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Look! Real American heroes! And no capes!

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  • Post published:December 16, 2018
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Looking for heroes this holiday season? Look no further than Judith Jones and Carolyn Kenyon, who raised $12,500 to buy up medical debts from creditors on the rate of a…

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Dane Best: Child hero

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 15, 2018
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Dane Best, age 9, ended the ban on snowball fights in his hometown of Severance, Colorado last week. After discovering the 100 year old law during a field trip to…

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Thank goodness that I’m smart enough to listen to my wife

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 14, 2018
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Photos like these remind me of how stupid I can be. About eight years ago, Elysha began talking about wanting a second child. While I was agreeable to the prospect…

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Finding a new friend thanks to self expression and some scabies

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 13, 2018
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Back in 2012, Elysha, the kids, and I suffered for months with a rash that could not be identified by doctors. For a while, we suspected bed bugs. Some experts…

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A bittersweet moment for a storyteller, and a magical night for all of us

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 12, 2018
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Thought I'd share this little moment of beauty with all you:Last night I competed in a Moth GrandSLAM in Brooklyn. It was an evening filled with fantastic storytellers, a hilarious…

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Demographics tell the story

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 11, 2018
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If you want to understand the fundamental differences between Democrats and Republicans, look no further than the differences in demographics in the the incoming 116th Congress. The incoming 116th Congress…

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Speak Up Storytelling #4: Sam Carley [rebroadcast]

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 10, 2018
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The combination of Hanukah and an injury (happily not too serious) to our son's foot has made it impossible to record a new episode for you this week, so please enjoy…

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The magic of film on film

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 9, 2018
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The Showtime series Kidding (which I have not watched) did something quite amazing:One continuous, panoramic, uncut shot that shows the compressed transformation of a character and a space over the course of…

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The curtain raised on peeing with girls

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 8, 2018
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I was at a Moth StorySLAM in Cambridge last week and I found myself in a gender-neutral restroom, which I have used many, many times. Men and women peeing in…

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Batman is depressed. Also, you are bad or good depending on how you eat your lunch.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:December 7, 2018
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One of the great benefits of teaching is the conversations that you have with children.A child at recess today showed me her “secret hideout” for drawing pictures.“Only villains have secret…

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