On episode #63 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Elysha Dicks and I talk storytelling!In our follow-up segment, we read listeners' emails about diversity in storytelling, the intersection between vulnerability…
On episode #63 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling! In our follow-up segment, we read listeners' emails about diversity in storytelling, the intersection between…
I’m not a handy guy. I can’t fix a damn thing. Nor can I build, construct, or replace. I don’t do plumbing or electrical work. I can’t repair a roof…
Each month I review the progress of my yearly goals and report on that progress as a means of holding myself accountable.Here are the results for August. __________________________________PERSONAL HEALTH1. Don’t…
There was a moment when I thought that one child was more than enough. Clara was about two-years old, she was cute as a button, and I thought our family…
A couple days ago, one of my colleagues pointed at the #21 on my classroom door and said, “Are you going to remove that number at some point?”For the 18…
While visiting friends in Washington two weeks ago, we stopped by Sprinkles, an ice cream shop decorated in nostalgia. Sitting along one wall of the store were the monoliths of…
Last night I received an email from myself. Two years ago, I apparently wrote a list entitled “What's Next? Brand New Challenging Life Goals.” Then I attached this to an…
This is one of those moments when I’m going to apologize for complaining about something that really shouldn’t be a complaint. While visiting Pike Market in Seattle a couple weeks…
On episode #62 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling!A little bit. In our follow-up segment, we explain the tragedies that caused us to be absent…
