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A real life person signs my books as his fictional self, which sounds weird and is admittedly a little weird.

I have a habit of including real people in my fictional stories. If you’ve read Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend, you might know that Mrs. Gosk is a real person. She was my colleague for 18 years until last year when she terribly, tragically retired. If you have the audio version of that book, you…

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The most astounding editor’s note I have ever seen

In what I can only describe as the most astounding editor’s note I have ever seen, the editor of a piece in the Huffington Post entitled “Donald Trump Suggests Colin Kaepernick ‘Find A New Country’ After National Anthem Protest” included this at the bottom of the piece: “Editor’s note: Donald Trump regularly incites political violence…

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How Pokemon Go is a lot like Hee Haw, and how that should both relieve you and frighten you

This video shows thousands of Pokémon Go players in Taiwan stampeding after a Snorlax — a relatively rare creature in the Pokémon pantheon. It’s kind of unbelievable. You may think this is a sign of the apocalypse. A signal that human beings have lost all sense of what is good and right. End times. People…

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Kiss the Girl: The creepy, stalker, possible sexual assault version

I realize that Sebastian of The Little Mermaid is racial insensitive at the very least, but I’ve always loved the song “Kiss the Girl.” But in a nod to the fact that everything can be ruined if you want to ruin it bad enough comes “Kiss the Girl” in a minor key, which sounds like…

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Damn Canadians are ruining my book.

Clara handed me this broken percussive instrument. “Can you fix this?” she asked. “What happened?” I asked. “Charlie and I are playing camping. We made a tent and everything. And Charlie’s a Canadian woodsman. This is his axe. He was chopping trees, and then he tried to chop down the wrong tree. Which was actually…

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My daughter demands death.

Ants have invaded the room in our house where the kids play. They are angry. Outraged, really. They told us to call an exterminator. So we did. He arrived yesterday. I started to explain the problem, but Clara and Charlie interjected, bringing him to the room and explaining the problem themselves.  I just watched and…

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Where the hell is black?

Forget the gender implication contained in this graph. Where is black? I’ve always thought that the concept of a favorite color is kind of strange. My color preferences tend to depend upon context. I might prefer red in some circumstances and green in others.  But if pressed, I say that black is my favorite color.…

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Mom and Dad had a reely big show last nite

Earlier this month, Elysha and I produced and performed in a show at Infinity Hall in Norfolk, CT. Having been in that theater before to see some incredible musical acts, it was a thrill to take the stage and perform.  Our storytellers were outstanding that night. One of our best shows ever. I’ll always remember…

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Five year plans are about five years too long

I played golf last month with a guy who is works in the corporate world. He’s got a degree in math and an MBA, but he also has a newborn son at home and wants to find a way to spend more time with his family. He’s fed up with the corporate culture and has done well…

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