Entering a new phase of fatherhood, I felt the need to honor the passage in some form. Rituals are scarce these days, but markers along the path serve, in some way, those who follow. The path opened when I noticed the words, ones that I’ve said so many times, appeared different: “The boys.” They will […]

Nearly 22 years ago I stepped on a path that I knew long before. How I knew I cannot say, but I, as certain as anything in life, always knew I would be a father.