Changing minds. Occasionally.
I make a lot of arguments in writing, both on my blog, via social media, in the magazine columns I write, and in the occasional newspaper pieces that I publish.…
I make a lot of arguments in writing, both on my blog, via social media, in the magazine columns I write, and in the occasional newspaper pieces that I publish.…
The following is a true thing. Also, it seems absolutely impossible. Impossible to me and perhaps to you. When I first read about it, I assumed it was false. A…
Elysha and I took Charlie to see Dr. Seuss’s The Grinch last weekend. It’s a great film, not unlike the cartoon that we grew up watching on television. And I’ve…
Here’s the thing that everyone misses about Die Hard absolutely being a Christmas movie:So is Die Hard 2. Maybe even more so.
On episode #26 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling!In our followup segment, we talk about upcoming Speak Up events, respond to listener comments, and…
Behold! Charlie’s (age 6) interpretation of the life cycle of a human being from the womb to the grave. The beginning stages and the ending stages are especially interesting.
The Washington Post’s Josh Dawsey summarized Trump’s Thanksgiving Day antics so well that I thought I’d share my favorite couple of paragraphs from the piece. If Trump ever manages to…
I’ll be appearing at the main branch of the New York City Library on Wednesday, December 26 alongside the great Erin Barker to talk about my book Storyworthy: Engage, Teach,…
Five important notes about the phrase “scantily clad” that are worthy of your attention: 1. “Scantily clad” has been done. It’s been overdone. It’s absolutely, positively finished. Beaten like a…
I know this sign is a joke, but it’s a joke based upon a threat. An amusing and innocuous threat, of course, and nothing to be taken seriously, except for…