New rule: Women should not make sweeping generalizations about women.
In listening to the most recent Nerdist Writer’s Panel podcast, the writer and show runner of the television show Trophy Wife, Emily Halpern, was asked if she ever fights with…
Stop the retirement madness. Please.
Could someone please tell Derek Jeter that he can still play and that his retirement is making me feel less like a boy and too much like an adult. While…
Starbucks offers me one more reason to love my wife
As a follow-up to yesterday’s list of 99 reasons that I love my wife, I thought I’d add this: My wife likes Starbucks very much. She enjoys Starbucks beverages as…
I am like a tree in one very specific way, at least according to my daughter.
A few weeks ago, I discovered that my daughter doesn’t think I sleep. Because I am out of bed every day by 4:30 and back in bed well after she…
99 more reasons that I love Elysha Dicks
Today is our eighth wedding anniversary. Last year I listed 99 reasons that I love my wife. Today, I listed 99 new ones. __________________________ 1. She was not aware of…
The amazing, astounding Abercrombie adults
There are people standing inside Abercrombie & Fitch stores throughout America at this very moment. They have found their way into its chilled, cologne infused, overly sonorous interior because they…
I worry that George R.R. Martin will die before finishing his Song of Fire and Ice series, and yes, that’s not a nice thing to think.
George R.R. Martin is the author of the popular Song of Fire and Ice series which you may know better as Game of Thrones. He’s currently writing the sixth of…
Productivity tip #8: A succinct and accurate description of my work flow
In the past month, three people have asked me to describe my work flow. I wasn’t sure what to say at first (because I honestly still don’t understand the question),…
No one talks baby off the hill
For about 15 minutes, my daughter had no interest in my cousin’s wedding. While the bride and groom danced, she opted to sit on the side of a hill and…
The exuberance of elderly warriors
One of the students in my writing camp introduced me to this beautiful, amazing, perfect video. I can’t recommend this enough. Sigur Rós - Hoppípolla from sigur rós on Vimeo.
