Children: Ready-made victims for your cruelest pranks
Three years ago, I wrote a post about a cruel prank that I wanted to play on my children someday involving a Christmas present and a lesson about remembering the…
Three years ago, I wrote a post about a cruel prank that I wanted to play on my children someday involving a Christmas present and a lesson about remembering the…
“I never said I was perfect.” Criticizing someone does not imply that you are questioning their level of perfection. Discard this platitude like the piece of trash it is. Besides,…
Best moment of the week for me was when the mother of a former student informed me that her daughter had gotten herself into trouble in math class. When caught…
I yearn for the days when a simple pumpkin could bring me such joy.
Look! The kind of man you might find in one of my novels! I love this guy.
There was a time in my life when I was homeless. I lived in my car and was unemployed. While this was primarily the result of being arrested and tired…
My two kids, ready for trick-or-treating tonight! Clara is a fairy princess, and Charlie is Max from Where the Wild Things Are, in a costume that my wife made specifically…
On a good day, former New England Patriots and current Washington Redskins safety Brandon Meriweather is a hard-nosed, hard hitting football player. Those days seem few and far between. More…
A question recently asked of Slate’s Dear Prudence: Q. Always Take the Wife's Side?: I'm about to get married and am caught in an argument between my fiancée and my…
I have a piece in Beyond the Margins today about the unexpected (and almost unbelievable) benefits of publishing novels. Enjoy!