Essays
Essays
The Essays of David A. Estringel
"Who Says It Gets Better?"
"Who Says It Gets Better?"
Originally published at Specter Magazine June 2011, online
"Seven Steps to Turn Boys into Men"
"Seven Steps to Turn Boys into Men"
Originally published at The Good Men Project November 4, 2018, online
"A Boy and His Dog: Finding Strengths and the Capacity to Love through Grief and Loss"
"A Boy and His Dog: Finding Strengths and the Capacity to Love through Grief and Loss"
Originally published at The Good Men Project / "Going Grey with David Estringel" weekly column November 11, 2018, online
"Aging Out: The Nuts n Bolts of Transitioning into the Gay Man's Limbo of Middle-Age"
"Aging Out: The Nuts n Bolts of Transitioning into the Gay Man's Limbo of Middle-Age"
Originally published at The Good Men Project / "Going Grey with David Estringel" weekly column November 18, 2018, online
"My Male Mid-Life Crisis: The Ultimate Do-Over"
"My Male Mid-Life Crisis: The Ultimate Do-Over"
Originally published at The Good Men Project / "Going Grey with David Estringel" weekly column November 25, 2018, online
"Thanksgiving Redux: Part I: Seeing Family for the First Time through a Man's Eyes"
"Thanksgiving Redux: Part I: Seeing Family for the First Time through a Man's Eyes"
Originally published at The Good Men Project / "Going Grey with David Estringel" weekly column December 1, 2018, online
"Thanksgiving Redux: Part II: The Changing Family Roles of a Middle-Aged Hispanic Man"
"Thanksgiving Redux: Part II: The Changing Family Roles of a Middle-Aged Hispanic Man"
Originally published at The Good Men Project / "Going Grey with David Estringel" weekly column December 2, 2018, online
"My Toxic Masculinity: A 31-Day Detox"
"My Toxic Masculinity: A 31-Day Detox"
Originally published at The Good Men Project / "Going Grey with David Estringel" weekly column December 3, 2018, online
"My Toxic Masculinity: A 28-Day Detox - Day #1 (Work)"
"My Toxic Masculinity: A 28-Day Detox - Day #1 (Work)"
Originally published at The Good Men Project / "Going Grey with David Estringel" weekly column December 4, 2018, online
"My Toxic Masculinity: A 28-Day Detox - Day #2 (Success)"
"My Toxic Masculinity: A 28-Day Detox - Day #2 (Success)"
Originally published at The Good Men Project / "Going Grey with David Estringel" weekly column December 5, 2018, online
"My Toxic Masculinity: A 28-Day Detox - Day #3 (Control)"
"My Toxic Masculinity: A 28-Day Detox - Day #3 (Control)"
Originally published at The Good Men Project / "Going Grey with David Estringel" weekly column December 6, 2018, online
"My Toxic Masculinity: A 28-Day Detox - Day #4 (Stoicism)"
"My Toxic Masculinity: A 28-Day Detox - Day #4 (Stoicism)"
Originally published at The Good Men Project / "Going Grey with David Estringel" weekly column December 9, 2018, online
"My Toxic Masculinity: A 28-Day Detox - Day #5 (Anger)"
"My Toxic Masculinity: A 28-Day Detox - Day #5 (Anger)"
Originally published at The Good Men Project / "Going Grey with David Estringel" weekly column December 10, 2018, online
"My Toxic Masculinity: A 28-Day Detox - Day #6 (Physicality)"
"My Toxic Masculinity: A 28-Day Detox - Day #6 (Physicality)"
Originally published at The Good Men Project / "Going Grey with David Estringel" weekly column December 15, 2018, online
"My Toxic Masculinity: A 28-Day Detox - Day #8 (Saving Face)"
"My Toxic Masculinity: A 28-Day Detox - Day #8 (Saving Face)"
Originally published at The Good Men Project / "Going Grey with David Estringel" weekly column December 23, 2018, online
"My Toxic Masculinity: A 28-Day Detox - Day #9 (Knowing It All)"
"My Toxic Masculinity: A 28-Day Detox - Day #9 (Knowing It All)"
Originally published at The Good Men Project / "Going Grey with David Estringel" weekly column December 30, 2018, online
“My Toxic Masculinity: Looking Backwards, Looking Forward”
“My Toxic Masculinity: Looking Backwards, Looking Forward”
Originally published at The Good Men Project / "Going Grey with David Estringel" weekly column January 6, 2019, online
“Living Life, Dangerously”
“Living Life, Dangerously”
Originally published at The Good Men Project / "Going Grey with David Estringel" weekly column January 13, 2019, online
“Who Are You Calling Toxic?”
