Speak Up Storytelling on Saturday, April 22, 2023!
Just a few days before our first Speak Up Storytelling show of 2023! SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2023 at 7:00 PM at the Connecticut Historical Society Museum and Library Great stories!…
Oreo torque and torsion
A team of MIT scientists - yes, a team - conducted an experiment using more than 1,000 Oreos and a rheometer to test if there is a way to reliably…
Running in the wrong direction
I was sitting at a table in Reagan International Airport, pecking away on my computer, waiting for my next flight, when a man began screaming somewhere down the terminal. It…
Inspiration breeds inspiration
On Thursday, I spoke about writing at a TEDx Talk in Natick, Massachusetts. Later, during the reception, I was approached by a woman who told me that years ago, she…
Breaks rules is not a negative trait
I was completing a checklist on a child to determine if they required additional academic support: Hundreds of questions designed to identify a child's strengths and weaknesses. Question #68 asked:…
Plastic and decapitated
Our April vacation comes to an end today. Tomorrow I will return to my classroom and my fifth-grade students, who do things like place decapitated Kristoff from "Frozen" on my…
Police car commonality
While I was in Victoria, British Columbia, at a speaking gig, Elysha took the children to Newport, Rhode Island, for a couple of days to explore the mansions. On the…
My storytelling soul sister
I've found my storytelling soul sister. Or one of them, at least. Her name is Lisa Congdon. The title of her book is You Will Leave a Trail of Stars. …
Airline food is weird
I've been on six planes in the last two days. Quite a lot of flying. It occurs to me: Food on a plane is weird. Maybe not as weird if…
Who the hell are you, Bart Simpson?
Charlie and I were watching The Simpsons. Season 6. Episode 7. "Bart's Girlfriend" Halfway through the episode, Charlie groaned. "Watching Bart Simpson flirt is making me ill. I truly feel…
