Breach

“Breach” transforms personal grief into a resonant exploration of fatherhood, masculinity, and reconciliation with raw honesty and evocative lyricism. Graham Slaughter skillfully balances narrative with introspection and metaphor, weaving together a poignant birth story, a father’s late-life suicide, and the haunting image of whales breaching — creatures both distant and awe-inspiring. This beautifully crafted, vulnerable essay lingers in the mind, marking Slaughter as a writer of immense depth, skill, and courage.