Trump is playing Dungeons & Dragons with our lives
In case you don't have any experience with role playing games, you may have not noticed this: Trump is treating the pandemic like a game of Dungeons & Dragons. It's…
I’ll attend your virtual book club if you’ll help others in need
One of the worst aspects of this pandemic is the limited ability to help others. When you are forced to shelter in place and maintain social distancing, it becomes impossible…
The Scared Is Scared
This video, produced way back in 2013, seems to have been made specifically for this moment in history. Filmmaker Bianca Giaever went in to her meeting with six-year-old Asa expecting…
I was the first person to ever fail, and it saved my life
During yesterday's bike ride, I found myself pedaling around Anna Reynold's School in Newington and was suddenly reminded about how this school changed my life. Back in 1998, I was…
On the back of my bike
Since rediscovering my bike when my gym shut down more than a month ago, I've been been riding 10-15 miles per day, every day, with the exception of Saturday, when…
A frightened, little cat and a fall from a ladder
We have two cats. Their names are Tobi and Pluto, and though they are brothers, they could not be more different. Pluto is large, clumsy, nervous, and reserves most of…
Springsteen’s “The River” is maddening. Lovely and maddening.
I’ve been listening to a lot of Springsteen these past few weeks. He makes me feel better. I may re-listen to his memoir. The man fills my soul with language…
Uncertainty provides opportunity (for some)
Last night I told a story in a virtual storytelling show in Costa Rica. It was the second time this month that I was telling a story for this show.…
Pandemic? Or zombie invasion?
It's become clear to me that during this pandemic, my children have a lot of pent-up energy, and they are taking it out primarily on me. It's like a much…
A Night of Storytelling with Matthew Dicks
I'll be performing a virtual solo show on Saturday, April 18, at 7:00 PM in partnership with MOPCO Improv Theater in New York. I'll be telling stories - including at…
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