Tom Cowen

Courage Writer

United States

Born and raised in New York City, Tom Cowen, currently lives in the beautiful New England town of Ridgefield, CT. He is an above-average software sales engineer, retired amateur boxer, and barely serviceable hockey player. His work has been published in the Forge Literary Magazine, Montana Mouthful, Connecticut Literary Anthology 2021, The Good Men Project and Daily Inspired Life. He is a graduate of New York University and the Newport MFA at Salve Regina University. He writes about courage and his incredibly brave son, Justin.

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Connecticut Literary Anthology 2021

10/22/2021

Finding Dylan Thomas

My essay, Finding Dylan Thomas, will appear in the Connecticut Literary Anthology the last week in October.

The Forge

10/04/2021

The Road Ahead - The Forge

I took the ramp hard, swerved back and forth over the rumble strip as we exited the highway. Onward, a New York City reservoir on my right, down a steep embankment, a graveyard of trees and jagged rocks, deep, dark waters filling tunnel-sized pipes. It was night's darkest hour, as I pressed the pedal harder.

Daily Inspired Life

11/20/2020

Let Your Smile Change the World | How Do You Find Courage to Rise and Face Each Day While Dealing...

A long tube arrived, postmarked British Columbia. In it, a black and white poster of a police car lighting the wet road and a man, his mop of curly hair, his legs, one like a tree trunk and the other a steel rod. Words below, Today, we got up at 4:00 AM.

The Good Men Project

10/17/2020

The Man Who Stole Courage - The Good Men Project

At first glance, it took me less than twenty-four hours to create a new word. In reality, it was only a variation and had taken my entire adult life. It was, after all, not a trivial word, but a word that moved nations, won wars, and saved lives: courage.

The Good Men Project

06/18/2020

To You My Son - The Good Men Project

Dear Justin, I'm sorry. Sorry that Mets' opening day on March 26th never happened. Sorry, we couldn't get there early to watch Pete Alonso take batting practice, maybe hit one out of the stadium and two off the scoreboard. Sorry, we couldn't go to the concession stand in between the second and third innings.