How you spend every day is how you spend your life.
Curious about how you'll view the breadth and depth of your life when you're much older and looking back? Wondering how satisfied you'll feel with they way you spent 2021…
Charlie’s first “Letter to the Editor”
As a blogger, an advice columnist for Slate magazine, and the humor columnist for Seasons magazine, I get my fair share of reader mail. Much of it arrives digitally in…
Stories = friends
I received an email at 9:15 AM on Sunday morning that read: Hi Matthew! I’m sorry, I’m running 5 minutes late (traffic in Paris...) Thanks and apologies! Since the pandemic…
Strange musical times
Earlier this year, my student's vocal music teacher taught remotely from her home via Smartboard while quarantined. It was the only time she was actually allowed to sing this year,…
I stood on the shoulders of giants
I received my COVID-19 vaccine yesterday. As a teacher in Connecticut, the vaccines became available to me on March 1. Our school district quickly established a vaccination center in the…
History with exes
Earlier this week, Elysha posted this on Facebook: "Our children just discovered that Matt and I dated other people before dating each other and they are STUNNED." Charlie was especially…
Francis Drive Daily
Charlie is officially a journalist. And publisher. And delivery person. Earlier this week, he wrote the first edition of The Francis Drive Daily, a local newspaper featuring: A story about…
Three decade circle
Charlie and I watched The Simpsons for the first time together yesterday afternoon. Season 1, episode 1. All 32 seasons are now available on Disney+. Thank you, Mickey Mouse. It…
Killing it.
I was listening to a well known podcaster interview a well known actor this weekend. They were discussing the actor's most recent performance. Podcaster: You get to panic in a…
More praise for “The Other Mother”
I don't write my books for teens and tweens, but a few of them unexpectedly crossed over. It appears to be happening with "The Other Mother." As a teacher, I'm…
