Archive for July 2018
Less money. More connection.
I hear from a lot of readers and storytelling fans from around the world. Just this week, readers from Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Columbia, and Ecuador wrote to me about my books an stories. Add to this folks from Orlando, Seattle, Dallas, and the “mountains of West Virginia.” There was a time in publishing when books…
Read MoreLow life cretins steal stories.
At a book talk about a week ago, a woman asked me if I’m ever worried that someone might steal my stories and use them for their own purposes. “Your stories are so good,” she said. “How do you protect them from someone who might try to tell them as their own? Or write and…
Read MoreName your sources or begone!
It wasn’t a fight. More like a minor confrontation. I was pouring myself a soda at my local McDonald’s on Sunday when I heard a man telling a couple who I know fairly well that “President Trump is going to make a great Supreme Court pick.” The couple – McDonald’s regulars who I see almost…
Read MoreThere is no reason to delay the use of signage like this.
I understand that not everyone is ready for universal restrooms. While I may use a restroom at a place like Oberon in Cambridge, MA, which has a large restroom of stalls and urinals used by all genders simultaneously, it’s simply too much for some people. When genitals are privately exposed for the purpose of elimination,…
Read MoreThe boy has been trained well.
In truth, I didn’t push my love for the Yankees and hatred for the Red Sox all that much. I think he absorbed most of his sports allegiances through osmosis. Or he simply made the most sensible, most logical, most reasonable choice.
Read MoreSpeak Up Storytelling #7: Special Storyworthy book launch episode
Episode #7 of Speak Up Storytelling is now ready for your listening pleasure. This week’s special episode features part 2 of the live audio from the book launch for Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life Through the Power of Storytelling. In this episode, you’ll hear me tell two BRAND NEW stories, never before told…
Read MoreResolution update: June 2018
We’ve reached the end of June. The halfway point of the year. In addition to updating the goals on a monthly basis, I’ll be projecting the likelihood of my success for each of my goals. PERSONAL HEALTH 1. Don’t die. Feel fantastic. The tube was removed from my ear in June, and I’m swimming, running,…
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