A powerful personal essay on queer masculinity, anger, and healing. Erick DuPree explores male wounds, the hero’s journey, and why masculinity isn’t toxic by nature—but in need of community, kinship, and care. Reclaiming manhood starts with letting ourselves be angry.
Rambo began as a brutal critique of war but became a symbol of American exceptionalism and toxic masculinity. This essay exposes how Hollywood rewrote a war criminal into a hero—and what that says about our need for moral clarity and mythic manhood.
A personal essay exploring fatherlessness, gender norms, and queer identity—unpacking what it means to be “man enough” in a world that punishes softness and fetishizes masculinity.
Explore the emotional journey of choosing self-preservation over societal expectations of forgiveness in this poignant reflection on a father's death and a queer individual's fight for healing and self-worth.
Inheriting my grandfather’s Civil War chess set taught me lessons in patience, quiet masculinity, and legacy — a reminder that time, like chess, is only valued once it’s been spent.
Frank Castle, Marvel’s Punisher, isn’t a hero—he’s a mirror. This blog explores why men are drawn to his brutal honesty, sacrifice, and vigilante justice. From grief and rage to redemption and control, discover what The Punisher reveals about modern masculinity and the war within.