Speak Up Storytelling #37: Steve Brouse
On episode #37 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Elysha Dicks and I talk storytelling along with storyteller and guest host Steve Brouse! In our followup segment, we talk about how…
On episode #37 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Elysha Dicks and I talk storytelling along with storyteller and guest host Steve Brouse! In our followup segment, we talk about how…
We had our first snow day last week. A glorious, slightly unexpected day off.Many teachers hate snow days, knowing how each one eats into our summer vacations.A day off in…
Yesterday was an especially delightful today for me. It was my birthday, and the gifts that I were given were brilliant. It started off in the morning with Elysha. Her…
I both love and hate this little meme. I love the idea that I am leveling up today. Level 48. Yes, that’s badass. Severely badass.I’m leveling up today. But you’re…
It’s Valentine’s Day. I know that a great number of people can’t stand Valentine’s Day. They reject it as a fabricated, commercialized Hallmark holidayThey protest the inflated flower prices and…
Here’s a simple test to determine the intelligence of a small child:Pry open a large binder clip. Ask a child to put their finger in the binder clip.If the child…
The children are trying to argue with me that they are no longer little. “We’re big kids now!” Charlie said. I insisted that they are still little. “Look at you,”…
On episode #35 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling!In our followup segment, we talk about our confusion between Tom of Brisbane and Tom of…
The Trump administration is not a fan of details. This was apparent early on when Trump’s official inauguration photo contained the sentence:“No dream is too big, no challenge is to…
When I was 14 years-old, I went to see Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom at The Stadium in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. After seeing Raiders of the Lost Ark…