My Swan Song
My authenticity screaming and breaking free.
Matt Dobbins
I love learning about and exploring philosophy, sociology, and humanity. Whether I’m sketching, engaged with my photography, cooking, or off on an adventure, I am constantly looking for new ways to learn about the human experience. My home is in KCMO.
Latest episodes
Forward Go
There s nowhere to go but forward, but that s ok because today we are creating tomorrow s memories.
Posting Now
I haven t been posting lately, and I realized last night that is because I don t know how to talk about what is happening in the world anymore. I don t know how to solve the world s problems, so I ve been afraid to give others false hope. That s a mistake I ve made. Just because I don t know how to fix the world doesn t mean I stay quiet. It doesn t mean we do nothing, it doesn t mean we stop…
Simply Summer BLT Salad
The taste of summer in a bowl
An Elegy for the “Respectable” Homosexual
A response to "I m Gay, Not Queer. It Matters."
Understanding with Words
How words build our world
Kansas City
My KCMO Skyline
What Could Exist
There are times where we have no answers or patterns to follow or make sense of what is happening. This seems so disconcerting, but it also allows for growth, imagination, and the potential for anything to happen. We must stop asking, what should be happening and start asking what could exist if we only tried.
You’re Not Missing Your Life
You re inside it.
Deconstructing Illusions: Ad Hominem
Watch now | The Ad Hominem Fallacy
Chasing Masculinity : Part 2
My honest exploration of attraction, masculinity, and desire. Why attraction is about embodiment, restraint, and chemistry, not superiority or labels.
Chasing Masculinity : Part 1
An essay exploring self perception, masculinity, and identity through the lens of a gay male.
Freedom
If we do not respect the universal rights of our neighbors, can we call ourselves a neighbor, or even a good person?
Changing Humanity
Everyday so many of us wake up and look around and wonder how we arrived where we are today. More importantly, we wonder how we can make change in a world that doesn t seem to respond to our cries and concerns. Humanity has seen darker times than we have currently, and with each darkness and enlightenment we have experienced, strengthening communities has been key to finding brighter futures. We…
Market Deals!
Sourcing cheap ingredients today - Cooking coming soon!
Our Pride United
The desire to be free
Reasons to Live While in Extreme Distress
Here is my advice to you regarding the skills I needed to survive under intense stress and in a world where I was not welcome to be me. These are lessons I learned from over 30 years in a cult.
Soft Yet Powerful Grace
A photo dedication of beautiful people changing the world.
Build a World Where Compassion Prevails
Building Community with Purpose
The Missouri State Fair
It s a vibe. Captured at Missouri State Fair Grounds in Sedalia, Missouri