This video will do many things to you:Frighten youAstound youFire up your curiosityIgnite your skepticismLikely send you down multiple Wikipedia rabbit holesConvince you that the world would be a much…
I was sitting with Charlie in the cafeteria of his school last week, eating lunch with him and his friends. At one point I was telling his friends about Exploding…
If you brag (or even comment overly enthusiastically) about your child’s remarkable ability to enjoy eating almost any food, please know that the vast majority of parents who hear these…
On Tuesday night, I told a story at a Moth StorySLAM in Cambridge, MA and won. It was my 40th victory in a Moth StorySLAM. When I think back to…
In just a few days, the school where I have taught for 20 years will finally be bulldozing the “portable” classrooms that were affixed to the end of the building…
The last day of a school year can be a strange day for both teachers and students. On the one hand, it’s a celebration. Students and teachers looking ahead at…
On episode #54 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling!In our follow up segment, we shout out the kindness of several readers of Storyworthy, talk…
On this Father’s Day, I’d like to propose the following new Father’s Day rules:All golf courses should be set up in their most ideal conditions. Tee boxes should be positioned…
I was writing a recommendation letter yesterday for a friend and former colleague. It was the fourth such letter of recommendation that I’ve written in the month of June. Though…
Just in case you missed this (because apparently Republican lawmakers missed it entirely because they have said nothing):A new book by the Washington Post reporter Anna Fifield and a Wall Street Journal story report…
