Football is better than fashion, even if both are inane.
On Sunday night, my wife turned on the television half an hour before the Academy Awards were to begin to watch the fashion on the red carpet. Less than two…
Wife and daughter are capable of even making The Moth better.
As much as I love The Moth, the drive into the city immediately after work is never easy for me. I don’t get a chance to see my family, and…
When do I write? In the cracks between my toddler’s poops and my wife’s contractions.
Two years ago, I spoke at a nursing home about my most recent novel. I take any gig that I can get. In a sparsely furnished basement room, standing in…
Dicks serves a purpose
My last name has not always been the easiest thing to live with. It’s resulted in teasing, the occasional crass joke and even a smattering of confusion when people over…
There are no easy answers when it comes to video games and violence. Nor is the research on the issue settled.
Do violent video games result in an increased level of violence among young people? It's easy to say yes. It seems to make sense. It allows us to direct our…
The twenty-first century is such a tough time to be alive.
A piece by Drake Baer in Fast Company entitled Slacking At Work Is A Controversial Productivity Tool--So Is There A Better Way? opens with this sentence: More and more of…
What motivates me?
Spite A desire to impress my wife (and before that, the desire to impress girls) The fear of poverty The need to create something that will last beyond my lifetime…
Government with a splash of humor
The Illinois board of tourism created this video in honor of Abraham Lincoln and the attention he will be receiving at the Academy Awards this evening as a result of…
A easy-to-implement, nearly-free, must-steal idea for libraries and bookstores everywhere: Blind Date with a Book
On Thursday I had the honor of speaking to a large and enthusiastic audience at the Townsend Public Library in Townsend, Massachusetts. MEMOIRS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND was chosen for…
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