Take a walk before killing someone
I like this Wallace Stevens quote a lot. I think that many times in our lives, a walk around a lake, or a moment of reflection before reaction, can be…
Badass Bo Peep
Elysha, Charlie, and I watched Toy Story 4 last week. Great movie. Also, I was not emotionally mature enough to handle the end of that film. I'm still devastated and…
Speak Up Storytelling: Kat Koppett
On episode #98 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling! In our follow up segment, we share emails from listeners and discuss our first Speak…
Exploding Whale Memorial Park
The City of Florence, Oregon has opened a new park last week. The name of the park may surprise you: Exploding Whale Memorial Park The name was chosen via a…
Sincerest condolences to all the stupid and pathetic white people
I'm like to offer my deepest and sincerest condolences to all the white people who are struggling with the recent loss of the Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben: My condolences…
I don’t think he knows who Jesus is…
Why is Trump sycophant and overall scumbag Matt Schlapp equating the statues commemorating white, racist traitors with the statues of a brown-skinned, Middle Eastern Jewish pacifist? Doesn't he know that…
I’m not reeling
In a monologue about Trump's response to the pandemic and the recent protests, CNN's S.E. Cupp opened her piece by saying, "It's been one hell of a month, and we…
These Father’s Day gifts suck
Earlier this week, CNN published a piece entitled 50+ gifts perfect for any dad this Father’s Day When I saw the title, I thought, "Great! Maybe I can find something…
Very white interns
Behold! The assemblage of current interns for the Trump administration, compared to the assemblage of interns from President Obama's last year in office. Notice any difference? I understand that it's…
Bricks serving as reminders of all I have lost
Yesterday was the last day of the 2019-2020 school year. For the last 21 years, I have been teaching at Wolcott School in West Hartford, CT. For more than two…
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