal poems about what it means to live honestly in your own skin. These pages move through ordinary days and private battles - work stress and quiet ambition, depression and resilience, love and loss, longing and healing. Some poems explore sexuality and masculinity. Others sit in grief. Some linger in softness. Some push back against it. At its core, this book isn't about one identity. It's about being human - complicated, contradictory, tired, hopeful, afraid, brave. Written without armor and without apology, these poems come from late nights, early mornings, breakrooms, car rides, and the in-between spaces where we actually live. If you've ever carried more than you let on, this collection is for you.

A collection of the poems I wrote for Savannah Brown's escapril tag on Instagram. The poems range from magical and powerful to bleak and existential and they spell a journey of the thoughts and feelings I experienced over the month.

A recently out divorcee must explore his identity and how to not be the straight-acting man he's been his whole life. Just when he has found his footing, a flamboyant trans man jumbles up his ideas about what it means to be gay, to be masculine, to be a man. *** Edwin realises he's gay at the ripe age of 56. Coming-out should set him free to finally explore his sexuality, but honestly? He feels lost. He's getting a divorce after thirty years of marriage, half of his friends turn out to be homophobes, he feels an interloper in LGBT places, and for the first time ever, he's living alone. His only remaining certainty - the one he's risked everything for - is that he's attracted to men. To affirm his sexuality, Edwin focuses on everything masculine and seeks out gay men like him. But just when he finds his footing, a flamboyant gay man jumbles up all his ideas about what it means to be gay, to be masculine, to be a man. If Edwin wants to find his community, he'll need to re-examine what it takes to belong. *** Cover by the amazing @SmokeAndOranges! Cover image found by @galaxiesuniverses

"Legs down Tessa," My mom sighed tiredly, annoyance seeping through her tone. I immediately put my legs down and sat like how a lady would- knees crossed. She passed the living room after she gave me a piercing glance. "Don't do anything I wouldn't do." "Sure will, Ma." I chirped, "Bye!" She slammed the door after she gave a small wave in response. I flinched involuntarily as slight muffles came from under the couch. I sighed irritatedly as I pulled out the cushions of the couch. "Get out now." "But the party, just started." A blonde head popping out of the couch. Zeke gave a cheshire cat's smile as he held his phone; his phone screen illuminated with the four letters- SENT. "Babe." What have I got myself into? _________________________________________________________________________________ Tessa Encè was always more masculine than feminine. She was a knight in worn out converse; she always prefered- swords over tea parties, cars over manicures. She was the living opposite of everything girly- a tomboy. Zeke Goreiź was the infamous bad boy of Live High. He smokes unlit cigarettes and drinks root beer; he was only a bad boy actor, but when was anyone interested in knowing that. And when was combining unknown chemicals with each other a good idea? It never was. However that never stopped scientists- certainly cupid wants in. One arrow, one party. And we got an official mess. (The prologue seems like a historical fiction but it is not, I swear- so don't give up on my book just like that. I swear you won't regret it.)

How me, a 14 year old boy, views the world. Read the book to get inside of the mind of a teenager who wants to get successful and be a man with honour, pride and ambition.

“Like charges repel and unlike charges attract” - Coulomb's law. But it was not surprising in our nature as humans to see the likes of boys hanging out with boys and girls hanging out with girls, attitude was out of the question, when you were a kid, you’d prefer to hang out with someone of the same gender, and there’s a big chance that you’ll bring this idea until you grow up. Unless of course, when we’re talking about love. Jace Langston was not a part of this system. Instead of joining the rightful packs of the male population, he somewhat managed to infiltrate the high ranks of the opposite gender and has seven female best friends to prove it. He’s smart, talented and quite straight if you look from a different perspective, but one day he decided for it to stop. No more questions about his sexuality, no more teasing and joking around about his preferences and most of all, no more questions about his masculinity. Trapped into the responsibility of transforming their best friend into the typical-normal guy nowadays, the seven girl friends came up with a witty and outrageous plan for Jace to be the new Adonis of the century. But the real question is, would he be able to handle it?

"a summer calm laid its soothing hand over everything, like death." - sylvia plath © dreamsuckle 2021

Inspiring strong and masculine men

This short story explores ideas of gender roles and their negative impacts on society, as well as the concept of childhood trauma, and the idea of male weakness. (Not inherent weakness, but countering the idea of inherent masculine strength) The story chronicles the life of a woman and her son in a non-specific 20th century setting, and follows them from the mother's childhood, to the son's adulthood, to the mother's death. Please enjoy.

Chuck hates hardware stores. He hates all the tools he can't name. He hates the employees who look down on him for not knowing how to build a house from scratch. He hates the smell of sawdust and spilled paint. But Chuck hates spiders more. Fortunately, the kind folks at Haney's Hardware have just the product for him...

When thirty-year-old Josh wakes up in a realm of eternal twilight, he's reunited with three long-lost best friends-friends lost to time, adulthood, and the ache of silence. In this strange and beautiful dimension where healing is real and laughter is sacred, they share meals, wrestle old regrets, and begin to mend the wounds they never dared name. But as many have learned-every beginning holds an end. A hidden clock begins to tick. And Josh must face the truth: can he truly heal before time runs out? Soft, magical, and deeply human, The Brothers from the Other Dimension is a journey through memory, male friendship, emotional restoration, and the bittersweet miracle of being chosen-again.

A closer view of the macho mentality that has plagued our media (i.e. advertisements). I received great reviews when I presented this in my college class.

16 year old, Gregory Williams, being obese, unintelligent, unattractive, disgusting, with a ruined beard, and a dropout from college, tries to flirt with a beautiful, high-value woman. "Creep.", she say's as she turns around and walk's to another man. The man was tall, handsome, had a great physique, and everything else which Gregory wasn't. The man seems to be successful, and rich. He felt ashamed, as he took a walk in the park. He noticed a man meditating and asked him about what he was doing. The man explained what it is, and why was he doing it. He was the man Gregory wanted to be like. Explore Gregory's story of self-improvement, and learn The Secrets Of A Great Man.

# The Truth in Blood In a war-torn nation divided between the legitimate White Tree government and the rebel Piloes forces, survival means choosing sides. But for Liora, a noblewoman with forgotten memories and blood-stained hands, every choice leads deeper into darkness. After months of peace living among shepherds, watching the man she loves die in her arms shatters her world once again. Now she's caught between military commanders playing a deadly game of chess with human pieces. There's Beowulf, the cultured officer whose protection feels like another kind of cage, and Lieutenant Kane, the southern-born killer whose moral compass wavers between duty and humanity. But the most dangerous player is General Vale, whose secret military division creates soldiers stripped of everything except lethal precision. As Vale's hunting dogs close in, Liora must confront the possibility that her forgotten past holds truths powerful men would kill to keep buried. In a world where loyalty shifts like morning mist and truth comes with a price paid in blood, survival might mean becoming the monster everyone thinks she is. *The Truth in Blood* is a dark historical romance set against a backdrop of civil war, political intrigue, and the cost of remembering what was meant to stay forgotten. This unflinching tale explores trauma, redemption, and the razor's edge between survival and surrender. Content Warning: This book contains graphic violence, themes of war trauma, torture, and moral ambiguity. Recommended for mature readers.