Water I’ve Loved: Safety First
January 20th, 2023 | by Pam Wye
My father pulled onto the shoulder of the highway to Cape Cod
Browsing the "Fathers" Tag
I Didn’t Know If I Could Love You
June 27th, 2022 | by Alexandria Bolden
Uncertainty is natural, but hope is real. And if you rely on it, lean into it, the hope outweighs the uncertainty and the doubt every time
In the World Where My Father Is Dying
August 24th, 2021 | by Jennifer Samson-Acker
In the world before my father was dying, hospitals were hopeful, exciting, and filled with surprise—jelly smeared on my growing uterus, ultrasounds listening for the thump, thump, thump
Not Necessary
August 28th, 2020 | by Teresa Yang
Early on I realized my dad was washing dishes without soap in the same sink where he oftentimes brushed his teeth, then storing them like wet sweaters in the unused, suspiciously moldy, dishwasher
“I Was in Prison—A Lot”: Sosha Lewis on Facing Her Estranged Father
September 21st, 2016 | by Sosha Lewis
My cell phone rang when I was on my way to the hospital to meet my nephew. It startled me.
BREATHING UNDER WATER by Renee Macalino Rutledge
July 11th, 2016 | by Renee Macalino Rutledge
We are in line for snorkel equipment at Hanauma Bay. I know Maya is nervous because of all the questions
The Necessity of Not Drowning by SARAH MARIA MEDINA
August 18th, 2015 | by Sarah Maria Medina
The cherry trees along the road pop pink buds that fall now like snow, and summer comes hot and sweaty
“You Will Be the Center of Her World”: RUXANDRA GUIDI on Jealousy
February 10th, 2015 | by Ruxandra Guidi
I stood over the stove, making dinner, while my husband entertained our two year-old daughter. “I’ll take a picture of
TOMAS MONIZ on RAD DAD MAGAZINE
May 6th, 2014 | by Tomas Moniz
As a twenty-one-year-old father, I was served papers by the county of Santa Barbara to officially notify me that I