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Read more about the article I will marry you: 3 things to look for when hiring a wedding officiant

I will marry you: 3 things to look for when hiring a wedding officiant

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 31, 2012
  • Post category:Autobiography/Idea
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From a New York Times piece entitled The Officiant Among Us: FOR generations, getting married meant solemnly standing before an authority figure charged with upholding the rules of civil society…

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Read more about the article The Pteranodon song

The Pteranodon song

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 31, 2012
  • Post category:Family/Music
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My daughter loves dinosaurs and she loves music, so a combination of the two was inevitable, albeit slightly bizarre. And very cute.

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Read more about the article Gratitude journal: Surprise

Gratitude journal: Surprise

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 30, 2012
  • Post category:Gratitude Journal/MEMOIRS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND items
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Tonight I am grateful for the potential for surprise that fills my life as an author. Today my agent informed me that we had received an offer from a French…

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Read more about the article Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend: An audio preview

Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend: An audio preview

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 30, 2012
  • Post category:MEMOIRS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND items/Publishing/SOMETHING MISSING Items
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The first two chapters of the audio version of Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend are available for preview here. The book is narrated by Matthew Brown, which seems apropos considering…

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Read more about the article Gratitude journal: A stolen kiss

Gratitude journal: A stolen kiss

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 29, 2012
  • Post category:Family/Gratitude Journal
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Tonight I am grateful for a stolen kiss, which wasn’t really stolen considering it was requested that I steal it. After putting Clara in her crib, I asked for a…

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Read more about the article I think I have finally found the perfect catchphrase to use when signing a reader’s book.

I think I have finally found the perfect catchphrase to use when signing a reader’s book.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 29, 2012
  • Post category:Appearances/Idea
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Since publishing my first two novels in 2009 and 2010, I have been searching for the perfect catchphrase to use while signing a reader’s book. I wanted something short, clever,…

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Read more about the article Gratitude journal: The ticking of the clock

Gratitude journal: The ticking of the clock

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 28, 2012
  • Post category:Gratitude Journal/MEMOIRS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND items/Teaching
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I find myself struggling to find gratitude this evening. I left the house at 6:30 this morning and returned at 8:00 this evening, thanks to a day of teaching followed…

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The Golden Rule: Complete and total nonsense

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 28, 2012
  • Post category:Critic/Religion
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I recently made the assertion that the Golden Rule, the Biblical admonition to do onto others as you would have done onto you, is an ineffective and nonsensical means by…

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Read more about the article Gratitude journal: Daddy

Gratitude journal: Daddy

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 27, 2012
  • Post category:Family/Gratitude Journal
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Tonight I am grateful to be called Daddy. My daughter is three years old, so Daddy is probably safe for a while, but I know that Daddy will eventually evolve…

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Read more about the article She has this new baby thing all figured out.

She has this new baby thing all figured out.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 27, 2012
  • Post category:Family
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A conversation between me and my three year old daughter: Me: What’s in Mommy’s tummy? Clara: A baby! A cute little baby! Me: And when the baby is born, what…

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