While listening to the most recent Nerdist Writers’ Panel podcast, I heard that Emily Halpern, the writer and showrunner of the television show Trophy Wife, was asked whether she ever fights with…
Could someone please tell Derek Jeter that he can still play, and that his retirement is making me feel less like a boy and more like an adult. While we’re…
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…
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…
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…
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 want…
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 book…
In the past month, three people have asked me to describe my workflow. I wasn’t sure what to say at first (because I honestly still don’t understand the question), but…
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…
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.