Storyteller Interruptus
I don’t have an office. I have a sad, little room attached to the side of the house with ancient windows and no heat that would require a hat and…
Turns out that I’m quite the catch
There are 6.8 billion people on the planet. Only 3.5 billion use a toothbrush. My wife may think that I can’t wash the dishes (as she told a sold-out audience…
Another reason why I want a time machine
I don’t want to change history. Just watch it unfold. For moments like these:
If Newington, Connecticut ever wants a new slogan, it has many options, including a serial killer and a lot of coffee.
I live in the town of Newington, Connecticut. Our town’s slogan, at least according to our seal, is Growth & Progress. This is a fine slogan, I guess. The two…
Why it’s glorious to be a Patriots fan
Since 1993, the New England Patriots have had two starting quarterbacks: Perennial Pro Bowler Drew Bledsoe and future Hall of Famer Tom Brady. There was a season when backup quarterback…
“I checked his tushy and there was no poop anywhere.”
I was sitting at my computer in the dining room, writing my next great American novel. My five-year-old daughter, Clara, and my two-year-old son, Charlie, were upstairs playing. My wife…
Seasons Magazine: My latest column on how real men don’t use snow blowers
The winter edition of Seasons magazine is now available for your reading pleasure. If you don’t subscribe to Seasons, the magazine can also be read online, including my column, “The…
The girl rejected her mother’s culinary advances, but the boy could not resist
My daughter shows little interest in cooking with her mother. Perhaps, like me, she doesn’t understand why anyone would want to spend time cooking meals when there are other people…
I guess I really, really, really love my wife.
I had a dream that I was living in some alternate reality. I wasn’t married to Elysha or anyone else. I was standing by a stove, looking at a serving…
Everyone is completely overwhelmed, except I kind of think that they aren’t and should reconsider their position.
It seems I hear someone say they are overwhelmed, or that someone they know is overwhelmed, or that a certain segment of the population is overwhelmed, almost every day. I…