A basket and a book
My classroom was painted last summer, so for the first time in a long time, I had to pack up certain items that I had not moved in a very…
My classroom was painted last summer, so for the first time in a long time, I had to pack up certain items that I had not moved in a very…
There are few things in this world more annoying than a New Yorker (or former New Yorker) who talks about the way they say “waiting on line” instead of “in…
Looking to learn more about storytelling?Take a double deep dive into storytelling in 2019:If you want to learn about storytelling and have an opportunity to practice, I'll be teaching weekend-long…
Six days after we nearly lost him, Pluto is finally home. His brother, Tobi, apparently doesn’t recognize him because all he does is hiss at him constantly. A combination of…
While playing golf, one of my friends explained that years ago, when he and his friends played golf together, they had a rule:If you don’t hit your tee shot past…
About 18 months ago, when Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life Through the Power of Storytelling, was landing in bookstores, a reader suggested that I trademark the name…
I’m running on the treadmill on Saturday morning when the phone rings. It’s Elysha.“Matt, come home now. It’s Pluto.”Pluto, our almost three year-old cat, had been acting strange for quite…
On episode #55 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Elysha Dicks and I talk storytelling!In our follow up segment, we discuss some exciting news from the world of the parent…
This video will do many things to you:Frighten youAstound youFire up your curiosityIgnite your skepticismLikely send you down multiple Wikipedia rabbit holesConvince you that the world would be a much…
I was sitting with Charlie in the cafeteria of his school last week, eating lunch with him and his friends. At one point I was telling his friends about Exploding…