Religion on the decline. Thankfully.
The latest Harris and Pew polls indicate that the fastest growing religious belief is no religious belief at all. For the first time since these polls have been taken, “no…
The latest Harris and Pew polls indicate that the fastest growing religious belief is no religious belief at all. For the first time since these polls have been taken, “no…
On episode #45 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling!In our followup segment, we offer some corrections on previous episodes and read an email from…
I spent two days in Burlington, Vermont earlier this week, teaching attorneys to tell stories and prepare witnesses and clients to tell stories. I took a few photographs while I…
Chase your dreams but also try new things. Ever since I was 17 years old, I was chasing my dreams of being a professional writer. In 1987, I was writing…
I’d like to officially dispense with the phrase:“That’s billion with a B.”I'd like to eliminate it from the world forever. Make it extinct. Destroy every bit of it.Have you ever…
Is there anything better than a six year-old boy falling asleep while reading his book?
I was teaching storytelling at MIT yesterday. It was a long but exciting day. In addition to teaching two workshops, I received an amazing tour of their new nanotechnology facility,…
Credit Elysha Dicks for this gem:When you ask how long a play or musical runs, you should receive two distinct times from the usher:The actual running timeThe play or musical’s…
On episode #44 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling!In our followup segment, we introduce the "new" new cover of my next novel, discuss a…
Elysha and I attended a play last night. I won’t mention the name because it wasn’t good, and I don’t want to publicly denigrate the effort and art of the…