Quite possibly the worst person in the world
In the unfortunate event that you are suffering with a despicable person in your life - colleague, family member, neighbor, boss, clergy person - I offer you my condolences and…
Share your failures with the world
One of the more surprising reasons that people take my storytelling workshops is for dating. Men (so far it's only been men) realize that what they say on a first date…
Our dream-come-true comes to an end. A new chapter begins today.
Today my wife returns to work after eight years as a stay-at-home mom.For a couple years when Clara was in preschool, Elysha worked part-time as a reading tutor in the…
A Columbian tradition that I will make my own
I received an email from a mother and son from Columbia, who just finished reading Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend. She explained that it's a tradition in her country to…
The fade out (and fade in) explained.
If you're a lover of music, you will find this fascinating. Promise.
Mystery machine
The Scooby Doo gang was pretty presumptuous to name their van The Mystery Machine.I realize that they encountered an uncanny and irrational number of criminals trying to cover up crimes…
Teaching is full of unexpected surprises
One billion years ago, I taught a third grader named Kaity to multiply. Last night, as Elysha and I were leaving for a Moth StorySLAM in Somerville, I asked Kaity, now…
TEDx Pomfret: It’s Not the Curriculum
Last year I spoke at a TEDx conference in Pomfret, CT on the subject of education. Specifically, I spoke about what is important and what is not when it comes…
A serious commitment to golf
I've played golf in the rain many times. I've once played golf in the snow. To be fair, it wasn't snowing when we started the round, and the forecast hadn't called for…
An untimely poop and a blocked toilet lead to magic.
I grew up next door to my grandparents. They owned a small house at the top of a hill on a sprawling piece of farm and forest.My childhood home was…
