Bury Me With the Dogs: Fathers, Sons, and an Accidental Manhood

by Robert Herzog

Living at the intersection of memoir, manifesto, and masculinity is Bury Me With the Fathers, Sons, and an Accidental Manhood. In the story of one man’s dying wish to be buried with the remains of his beloved dogs, we discover a posthumous love letter from sons to fathers and living love letters from fathers to sons.The compelling narrative explores relationships with our fathers, who art in Heaven, and Earth, and even in Pittsburgh, bearing witness to a process of forgiveness. By sharing one story of a father and son, we might be emboldened to share all our stories.We remember our fathers differently. We conspire to transform old, tired models of manhood into an expression of authentic, discerning, and liberating masculine power.As one son dares to restore the goodness of one father, a path is created to renew the sacred goodness of being a man.

188 pages, Paperback

Published April 17, 2024

Reviews

[Jenn Seefeld · Rating 4 out of 5]

Took a little bit for me to process this book. I picked it out because I also have a difficult relationship with my father. I appreciate Robert’s raw honesty in this book. It’s hard to say some of our deepest thoughts out loud and even harder to put it in a book for everyone to read. He uses a lot of big words that I had to google to understand what they meant and a lot of times I found myself reading a sentence two or three times.