Changing minds. Occasionally.
I make a lot of arguments in writing, both on my blog, via social media, in the magazine columns I write, and in the occasional newspaper pieces that I publish.…
Spy magazine’s prank from 30 years ago is more remarkable now than it was then.
The following is a true thing. Also, it seems absolutely impossible. Impossible to me and perhaps to you. When I first read about it, I assumed it was false. A…
Dr. Seuss’s The Grinch is feminist and lovely.
Elysha and I took Charlie to see Dr. Seuss’s The Grinch last weekend. It’s a great film, not unlike the cartoon that we grew up watching on television. And I’ve…
Don’t sleep on Die Hard 2
Here’s the thing that everyone misses about Die Hard absolutely being a Christmas movie:So is Die Hard 2. Maybe even more so.
Speak Up Storytelling: Linda Storms
On episode #26 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling!In our followup segment, we talk about upcoming Speak Up events, respond to listener comments, and…
The life cycle of a human being through the eyes of a six year-old boy
Behold! Charlie’s (age 6) interpretation of the life cycle of a human being from the womb to the grave. The beginning stages and the ending stages are especially interesting.
Trump’s Thanksgiving Day hissy-fit
The Washington Post’s Josh Dawsey summarized Trump’s Thanksgiving Day antics so well that I thought I’d share my favorite couple of paragraphs from the piece. If Trump ever manages to…
I’ll be speaking at the NYC Public Library Main Branch alongside storyteller Erin Barker… join us!
I’ll be appearing at the main branch of the New York City Library on Wednesday, December 26 alongside the great Erin Barker to talk about my book Storyworthy: Engage, Teach,…
Important notes on the phrase “scantily clad”
Five important notes about the phrase “scantily clad” that are worthy of your attention: 1. “Scantily clad” has been done. It’s been overdone. It’s absolutely, positively finished. Beaten like a…
Baptism as a threat
I know this sign is a joke, but it’s a joke based upon a threat. An amusing and innocuous threat, of course, and nothing to be taken seriously, except for…
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