Matthew Dicks – Page 298

I did a backbend. Now I can do anything.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:May 5, 2018
Post category:Autobiography

I did the impossible this week. I did a backbend. Maybe you know me well and agree that this is impossible to imagine. Or perhaps you don't know me as…

Pain and fear and joy all wrapped up in a stone

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:May 4, 2018
Post category:Autobiography
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Here's a game I used to play as a kid which strikes me as fairly stupid today:My friends and I would gather handfuls of stones, ideally a dozen or more…

I don’t see it.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:May 3, 2018
Post category:Family
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I'm constantly told that Clara is the spitting image of Elysha. I don't see it. I've never seen it.People are always dumbfounded when I say this. But my explanation is simple:When…

Don’t be selfish. Tell a story.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:May 2, 2018
Post category:Moth Storytelling
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I tell people to tell stories a lot. I know. It's my clarion call. But allow me to say it again. Last Wednesday night, I performed in The Moth GrandSLAM at the…

Resolution update: April 2018

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:May 1, 2018
Post category:New Year's Resolutions
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PERSONAL HEALTH1. Don’t die.Healthy as could be. 2. Lose 20 pounds.Two more pounds lost in April, bringing my total to eight. 3. Eat at least three servings of fruits and/or vegetables per…

These people exist, and I can’t stand them.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:April 30, 2018
Post category:Current Affairs
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There are few things I despise more than a person who attempts to use their authority, wealth, or privilege in order to procure unearned or undeserved favors or benefits, which is…

She’s studying volume.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:April 29, 2018
Post category:Autobiography Family
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I went to bed at 3:30 AM because Elysha went to bed early and didn't make me come to bed with her, so I stayed up all night writing and…

Writing is already hard enough without this.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:April 28, 2018
Post category:Autobiography The Writing Process
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I'm trying to complete the revisions of my next adult novel, and it seems like at every turn, someone is hell bent on slowing my progress. Last night, it was…

I was probably typecast.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:April 27, 2018
Post category:Autobiography Theater
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About a dozen years ago, I starred as the ogre in Plato Karafelis and Rob Hugh's children's musical Stone Soup at the Park Road Playhouse in West Hartford, CT.Tonight the…

Philosophy explained. For real.

Post author:Matthew Dicks
Post published:April 26, 2018
Post category:History/Politics
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I'm not a philosopher by training, but I studied philosophy in college and have continued to pursue my study to varying degrees in my personal life.This does not make me…