Makemake
Clara, age 10, is spending the first hour of her morning - beginning around 6:00 AM - researching the celestial bodies that were named after Hawaiian Gods after finding a…
Dolly Parton is very wrong.
I’m listening to Dolly Parton’s America, a podcast by Jad Abumrad, the creator of Radiolab. Jad’s father, a physician, became friends with Dolly Parton after treating her, and this afforded…
My postage stamp mia culpa
Yesterday I shared a series of text messages between my wife and me that did not go well. While standing in the post office, I watched a woman spend five…
Worst moment ever for an author
Elysha and I stepped into a bookstore a couple years ago, looking to spend a little time browsing before heading home. As we entered, I noticed an author standing in…
These two posts make readers the most angry
I’ve been writing a blog post every day without missing a day for nearly 15 years, and almost 11 years on this platform. That’s 4,696 days worth of blog posts,…
Things I do #14: I constantly assume it’s nuclear war
When my cell service momentarily disappears in an area where service is reliable, I stare at my phone and the absence of those four tiny bars and think, “Oh no.…
Stranding small children on desert islands
My very good friend, a fellow educator, sent me this quote yesterday, saying that when he read it, he thought of me and my teaching style: If you want to…
Speak Up Storytelling #72: Chris Gaffney
On episode #72 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling alongside the first Great Hartford Storyslam winner, Chris Gaffney! In our follow up segment, we…
“Skip Politics” is nonsense.
Seth Meyers - a comic and late night talk show host who I adore - released a comedy special on Netflix this week called “Lobby Baby.” It was very good.…
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