The Daddies

Wow! On stage and in print, Kimberly Dark’s stories disturb, perplex, and reassure and The Daddies is no exception. The story she tells reveals the submerged plot lines that shape the narratives we inherit from dominant culture, such as masculinity being the unique and rightful preserve of cis- het-......more

‘He beat her just like she was his wife.’ California author Kimberly Dark teaches Sociology at Cal State, San Marcos and in the Cal State Summer Arts Program, is a writer, professor and raconteur ‘working to reveal the hidden architecture of everyday life so that we all discover our influences and re......more

There’s something powerful, challenging, and absorbing about The Daddies by Kimberly Dark. It will have you thinking, debating, and much more long after you set it down. I put it in my top five books of 2019. I highly recommend everyone check it out- you don’t have to fit in any category to listen t......more

First of all: "This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review." Overall impression: the author has written a very brave book, and I hope it has been therapeutic for her. Kimberly Dark strikes me as a very strong woman, one who knows what she wants and how to get......more

Each chapter in the Daddies tells a story in a non-linear semi-autobiographical fashion, examining the various relationships we have to different Daddies, the history of the word, and how it’s not all we think it might be. Some chapters end with a letter to Daddy, with some topics being very tough t......more