Skip to content
Matthew Dicks
  • About
  • Stories
    • Books
    • Blog
    • Articles
    • Videos
    • Podcasts
    • Success Stories
  • Consulting
    • Learn More
    • Current/Previous Clients
  • Speaking
  • Connect
    • Contact
    • Events
  • Other Things
    • Storyworthy
    • Speak Up
  • Toggle website search
  • About
  • Stories
    • Books
    • Blog
    • Articles
    • Videos
    • Podcasts
    • Success Stories
  • Consulting
    • Learn More
    • Current/Previous Clients
  • Speaking
  • Connect
    • Contact
    • Events
  • Other Things
    • Storyworthy
    • Speak Up
  • Toggle website search

Clara decided to have a great birthday

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 26, 2021
  • Post category:Uncategorized

My daughter, Clara, celebrated her birthday yesterday. She turned 12 years-old. My wife, Elysha, isolated in our bedroom, recovering from COVID-19, described Clara best when she wrote: "Clara Susan. Fierce…

Continue ReadingClara decided to have a great birthday
Read more about the article My school is open. Please don’t forget it.

My school is open. Please don’t forget it.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 25, 2021
  • Post category:Uncategorized

President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan calls for $750 billion for schools to achieve safe reopening. Last week he set a goal to have almost all American schools reopened…

Continue ReadingMy school is open. Please don’t forget it.

The reasonable and the lunatic cat owner

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 24, 2021
  • Post category:Uncategorized

There are two kinds of cat owners in this world: The owner who gently nudges his cats aside so that he can assume his rightful position in the bed in…

Continue ReadingThe reasonable and the lunatic cat owner
Read more about the article She’d rather be dating a Muppet

She’d rather be dating a Muppet

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 23, 2021
  • Post category:Uncategorized

The Daily Mail published a report that claimed Krakowski - the brilliant comedic actor - and Mike Lindell - the scumbag Trump sycophant who hocks his My Pillows on conservative…

Continue ReadingShe’d rather be dating a Muppet

I’m staying virtual.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 22, 2021
  • Post category:Uncategorized

On Saturday night, we celebrated the launch of my new book, The Other Mother, virtually from our dining room. I told a story about becoming an author and why you…

Continue ReadingI’m staying virtual.

A bright, new day and a little less weight

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 21, 2021
  • Post category:Uncategorized

I watched the inauguration of President Joseph Biden with my students yesterday. It was quite a day. When Kamala Harris was sworn in as Vice President, my students erupted in…

Continue ReadingA bright, new day and a little less weight

What is wrong with me?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 20, 2021
  • Post category:Uncategorized

It's 4:30 AM. I'm sitting at my dining room table, working on a book. The house is dark except for the dining room light and a light over the kitchen…

Continue ReadingWhat is wrong with me?
Read more about the article Elysha better than the Queen

Elysha better than the Queen

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 19, 2021
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Elysha and I have been watching The Crown over the past two months. Since we average less than an hour of television per day, binging a show can really take…

Continue ReadingElysha better than the Queen
Read more about the article Moments of Note 2020

Moments of Note 2020

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 18, 2021
  • Post category:Uncategorized

At the start of every year, I begin a list called "Moments of Note." Unlike my trademarked "Homework for Life" strategy, I'm not looking for storyworthy moments for my "Moments…

Continue ReadingMoments of Note 2020
Read more about the article Good Morning America

Good Morning America

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 17, 2021
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Good Morning America found a piece that I wrote in Parents magazine about Homework for Life and decided to interview me for their own piece on it. Enjoy.

Continue ReadingGood Morning America
  • Go to the previous page
  • 1
  • …
  • 180
  • 181
  • 182
  • 183
  • 184
  • 185
  • 186
  • …
  • 827
  • Go to the next page
[I write and publish every single day.]

Get your daily dose of stories

Sign up to conveniently receive my daily blog post from “Grin & Bare It” into your inbox daily.
Facebook X-twitter Youtube Linkedin Instagram
© 2025 Matthew Dicks Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions