Fragile men had no place in Western American history stories about the savage frontier and cruel hardships. Nor in the early industrialization with mighty oil, steel, and railroad barons casting their deepening shadows across the land. Writers found other virtues to extoll other than common frailties. The western frontier needed stories of valor and sacrifice […]
FRAGILE MEN CLUB? YOU’RE ALREADY SIGNED UP
April 24, 2024 by David Gillaspie
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NO RESPECT FOR FRAGILE MEN?
November 2, 2022 by David Gillaspie

‘No respect’ shows up when you least expect it. At least that’s when it should show up; out of the blue, left field, from nowhere. And it hurts feelings. How many times has it happened to you?
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