The truth about immigrants and the American economy
As you prepare to go to the polls on Tuesday, and as Trump ratchets up his racist attacks on immigrants and migrants, please know this, and please repeat it to…
As you prepare to go to the polls on Tuesday, and as Trump ratchets up his racist attacks on immigrants and migrants, please know this, and please repeat it to…
Yesterday my wife returned to the classroom as a kindergarten teacher after spending the last ten years at home with the kids. She worked part-time as a reading tutor between…
PERSONAL HEALTH1. Don’t die.Healthy as an ox.2. Lose 20 pounds.I lost 12 pounds at the peak of my illness, then gained back 6 pounds as I started to eat again.…
Back in May of this year, Elysha and I launched Speak Up Storytelling, a podcast about telling your best stories. Each week we teach strategies for finding, crafting, and telling…
The Wall Street Journal, a conservative financial newspaper, recently interviewed Donald Trump about his decisions related to the economy.Trump was asked about the possibility that the tariffs he has imposed…
On episode #23 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Elysha Dicks and I talk storytelling!In our followup segment, we discuss a brand new rule for The Moth's StorySLAM series. We also talk…
In the past 72 hours:A man attempted to enter a predominately black church in Kentucky with a gun. When unable to gain access to the building, he went to a…
Big day for my little boy. After countless days of wiggling and pulling, Charlie finally lost his first tooth. He was brushing his teeth when, according to him, he felt…
I’m going on the record saying that piñatas suck.Watching children at a recently birthday party bash this candy-filled monstrosity to pieces, it occurred to me how awful these things really…
Of all the stupid things that our country does, Election Day might be one of the stupidest.There is absolutely no reason why Election Day is not a national holiday or…