Archive for March 2016
Four rules about being precious about your stuff
You know what I mean when I say precious. Right? It’s when you write something on social media about your perfect Sunday afternoon with your highly attentive husband and your GMO-activist toddlers and tag it with something like #weekend or #bliss or #joyofparenting or (please don’t) #yummy It’s when you extoll the many virtues of…
Read MoreCaught in the Middle: A musical filled with stolen words, purloined ideas, and personal philosophy
I spent this weekend watching the first two productions of Caught in the Middle, a musical that my writing partner, Andy Mayo, and I wrote about life in middle school. It was produced in full for the first time ever by a local theater company. This was the second show that I have written that…
Read MoreYou have to admire a true artisan
Text and photo combo of the week
Sent by my wife, Elysha, to brighten my day: Playmobil Porsche dealership with Playmobil douchebag at the wheel.
Read MoreA very special chair and a recommendation to librarians everywhere
I visited the Townsend Library in Massachusetts this week. I spoke to some lovely people about my path to becoming a writer, ordered them to go home and write, answered some interesting questions about my books, teaching, and the writing process, and then listened in as a book club discussed The Perfect Comeback of Caroline…
Read MoreI found someone who thinks EXACTLY like I do. Almost as if I put the words right into her heart and mind.
The strangest thing happened. I attended a rehearsal for Caught in the Middle, the musical that I wrote more than a year ago for a summer camp. It’s being produced by a local theater company and makes it’s world premiere on Friday night. You should come. As I’m watching a scene, one of the characters…
Read MoreA peek into a typical day of our marriage
Last night I told Elysha that I had a song stuck in my head. She asked me what the song was. I told her that she wouldn’t know it. She assured me she would. “Fine,” I said. “It’s I’ve Never Been To Me.“ “I know it,” she said. Of course she knows it. The woman can’t…
Read MoreBoy vs. Girl: Episode 18 – Pants, Lands End, and military service
In last week’s episode of Boy vs. Girl (apologies for the delay in posting here), Rachel and I discuss pants, the Lands End decision regarding Gloria Steinem and compulsory military service. You can listen here or – better yet – subscribe to our podcast in the iTunes store or wherever you get your podcasts. And if…
Read MoreBoy vs. Girl: Episode 19 – Wedding proposals, politics, and frats
In this week’s episode of Boy vs. Girl, Rachel and I discuss wedding proposals, double standards in politics, and single sex fraternities. You can listen here or – better yet – subscribe to our podcast in the iTunes store or wherever you get your podcasts. And if you like the show, please consider leaving a review…
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