Apologies are hard for a certain type of person
Pro-tip: An apology costs you nothing if you're a decent human being. Also, not so much a pro-tip. Just obvious truth: Cowards, narcissists, and fragile egotists have a difficult time…
The answer to “How dare you?”
I hate "How dare you?" I hate it so much.How dare you is a meaningless bit of outrage. Argumentative spittle. A waste of three words. A ridiculous rhetorical question designed…
13 things that make me happy (5 years later)
Five years ago, I made a list of 13 things that make me happy, after being inspired by former acquisitions editor Jennifer Pooley and her own list (which is no…
Speak Up Storytelling #5: Renata Sancken
Episode #5 of Speak Up Storytelling is now ready for your listening pleasure.On this week's episode, we talk about finding and crafting stories in your everyday life using my strategy "Homework…
A celebration of so much more than just a book
On Saturday night, I took the stage at the release party for Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life Through the Power of Storytelling, and told five brand new…
What would Jesus do?
Attorney General and all-around bigot Jeff Sessions attempted to defend the parent-child separations that are taking place on the southern border this week by citing a passage from the Bible:"I…
Dunk your teacher
For 19 years, I have been sitting in a dunk tank at my school's annual spring fair, allowing children to dunk me if their aim is true and they are…
“Lockdown Lockdown” should not need to be a song.
I was student-teaching when the Columbine massacre occurred in April of 1999. I remember sitting with fourth graders on the morning after the shooting, listening to them talk about everything…
Change. Now.
I saw this fortune the other day and thought, "Someone gets it." I believe in change.I am a man who has held the same teaching job for two decades, in…
Bottom of the cup
I've never wanted to host a tea party.Until now.
