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Would you be more likely, less likely, or just as likely to marry your spouse today?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 26, 2018
  • Post category:Lifestyle
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Interesting question posited by a friend recently:Would you be more likely, less likely, or just as likely to marry your spouse if you met him or her for the first…

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N-word bingo

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 25, 2018
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It's not hard to avoid using racial epitaphs. Words that offend enormous swaths of humanity for justifiable reasons.Despite this, people still do.Sometimes it's because they are racist, and they use…

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If you could recover a single object from your past, what would it be?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 24, 2018
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When I was 16 years-old, I went to Pasadena, California with my high school's marching band to perform in the Rose Bowl Parade. At the time, I had just begun…

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Read more about the article Little things made big

Little things made big

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 23, 2018
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It's been a big summer for my son, Charlie. Lots of new learning and remarkable accomplishments. In addition to reading books for the first time and making enormous progress with…

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Read more about the article The exact opposite of a bridezilla

The exact opposite of a bridezilla

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 22, 2018
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As a wedding DJ for more than 20 years, I've encountered my fair share of bridezillas.Some of them have been absolute monsters.  It's always such a shame. On a day that…

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Making the ordinary a little more extraordinary should always be celebrated

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 21, 2018
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The knife sharpener at the farmer's market that we visit almost every Sunday morning gave Elysha their card a few weeks ago. Rather than a collection of information on a…

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$126 is not a lot of money

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 21, 2018
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Have you heard?Kevin Spacey’s latest film Billionaire Boys Club was exiled to video-on-demand in the wake of the sexual abuse allegations against the actor, and its theatrical release last weekend was…

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Read more about the article Speak Up Storytelling #14: Renae Edge

Speak Up Storytelling #14: Renae Edge

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 20, 2018
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Episode #14 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast is ready for your listening pleasure.Elysha and I start off this week's podcast by talking about finding and crafting stories in your…

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Read more about the article An anonymous note about a possible murder

An anonymous note about a possible murder

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 20, 2018
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I arrived at Kripalu, a yoga center in the Berkshires, on Sunday night with a bag full of my novels, magazine columns, and comic books. I spread them on the table…

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Every time someone meets Elysha and says, “She’s beautiful,” this is what I think…

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 19, 2018
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After spending a week teaching storytelling at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, my ten students performed in a showcase on the final night of the week. Minutes before I…

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