Andrew Altschul reflects on the life-altering experience of becoming a father and how it reshaped his view of his own dad’s parenting. Isle McElroy revisits weekends spent tagging along as their father fixed up the homes of his wealthier colleagues. Jaquira Diaz delves into her father’s history in 1970s Williamsburg, uncovering the roots of their shared restlessness. Tomas Q. Morin paints a raw portrait of an absentee father, while Kelly McMasters portrays her father’s love and dedication. Maurice Carlos Ruffin insightfully captures a father who communicated through his integrity rather than words. Jiordan Castle reveals how we can love our fathers from a distance and Susan Muaddi Darraj’s ‘Baba Peels Apples for Me’ explores the similar burdens placed on immigrant fathers and their eldest daughters.
