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Read more about the article An old friend returns

An old friend returns

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 21, 2012
  • Post category:Quandry/UNEXPECTEDLY, MILO related
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Last night I signed a copy of my second novel, UNEXPECTEDLY, MILO, which the reader purchased at a garage sale in California. The book had originally been purchased for the…

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Read more about the article My million dollar deal

My million dollar deal

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 21, 2012
  • Post category:Autobiography/Film
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When George Lucas visited Steven Spielberg on the set of Close Encounters of the Third Kind in 1976, he was so impressed by the movie's huge sets and Spielberg's vision…

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Read more about the article I think she’s in a boat.

I think she’s in a boat.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 21, 2012
  • Post category:Family
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I haven’t seen my little girl in three days. I’m heading home today. I can’t stand being away from this level of cuteness:

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Read more about the article Sibling love

Sibling love

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 20, 2012
  • Post category:Family
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We are incredibly fortunate that our children love each other as much as they do. It’s truly amazing. I realize it won’t always be this way, but don’t be a…

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Read more about the article Reverse napping: Science says yes.

Reverse napping: Science says yes.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 20, 2012
  • Post category:Idea/Science
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In addition to gaining coverts, it turns out that there is actual science behind the Reverse Nap. From a Wikipedia entry on segmented sleep: Historian A. Roger Ekirch argues that…

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Read more about the article Editor, wife, daughter, Baby Kitty and The Beatles

Editor, wife, daughter, Baby Kitty and The Beatles

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 19, 2012
  • Post category:Family
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Read more about the article Bike helmets suck

Bike helmets suck

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 19, 2012
  • Post category:Idea
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I’ve wanted to say that for a while, but it seemed so wrong. Even though I grew up riding a bike almost every day and never wore a helmet throughout…

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Read more about the article My crazy ideas aren’t so crazy after all.

My crazy ideas aren’t so crazy after all.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 18, 2012
  • Post category:Idea
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A couple weeks ago I wrote about The Reverse Nap, a concept that I predicted would quickly (or eventually) sweep the nation and become a thing. I know that many…

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Read more about the article Notes from the Brattleboro Literary Festival

Notes from the Brattleboro Literary Festival

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 17, 2012
  • Post category:Appearances/Autobiography
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Last weekend I had the great honor of participating in the Brattleboro Literary Festival in Brattleboro, Vermont. Here are some thoughts from the weekend. _________________________________ I lost in the first…

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Read more about the article Simple pleasures

Simple pleasures

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 17, 2012
  • Post category:Family
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As Charlie’s father, I can only hope that he is still so easily excited by such simple things in years to come.    

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