“Who Are You Calling Toxic?”
Originally published at The Good Men Project / "Going Grey with David Estringel" weekly column January 20, 2019, online
“True Prosperity”
“True Prosperity”
Originally published at The Good Men Project / "Going Grey with David Estringel" weekly column February 3, 2019, online
“Men Who Can't Not Write (A Call for Submissions)”
“Men Who Can't Not Write (A Call for Submissions)”
Originally published at The Good Men Project / "Going Grey with David Estringel" weekly column February 5, 2019, online
“Loving the Man in the Mirror”
“Loving the Man in the Mirror”
Originally published at The Good Men Project / "Going Grey with David Estringel" weekly column February 5, 2019, online
“Maintaining the High Road when Things Get Rocky”
“Maintaining the High Road when Things Get Rocky”
Originally published at The Good Men Project / "Going Grey with David Estringel" weekly column February 9, 2019, online
“On the Outside, Looking In - Part I”
“On the Outside, Looking In - Part I”
Originally published at The Good Men Project / "Going Grey with David Estringel" weekly column February 10, 2019, online
“On the Outside, Looking In - Part II”
“On the Outside, Looking In - Part II”
Originally published at The Good Men Project / "Going Grey with David Estringel" weekly column February 10, 2019, online
“On the Outside, Looking In”
“On the Outside, Looking In”
Published at Channillo / "Words from the Fringe: The Big, Bad World of Outsider Lit" February 9, 2019, online [reprint]
“'Fulfillment' in 100 Words”
“'Fulfillment' in 100 Words”
Originally published at The Good Men Project / "Going Grey with David Estringel" weekly column February 11, 2019, online
“Failure: Friend, not Foe"
“Failure: Friend, not Foe"
Originally published at The Good Men Project / "Going Grey with David Estringel" weekly column February 16, 2019, online
“The Challenge of Nourishing the Creative-Self in a Mundane World"
“The Challenge of Nourishing the Creative-Self in a Mundane World"
Originally published at The Good Men Project / "Going Grey with David Estringel" weekly column February 17, 2019, online; Channillo / "Words from the Fringe: The Big, Bad World of Outsider Lit" weekly column February 17, 2019, online
'Another St. Valentine's Day Is Dead and Buried and I'm Still Single.'
'Another St. Valentine's Day Is Dead and Buried and I'm Still Single.'
Originally published at The Good Men Project / "Going Grey with David Estringel" weekly column February 17, 2019, online
"'Forgiveness' in 100 Words"
"'Forgiveness' in 100 Words"
Originally published at The Good Men Project / "Going Grey with David Estringel" weekly column February 18, 2019, online
"'Acceptance' in 100 Words"
"'Acceptance' in 100 Words"
Originally published at The Good Men Project / "Going Grey with David Estringel" weekly column February 20, 2019, online
"The Story of Us"
"The Story of Us"
Originally published at The Good Men Project / "Going Grey with David Estringel" weekly column February 24, 2019, online
“Getting Down to Brass Tacks”
“Getting Down to Brass Tacks”
Originally published at david a. estringel - February 24, 2019, online; Channillo February 24, 2019, online [reprint]
“Finding My Higher Power”
“Finding My Higher Power”
Originally published at The Good Men Project March 3, 2019, online
“The Day I Learned How To Pray”
“The Day I Learned How To Pray”
Originally published at The Good Men Project March 10, 2019, online
“Navigating Higher Education and the ‘New’ Student Body (A Call for Submissions)”
“Navigating Higher Education and the ‘New’ Student Body (A Call for Submissions)”
Originally published at The Good Men Project March 13, 2019, online
“'Honesty' in 100 Words”
“'Honesty' in 100 Words”
Originally published at The Good Men Project March 17, 2019, online
“Taming the Monster Lives We Have Created”
“Taming the Monster Lives We Have Created”
Originally published at The Good Men Project March 24, 2019, online
"Six Invaluable Tips for Publishing Your Stories"
"Six Invaluable Tips for Publishing Your Stories"
Originally published at Writing Workshops Dallas November 11, 2019, online; A Writer's Life November 13, 2019, online [reprint]
More essays to come...
More essays to come...
Originally published at The Good Men Project / "Going Grey with David Estringel" weekly column - pending publication (online)