Reach for the masses…
Back in May of this year, Elysha and I launched Speak Up Storytelling, a podcast about telling your best stories. Each week we teach strategies for finding, crafting, and telling…
Trump can’t speak articulately., and it should scare the hell out of us.
The Wall Street Journal, a conservative financial newspaper, recently interviewed Donald Trump about his decisions related to the economy.Trump was asked about the possibility that the tariffs he has imposed…
Speak Up Storytelling #23: Laura Terranova
On episode #23 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Elysha Dicks and I talk storytelling!In our followup segment, we discuss a brand new rule for The Moth's StorySLAM series. We also talk…
Terrorists are cowards. Let them know it.
In the past 72 hours:A man attempted to enter a predominately black church in Kentucky with a gun. When unable to gain access to the building, he went to a…
Charlie lost his first tooth. Also, a lot more happened.
Big day for my little boy. After countless days of wiggling and pulling, Charlie finally lost his first tooth. He was brushing his teeth when, according to him, he felt…
Piñatas suck.
I’m going on the record saying that piñatas suck.Watching children at a recently birthday party bash this candy-filled monstrosity to pieces, it occurred to me how awful these things really…
Perhaps the stupidest thing that America does
Of all the stupid things that our country does, Election Day might be one of the stupidest.There is absolutely no reason why Election Day is not a national holiday or…
Why are you doing this to me?
Does this ever happen to you?FRIEND: How’s it going? ME: Great, thanks! You?FRIEND: I’m good. So… what's new?ME: Not much. Same old stuff. You?FRIEND: Not much, either. So… what have…
How dare you?
I’ve recently heard a lot of people spouting, “How dare you?”Trump (and others) said it regarding the FBI investigation into Brett Kavanaugh.Many used this phrase to express outrage at Nike’s…
Many jobs with one important thing in common
It's been a strange and busy weekend for me. On Friday night, my wife Elysha and I produced an unforgettable Speak Up storytelling event at Infinity Hall in Hartford. Our near-sellout…
