I feel terrible for the Chicago Cubs fans, and for good reason.
I'n happy for the Chicago Cubs. Winning the World Series is an incredible feat. I'm less happy for Cub fans.I know this is easy to say (and perhaps ridiculous) coming…
Pulling back the curtain on the translation process
I've been fortunate enough to have my novels translated and published in more than 25 countries around the world. Just this week I heard from readers in Mexico, France, Brazil,…
Ashes to dishes
In the spirit of my recent post about the Catholic's Church's edict against keeping or spreading of the ashes of loved ones comes Justin Crowe's Nourish dinnerware, made from the…
Resolution update: October 2016
PERSONAL HEALTH1. Don’t die.I have fluid trapped behind my eardrum, making it hard to hear, but I don't think it will kill me. 2. Lose 20 pounds.I gained two pounds in…
Worst Halloween treat ever
When I was a kid, a woman living on our street gave out plastic bags of Chex mix on Halloween. Even though we knew that it would be Chex mix,…
Catholics should be able to scatter their ashes wherever they damn well please.
My wife once said that amongst the many noble reasons that I became a teacher, it was also because I don't like to be told what to do.This has never…
My new TV gig
Tomorrow Seasons Up Close, a news program from the publishers of Seasons magazine, debuts on channel 3 at 11:30 in the Hartford market. This will also mark my television debut. Much…
Be happy for the good fortune of others. It’s a happier and more productive way to live.
One of the saddest and most inexplicable things that I see in this world is the inability to be happy for the good fortune of others. Sometimes it's a large…
Collaboration is great. Right?
I teach my students to collaborate. I believe that collaboration is a good and useful and a productive means of getting things done. It's good for people and the world…
Put stuff on the Internet and watch what happens
You should write. Regardless of your self-perceived skill or experience, you should absolutely write stuff and stick it on the Internet. This is what I have been doing for more…
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