Over the Side by Mike Cherry

Everything that is man made was made by men. But we usually don’t look at rising skyscrapers and marvel at the workers – electricians, boiler makers, door buckers, glaziers, ironworkers, lathers, rough carpenters, finishing carpenters, marble cutters, mail chute installers, plumbers, sprinkler installers, steamfitters, tin-knockers, tile workers, pipe fitters, bolters, heaters, catchers, buckers-up, and riveters

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Phys-ed by Joel Peckham

Joel Peckham’s “Phys-Ed” is both story and essay about masculinity, boys’ competitions on-field and off-, knocking a man down, identity, fitting in, family, sons & fathers, sex, beer, and rock ’n’ roll. He tumbles these subjects in our minds and sieves them for his truths, covering as much guy-territory as any piece in this anthology.

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