Modern Love
Bedtime Stories: Adventures in the Land of Single-Fatherhood
Three years ago, I happened upon a “Modern Love” column in the New York Times called “Who’s that lady in the bedroom, Daddy?“
It was the first time I’d read an honest, open piece by a single dad who was parenting solo — and trying to date. I wanted to invite that writer, Trey Ellis, out [...]
Let’s not get to know each other…
I don’t know if anyone here read the recent Modern Love College Essay Runner-Up about, “Why Spoil Great Sex by Dating?” (thanks for sending this one, Dr. Leah!).
Joel Walkowski, a senior at the University of Southern California, writes that:
“We might dally in the land of easy sex and stilted text-message flirtation, but deep down we [...]
Let this single dad tell you a bedtime story…
In 2005, as I was shopping around the proposal for Single Mom Seeking, I read this “Modern Love” column in the New York Times called “Who’s that lady in the bedroom, Daddy?”
I was giddy. At last, a single dad who told the truth about trying to date and parent at the same time! I wanted [...]
My Favorite Divorced Dad Blogs
Tell me if I’m wrong, but there aren’t too many single dads out there writing blogs. C’mon guys, where are you? Speak up, please.
Trey Ellis, one of my favorite single dad bloggers, kindly responded to my email in 2005, after I wrote to him. I’d just read his brilliant Modern Love column in the New [...]
Yes, that is me on the cover, in front of my editor's sofa, in a precarious pose... You can get your own copy here:
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