The cusp of summer
He’s been waiting all year to make use of this gift. The bathtub doesn’t quite cut it. Just three more days until summer vacation for him, his sister, and his…
Smile and wear sunglasses
One of the many doctors who I’ve gotten to know through my work with Yale New Haven Hospital was explaining the science of biofeedback to me. It’s fascinating. Biofeedback is…
Speak Up Storytelling: Matthew Dicks
On episode #53 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Elysha and I talk storytelling!In our followup segment, we read letters about Homework for Life from two of our listeners. Then Elysha…
Tooth fairy economics
Charlie lost his front tooth this week at his Little League practice. Non-baseball related.A couple weeks earlier, he lost his other front tooth, leaving a gap in his mouth large…
Maybe some things won’t change
I know that growing up is inevitable. Clara is ten years-old, finishing her final week in elementary school, and growing like a bean. She’s growing up. I’m fine with all…
We don’t know how our stuff is made.
I’ve become convinced that the people who don’t make stuff will never understand how stuff is made. I listen to podcasts where hosts ask writers and artists about how jokes…
Nevers
Knowing that I have a novel coming out in November written solely in list form, a friend recently offered me her “Never List.”It was good. So I made my own.…
Winners get ice cream. Losers get nothing.
I was sitting at Charlie's Little League game yesterday, thinking that we might get some ice cream if the game ended early enough, when I suddenly remembered something from my…
Check out Jared Kushner looking stupid, afraid, and bumbling.
There are a lot of takeaways from Jared Kushner’s interview with Axios:I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen someone less prepared for an interview.This is exactly how an interview should…
Speak Up Storytelling: Aaron Wolfe
On episode #52 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling!In our followup segment, we shout out several dedicated listeners and discuss the benefits of dot…
