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Daddy taught her well

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 8, 2018
  • Post category:Family
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Clara's spelling and handwriting aren't great, but when you see the phrase, "...just like Dad taught me" it really doesn't matter. It's remarkable how good five words on a math assignment…

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Read more about the article I don’t know my father had a second or third heart attack, so leave me alone.

I don’t know my father had a second or third heart attack, so leave me alone.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 7, 2018
  • Post category:Autobiography
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A couple months ago, when I had my heart attack-turned-pulled chest muscle scare, doctors, nurses, and even the ambulance crew kept asking me the same question:"Does your father have a…

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Less money. More connection.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 6, 2018
  • Post category:Books
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I hear from a lot of readers and storytelling fans from around the world. Just this week, readers from Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Columbia, and Ecuador wrote to me about my books…

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Low life cretins steal stories.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 5, 2018
  • Post category:Autobiography/Books/Storytelling
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At a book talk about a week ago, a woman asked me if I'm ever worried that someone might steal my stories and use them for their own purposes. "Your…

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Name your sources or begone!

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 4, 2018
  • Post category:History/Politics/Verbal Sparring
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It wasn't a fight. More like a minor confrontation.I was pouring myself a soda at my local McDonald's on Sunday when I heard a man telling a couple who I…

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There is no reason to delay the use of signage like this.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 3, 2018
  • Post category:Current Affairs
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I understand that not everyone is ready for universal restrooms.While I may use a restroom at a place like Oberon in Cambridge, MA, which has a large restroom of stalls…

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The boy has been trained well.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 2, 2018
  • Post category:Family/Sports
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In truth, I didn't push my love for the Yankees and hatred for the Red Sox all that much. I think he absorbed most of his sports allegiances through osmosis.Or…

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Speak Up Storytelling #7: Special Storyworthy book launch episode

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 2, 2018
  • Post category:Podcast/Speak Up/Storytelling/storyworthy items
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Episode #7 of Speak Up Storytelling is now ready for your listening pleasure.This week's special episode features part 2 of the live audio from the book launch for Storyworthy: Engage, Teach,…

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Read more about the article Resolution update: June 2018

Resolution update: June 2018

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 1, 2018
  • Post category:New Year's Resolutions
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We've reached the end of June. The halfway point of the year. In addition to updating the goals on a monthly basis, I'll be projecting the likelihood of my success…

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We march again.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 30, 2018
  • Post category:History/Politics
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One of the only wonderful things about the Trump administration has been the remarkable protests that his hateful, xenophobic, idiotic policies have engendered throughout our country. Americans coming together in…

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