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Read more about the article Speak Up Storytelling #73: Storytelling Forensics (“Wet and Naked”)

Speak Up Storytelling #73: Storytelling Forensics (“Wet and Naked”)

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 21, 2019
  • Post category:Arts & Media
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On episode #73 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, I analyze my own story "Naked and Wet" in an episode Elysha Dicks and I call Storytelling Forensics. LINKS Purchase Storyworthy:…

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Read more about the article Storytelling Forensics: “Naked and Wet”

Storytelling Forensics: “Naked and Wet”

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 21, 2019
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On episode #73 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew Dicks analyzes his own story, "Naked and Wet," in an episode we call Storytelling Forensics.  STORYTELLING SHOWS 2019-2020 November 23: Twenty-one…

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Read more about the article Makemake

Makemake

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 20, 2019
  • Post category:Family
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Clara, age 10, is spending the first hour of her morning - beginning around 6:00 AM - researching the celestial bodies that were named after Hawaiian Gods after finding a…

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Read more about the article Sometimes the old-school methods are still best.

Sometimes the old-school methods are still best.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 18, 2019
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Read more about the article Dolly Parton is very wrong.

Dolly Parton is very wrong.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 17, 2019
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I’m listening to Dolly Parton’s America, a podcast by Jad Abumrad, the creator of Radiolab. Jad’s father, a physician, became friends with Dolly Parton after treating her, and this afforded…

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Read more about the article My postage stamp mia culpa

My postage stamp mia culpa

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 16, 2019
  • Post category:Lifestyle
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Yesterday I shared a series of text messages between my wife and me that did not go well. While standing in the post office, I watched a woman spend five…

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Read more about the article Worst moment ever for an author

Worst moment ever for an author

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 16, 2019
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Elysha and I stepped into a bookstore a couple years ago, looking to spend a little time browsing before heading home. As we entered, I noticed an author standing in…

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Read more about the article These two posts make readers the most angry

These two posts make readers the most angry

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 16, 2019
  • Post category:Lifestyle
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I’ve been writing a blog post every day without missing a day for nearly 15 years, and almost 11 years on this platform. That’s 4,696 days worth of blog posts,…

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Read more about the article Things I do #14: I constantly assume it’s nuclear war

Things I do #14: I constantly assume it’s nuclear war

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 15, 2019
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When my cell service momentarily disappears in an area where service is reliable, I stare at my phone and the absence of those four tiny bars and think, “Oh no.…

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Read more about the article Stranding small children on desert islands

Stranding small children on desert islands

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:November 14, 2019
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My very good friend, a fellow educator, sent me this quote yesterday, saying that when he read it, he thought of me and my teaching style: If you want to…

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