Jaed Coffin

Jaed Coffin is the author of the memoirs A Chant to Soothe Wild Elephants and Roughhouse Friday. His work has been featured in Slate, New York Times, The Sun Magazine, Snap Judgment, Moth Radio Hour, Best American Travel Writing and TED Channel. He lives with his wife and two daughters in his hometown in Midcoast Maine. jaedcoffin.com

All Articles From Jaed Coffin
A phone displays a vibrant green hill and blue sky. Outside the phone, the scene continues with a walking orange figure.

Why I’m Unreachable Until Noon

In a bid to save my attention and creativity, I'm winding the clock back to the early 2000s

Overhead view of five men on surfboards in a pool, some drinking from straws, one wearing a lei.

I Am the Low-T Man

The manosphere is missing the point: getting older means learning to lose

A dirt road winds through a grassy field towards a distant tree line under a pale blue and orange sky.

Where Technology Ends, Real Running Begins

I’ve logged miles in some of the most heavily YouTubed wilderness areas of the country. None of that compares to my lifetime of unmapped loops in Midcoast Maine.