War Stories About War Stories
More on the masculinity disease. Thomas Lux. Tunes that real men would probably hate.
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Get your guns. — AJD
After I spent the week contemplating my Little Boy Shit and wondering how I would get through a recent blast of insecurity and uncertainty in my life, I came across this interview on one of the podcasts I secretly enjoy called The Shawn Ryan Show.
Shawn Ryan was an ex-Navy Seal, who now interviews other Navy Seals (and conspiracy theorists, and “free speech absolutists,” and some other not-so-great people, which is why I tend not to smash the like button on it) who so casually spout off about “capture and kill” missions that you almost forget they’re talking about murdering other humans. I often wonder if many of my recent fears and overall sense of uselessness when it comes to protecting people stems from me watching too many of these guys say completely insane shit like this out loud.
This is a reminder that we need more men like me, Shawn Ryan, and Drago Dzieran, to write super-vulnerably for an upcoming feature about modern masculinity:
The next installment of What It’s Like is for men only. I want all the men who read TSB to tell me what they’re afraid of — your own Little Boy Shit. What is the thing that you never want the world to shine a light on? Now’s the time to share.
All contributors will remain anonymous. Go hard, go sad, let’s spill it all out.
Please keep contributions to under 500 words.
Send your stories here: tsbcheckins@thesmallbow.com
Subject: MAN STUFF
We’ve had a few excellent submissions (thank you), but I’d love around four more. And remember — anyone who submits gets three free months of TSB Sundays.
Okay. Now let’s hit this week’s Sunday so hard it doesn’t move. – AJD
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