“If more men were capable of this
kind of humility and vulnerability, who knows what changes we might see in our definitions of masculinity?”
“If more men were capable of this kind of humility and vulnerability, who knows what changes we might see in our definitions of masculinity?”
“If more men were capable of this kind of humility and vulnerability, who knows what changes we might see in our definitions of masculinity?”
—LOS ANGELES REVIEW OF BOOKS
And You Will
Call It Fate
And You Will
Call It Fate
And You Will
Call It Fate
And You Will
Call It Fate
From the author of The
Distance Between comes a
gripping new memoir about
power, identity, and the forces
that bend our lives in
unexpected directions.
From the author of The
Distance Between comes a gripping new memoir aboutpower, identity, and the forces that bend our lives in unexpected directions.
“A stunningly
clear-eyed exploration of
masculinity…exactly the
book the world needs.”
“A stunningly
clear-eyed exploration of masculinity…exactly the book the world needs.”
“A stunningly
clear-eyed exploration of
masculinity…exactly the
book the world needs.”
“A stunningly
clear-eyed exploration of masculinity…exactly the book the world needs.”
— Kristi Coulter
author of Exit Interview: The Life and
Death of My Ambitious Career
Coming March 2026 from the University of Nebraska Press
Also by Timothy J. Hillegonds
The Distance
Between
A raw and unflinching memoir about addiction,
rage, young fatherhood, and the long work of redemption.
Finalist for the Eric Hoffer Book Award and
Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year.
A raw and unflinching memoir about addiction, rage, young fatherhood, and the long work of redemption.
Finalist for the Eric Hoffer Book Award and Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year.
A raw and unflinching memoir about addiction, rage, young fatherhood, and the long work of redemption.
Finalist for the Eric Hoffer Book Award and Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year.
A raw and unflinching memoir about addiction, rage, young fatherhood, and the long work of redemption.
Finalist for the Eric Hoffer Book Award and
Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year.
About the Writer
Timothy J. Hillegonds writes books and essays grounded
in lived experience, often navigating themes like
masculinity, addiction, recovery, and what it means to
truly be accountable. His work has been featured in:
Timothy J. Hillegonds writes books and essays grounded in lived experience, often navigating themes like masculinity, addiction, recovery, and what it means to truly be accountable. His work has been featured in:
Timothy J. Hillegonds writes books and essays grounded in lived experience, often navigating themes like masculinity, addiction, recovery, and what it means to truly be accountable. His work has been featured in:
Timothy J. Hillegonds writes books and essays
grounded in lived experience, often navigating themes like
masculinity, addiction, recovery, and what it means to
truly be accountable. His work has been featured in:
From the Archive
Brevity
A fleeting visit and a second chance.
A confrontation that became a mirror.
A reflection on what it means to choose sobriety when the world around you doesn’t.
From the Archive
Brevity
A fleeting visit and a second chance.
A confrontation that became a mirror.
My Struggle To Stay Sober In Chicago With The Smell Of Weed
All Around Me
Chicago Tribune
A reflection on what it means to choose sobriety when the world around you doesn’t.
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