Bill Eville
Cognoscenti contributor
Bill Eville is the author of "Washed Ashore: Family, Fatherhood and Finding Home on Martha’s Vineyard," published in May by Godine.
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My son’s a college sophomore, and I’m still learning how to be a dad
Parenting taught me how to feel a fuller spectrum of emotions, from love to rage, from grief to worry to ecstatic joy and back again, writes Bill Eville.
I didn't cry when I took my son to college. Then I got home
I pull into our driveway and see the house listing, as it prepares to welcome back three, not four, writes Bill Eville.
'The Sun Is Rising In Atlanta': On The Election Of My Friend, Rev. Sen. Warnock
Bill Eville and his family drove from Massachusetts to Atlanta to help Warnock's U.S. Senate campaign in the Georgia runoff.
What The Pandemic Lays Bare: Life's Twins Of Hope And Sorrow
Writer Bill Eville found helpful advice from a nun who lived 800 years ago.
The Dog I Never Wanted
Bill Eville became a better dog owner in the same way he became a better father: by letting go of his agenda and following the mysteries of his children's minds.
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The Complicated Joy Of Fatherhood
I'm traveling two roads in every moment, looking forward as I watch my son grow up while glancing backward at the boy I once was, writes Bill Eville.
Running With Bricks: A Former Rival, A Death And The Ghosts Of Parenthood
News about an old wrestling opponent stirred up memories and fears in writer Bill Eville.
Holding On, Tightly, To My Daughter's Small Blue Blanket
Day, the security blanket that belonged to Bill Eville's daughter, was lost and found and lost again.
Being Her Dad, And Her Corner Man
Taylor Swift is singing that she’s feeling 22, I have an American Girl doll in my lap, and my fingernails are painted a lovely shade of violet, writes Bill Eville....
Away From Them, But Lighting Their Way
He doesn't really put the stars in the night sky, but, Bill Eville writes, while his children are far from home, he is still trying so hard to be their...