One of my students said that I'm "a wretched man with lifeless eyes." Later that day, I told Clara what my student said. Her response: "Only sometimes." Children are terrible.

Last week, I posted my lessons learned after 15 years of parenting. Today, I'll add this (upon request from the parent of a newborn and a pregnant mother): The Three…

Charlie is away this weekend, camping with the Scouts. He's actually sleeping in a cabin, so I don't really think of it as camping. In my hundreds of nights spent…

Have you heard the news out of St. Paul, Minnesota? For the first time in the capital city's history, the people of St. Paul have elected an all-female City Council.…

My daughter celebrated her fifteenth birthday yesterday - January 25. Happy birthday, Clara. When she turned two years old, I posted a list of lessons learned from two years of…

There's nothing unusual with someone: Purchasing Storyworthy - my book on storytelling Reading to the end of chapter 2 Downloading The Moth app Listening to the latest episode from the…

My childhood friend, Danny, passed away last week. I last saw Danny at Yawgoog Scout Reservation two years ago, where he and I spent so many glorious summer days. Danny…

Simple but important: A lot of judges, election workers, politicians, attorneys general, and similar public servants are receiving a great many bomb and death threats these days. Can we all…

One of the best ways to construct a story is to first define the purpose and plot in its simplest form: "I needed to find the perfect gift for my…

In their book, Simple Sabotage: A Modern Field Manual for Detecting and Rooting Out Everyday Behaviors That Undermine Your Workplace, Robert M. Galford and Cary Greene examine the "Simple Sabotage…