My favorite names (and my thoughts on name changes)
I love good names. Perhaps this is because my last name is Dicks. Perhaps it’s because I had an uncle and great-uncle named Harry Dicks. Perhaps it’s because my father’s…
Storyteller, yes, but teacher first
Congratulations to Devan Sandiford, Speak Up storyteller who just won his first Moth StorySLAM last week. Devan is my 20th storytelling student to win a Moth StorySLAM or GrandSLAM. As…
Speak Up Storytelling: Lael Lloyd
On episode #85 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Elysha and I talk storytelling! In our follow up segment, we discuss some Homework for Life feedback from listeners and clients,…
More sexy rumpus
The Oatmeal by Matthew Inman is one of the best online comics that you will ever read. His comic pertaining to Valentines Day is incredibly funny. Go and read the…
Sometimes it’s better not to ask questions
I found this on the art table. Charlie’s handwriting. I just moved on.
The truth about hunting elephants
Botswana, home to 130,000 elephants, is auctioning off the rights to hunt and kill 70 of these animals. A ban on hunting elephants was lifted last May, and every year,…
Anxiety vs. nervousness
This is one of the most interesting things I’ve heard recently: Nervousness is a normal, natural, healthy response to situations that are new, frightening, difficult, exciting, and potentially dangerous. Anxiety…
Professional Best Man (and the amazing things that have happened since I first proposed this job)
In case you’re a new reader (or perhaps forgotten): Almost a decade ago, I proposed a new job idea: Professional best man It remains a role that I am waiting…
The Super Bowl halftime show and storytelling have a lot in common
As I watched the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, I found myself wondering if Jennifer Lopez and Shakira were lip syncing their performance. It sure looked like it. I…
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